The family of a man who died in the Cook County Jail over the weekend gathered outside the criminal courthouse Monday morning ...

A lit, toilet-paper roll wick commonly used to smoke drugs is believed to have caused the fire, Cook County jail officials said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two inmates at the Cook County Jail were sent to the hospital early Wednesday after a small fire in a maximum security division, the Cook County Sheriff's Office said. Authorities ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Last year was a record at the Cook County Jail for inmate deaths, and one of the most violent was a brutal murder inside the jail's mental health hospital. Johnny Hendrix was one of 18 ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- A correctional officer at the Cook County Jail was injured Friday. The Chicago Fire Department said they responded to the jail just before 7:30 p.m. A correctional officer was ...

Blase Cardinal Cupich visited the Cook County Jail on Sunday to observe the Jubilee of Prisoners. The cardinal presided over ...

A predawn search of a Blue Island home landed 38-year-old Joshua Gray in the Cook County Jail after deputies say they turned up a loaded handgun, ammunition and about 188 grams of suspected cannabis ...

A pair of Cook County Jail detainees are alleging sheriff’s deputies encouraged a third inmate to tie them up and sexually assault them at knifepoint after one of them complained about forced sexual ...

CHICAGO — A woman who allegedly smuggled opioid-soaked papers into Cook County Jail is the 39th person to smuggle or possess drug papers at the jail so far this year. On April 25, Jada Henry, of ...