A Cook County Jail correctional officer was hurt at the county jail on Friday evening, according to CFD officials.

A disposable glove filled with pieces of drug-soaked paper has led to the indictment of a 28-year-old man on a contraband ...

Judges are spending more time on initial court hearings as they weigh whether to detain or release defendants. However, ...

Two U. of C. students are suing Cook County in federal court over claims that Sheriff Tom Dart, who oversees the jail, had ...

His boss, Marlboro County Sheriff Charles Lemon, along with Cook, were both indicted by a grand jury in January 2024. Both ...

Like Trinity, the current jail food provider, Summit has faced accusations of unsanitary conditions and nutrionally lacking ...

Pledging to “build a safer, stronger Cook County,” new State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced policy changes Monday ...

Eileen O'Neill Burke is set to be sworn in as the new Cook County State's Attorney Monday morning, after winning the race ...

A Sewickley Township man who pleaded guilty last year to running a down a man outside a Hempfield townhouse three years ago ...

Sidi Mohammad Abdallahi, accused shooter in a hate crime, was found dead by apparent suicide in Cook County Jail.

A man accused of shooting a Jewish man near a synagogue in West Rogers Park over a month ago was found dead in the Cook ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A suspect charged with shooting a Jewish man headed to synagogue in the West Rogers Park neighborhood, and ...