A high-traffic area of the South Loop is drawing extra attention from local law enforcement. The Cook County Sheriff's Office ...

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 ...

Two inmates died at Cook County Jail this weekend; families demand answers as state investigators review the cases.

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

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 ...

Two off-duty Cook County Sheriff’s deputies were shot at early Wednesday outside Mt. Sinai Hospital. CHICAGO - A pair of ...

Patrick* has been incarcerated at Cook County Jail for more than a decade while awaiting trial. In that time, he has seen ...

Cook County is cracking down on illegal shoulder driving with an $11 million surveillance helicopter capable of spotting ...

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

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public of a telephone scam. The sheriff’s office said the scam involves a caller threatening arrest unless thousands of ...