Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pair of Cook County Jail detainees are alleging sheriff’s deputies encouraged a third inmate to tie them up and sexually assault ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County Sheriff's Office says an inmate who has been hospitalized since July 6 with pneumonia-like symptoms has tested positive for Legionnaire's disease, but says it is an ...

We speak with the reporter who investigated the 18 inmate deaths in 2023 — and get an update from the Cook County Sheriff’s Department. The year 2023 was a deadly one at the Cook County Jail. Eighteen ...

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Tails of Redemption is a program from the Cook County Sheriff's Office, pairing up inmates at the Cook County Jail with shelter dogs for their mutual benefit. Now they're helping others as therapy ...

CHICAGO — For many of these men and women behind bars, Christmas can be the loneliest day of the year. But on Thursday, churches and organizations in Chicago brought the spirit of the season directly ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A Cook County Jail inmate has been charged in connection with his alleged involvement in a murder for hire plot. Sheriff’s Department officials say 29-year-old Everardo Salinas was ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — The Cook County Jail has its own garden for inmates to grow their own food. Now they are going one step further in their efforts to be sustainable. Sheriff Tom Dart’s Urban Farm ...

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 -- Five inmates were injured during a fight at Cook County Jail Friday, jail officials said. Officials said a fight broke out around 1:30 p.m. among inmates in the jail's super-max division.