The first time singer-songwriter Michael McDermott walked through the gates of Cook County Jail was Nov. 23, 2002, after being arrested at the House of Blues for cocaine possession. He returned this ...

"Our lives are not defined by the errors we make," Cardinal Blase Cupich said. He and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition offered Christian religious services Thursday, spreading messages of positivity at the ...

Volunteers offer help to those released from the jail; from water to transportation. It’s a challenge when discharges happen after midnight. When people are released from Cook County Jail, they don’t ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A fourth Cook County Jail detainee who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. The Cook County Sheriff's Office reported that 64-year-old Karl Battiste died at Stroger Hospital on ...

COOK COUNTY, Illinois (WBBM) -- 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 ...

CHICAGO — A Cook County Jail detainee died last Thursday after a fire in his cell, Cook County Sheriff’s officials said. Around 7:15 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 20, correctional officers in the residential ...

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Churches and organizations in Chicago brought the spirit of the season to the Cook County Jail, with faith leaders and elected officials holding services and masses to remind inmates that they are ...

Dart says surveillance video shows the employee walking through a gate at the time and place he claimed to slip and fall injuring his back. Sheriff Dart is calling for an overhaul of the county's ...

Known for overcrowding and violence, Cook County Jail has a reputation few facilities can match. This video explores the inner workings of this infamous complex. Florida’s $83 million land deal is ‘an ...