COOK COUNTY, Ill. – A 23-year-old man in custody at the Cook County Jail has been indicted on a possession of contraband in a penal institution charge after he was found with strips of drug-soaked ...

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 ...

CHICAGO - A Cook County corrections deputy who was already charged with drug-related offenses is now accused of allowing an inmate to use her cellphone to send messages and view pornography. In August ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The beating of a Cook County Jail guard by inmates was caught on video this past weekend—and union leaders representing correction officers now have safety concerns. Teamsters Local ...

BUREAU COUNTY, Ill. — Editor's note: The video attached originally aired on Jan. 14. On Tuesday night, the Bureau County Board voted against housing some inmates from the Cook County Department of ...

Editor's note: The video attached originally aired on Jan. 14. On Tuesday night, the Bureau County Board voted against ...

CHICAGO - Twenty Cook County Jail inmates accused of letting their fingers do some illegal walking with the telephone are now in even more trouble. An alleged scam in which inmates placed collect ...

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BUREAU Co., Ill. (KWQC) - The Bureau County Jail Board has come to a decision on a proposal to house Cook County inmates at the Bureau County Jail. It’s been a topic that’s gathered a lot of public ...