Illinois abolished cash bail and drove down the population at the Cook County jail. Under the county’s top prosecutor, it’s rising again.

Early in the morning outside Cook County Jail, a group of new detainees stepped out of a Chicago police wagon and walked bleary-eyed into the bright sunlight before lining up inside against a brick ...

Illinois is examining Martinez Duncan’s death for potential criminal behavior by jail staff, according to the Cook County ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Hundreds of detainees, correctional officers and staff at the Cook County Jail have been infected by the coronavirus. New filings in federal court Wednesday request the release of ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A second detainee who tested positive for COVID-19 has died at Cook County Jail, officials said Thursday night. The death came on the same day a federal judge ruled against the mass ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chicago police and Cook County prosecutors have alleged a man from the city’s Southwest Side carried out a monthslong shooting ...

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 ...