"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 ...

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 (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 ...

An inmate at Cook County Jail was beaten to death in the hospital wing, according to sheriff officials. Jail staff responded to commotion at 9:06 a.m. Tuesday and found two inmates fighting, a ...

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 ...

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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 -- 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.

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 ...

Cook County Jail isn’t just a detention center—it’s a reflection of Chicago’s deepest institutional failures. Over decades, ...