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

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 ...

A pair of Cook County Jail detainees are alleging sheriff’s deputies encouraged a third inmate to tie them up and sexually assault them at knifepoint after one of them complained about forced sexual ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The family of a man who died in Cook County Jail over the weekend gathered outside the criminal courthouse Monday morning to call ...

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 ...

Under the authority of Sheriff Tom Dart, Cook County makes inmates who’ve already been freed by a judge, go back to jail to be processed out. Under the authority of Sheriff Tom Dart, Cook County ...

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 ...

CHICAGO — A Chicago man, already jailed in Cook County on various possession charges, faces an additional felony charge after allegedly being found with dozens of pieces of drug-soaked paper hidden in ...

BUREAU CO., Ill. (KWQC) - The Bureau County Board reviewed an agreement Tuesday night that would allow the Bureau County Jail to house inmates from Cook County. The proposed Intergovernmental ...