Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pair of Cook County Jail detainees are alleging sheriff’s deputies encouraged a third inmate to tie them up and sexually assault ...

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 (CN) — Former inmates of the Cook County Jail in Chicago took the county sheriff’s office before the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday over the practice of retaining and eventually destroying ...

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COOK COUNTY — An inmate is dead after he suffered an apparent medical emergency Friday afternoon, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO). Deputies said shortly before 1 p.m., 32-year-old ...

CHICAGO — A Cook County inmate was indicted after allegedly possessing a drug-soaked strip of paper found in a greeting card. Fabian Villagomez, 41, was allegedly found with the strip of paper on June ...

ADEL, Ga. (WALB) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, along with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the death of a Cook County Jail inmate. According to the GBI, On Wednesday, Dec.

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 they're helping others as therapy ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Inmates at the Cook County Jail can now have pizza delivered right to their cell, according to the Chicago Tribune. The newspaper said it is part of a program supported by Cook County ...

CHICAGO (AP) — 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 ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich delivered a heartfelt message of inclusion, hope and faith on Wednesday during a Christmas service held at Cook County Jail, reminding incarcerated individuals that they are “all ...