The family of a man who died in the Cook County Jail over the weekend gathered outside the criminal courthouse Monday morning ...

Blase Cardinal Cupich visited the Cook County Jail on Sunday to observe the Jubilee of Prisoners.

While college students were just getting started on their semester studies this fall, five young men were celebrating the successful completion of a DePaul University statistics class held at Cook ...

The Carter County Sheriff’s Office has successfully completed its latest federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) audit - ...

An inmate at Cook County Jail died last week after a fire inside his cell, sheriff's officials said.

The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved large investments in policing and prosecutions, over objections from advocates.

Sheriff's police say a suburban man already facing a felony gun charge was arrested again after a late-night traffic stop in ...

The jury in the trial for the Lorain County Corrections Officer accused of allegedly paralyzing an inmate, is deliberating ...

A Cook County man on parole for aggravated robbery has been ordered held pretrial after being charged with robbing an Oak ...

The Cook County Jail has its own garden for inmates to grow their own food. Now they are going one step further in their efforts to be sustainable. WGN's Patrick Elwood reports.

Cook Sentenced to Four Years for Aiding Abuse, Body Disposal Supreme Court Upholds Sentence; Captain Received 28 Years for ...

If approved, it would bring the total amount spent by taxpayers in 2025 to compensate those wrongfully convicted based on ...