After a decline following statewide bail reform — and years of reductions prior to that — the county’s jail population has ...

The state requires jails to report when they use restraint chairs. For nearly 900 cases from 2019 to 2023, Cook County Jail ...

One of several examples the U.S. Department of Justice gave of how federal officials have been obstructed by Illinois’ ...

Thanks to social media posts by the Cook County sheriff’s office, there is renewed interest in Kianna Galvin, missing since ...

“In January 2025, federal officials issued a detainer request for an alien who was being held in Cook County jail on sexual assault of a minor charges,” the DOJ said. “Pursuant to Cook ...