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 ...

Despite DOJ's claims, “We don’t prevent the federal authorities from coming to our jails or coming to our prisons with a ...

The man charged with murder in the death of Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer was ordered held at Cook County Jail while he awaits trial, after a judge deemed him a danger to the public.

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

A former Cook County man residing in Davenport has been arrested for allegedly trafficking in large amounts of cocaine base, ...

In her first interview since the incident, Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele explained what led up to ...