14. On Tuesday night, the Bureau County Board voted against housing some inmates from the Cook County Department of Corrections. Cook County covers Chicago's metro area and is the second-most ...

Now in its second decade, the Cook County Jail chess program is thriving, competing internationally and above all — it’s working. WGN News spent time at the jail to learn about the program, the method ...

Reyes was already being held at Cook County Jail when he was arrested Tuesday morning. He is accused of fatally shooting five victims in separate incidents in 2020. CHICAGO - A Chicago man already ...

One of the largest COVID-19 outbreaks in the country occurred here in the Cook County Jail, with around 800 cases. About 20 people died. The murals come from an art program for inmates.

COOK COUNTY — A man accused of gunning down six people at random during a nine-month span in 2020, when he was a teenager, has a detention hearing Monday before a Cook County judge. Antonio ...

The man charged with stealing a Bedford Park police squad car and a USPS truck, leading to a crash, has been found dead at the Cook County Jail ...