Cook County’s finance committee approved a settlement Wednesday for a victim of a coerced confession by detectives who worked under disgraced Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge.

Two Cook County sheriff's deputies were detained by a judge's order while on court duty and forced to apologize before they were released.

A resolution calling for a review is scheduled for a vote Tuesday in the Health and Hospitals Committee of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Advocates, elected officials and faith leaders say a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Early in the morning outside Cook County Jail, a group of new detainees stepped out of a Chicago police wagon and walked ...

Cook County Jail in Chicago is one of the largest single-site jails in the United States, and this video takes viewers inside ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The family of a man who died in Cook County Jail over the weekend gathered outside the criminal courthouse Monday morning to call ...

An inmate and 10 corrections officers were treated for smoke inhalation tonight after a fire inside the Cook County Jail Sunday evening. The Cook County Sheriff's Office said the inmate apparently set ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County sheriff's office announced Monday that 33 more detainees at the Cook County Jail have tested positive for coronavirus, raising the total number of confirmed cases ...

The fire happened Sunday afternoon and left the inmate and 10 employees recovering at hospitals in good condition suffering from smoke inhalation.

Kevin Bacon, who famously starred in the movie "Footloose," and his brother Michael have joined a list of performers in the Cook County sheriff's initiative to bring art to individuals in custody. In ...