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 ...

An inmate at Cook County Jail died last week after a fire inside his cell, sheriff's officials said. Around 7:15 p.m.

After the fire was put out, Martinez Duncan, 24, was removed from the cell and brought to a holding area where he became ...

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

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office announced that Martinez Duncan died after a fire broke out in the jail’s residential ...

A 24-year-old man being held in Cook County Jail died Thursday evening after a fire broke out in his cell inside the facility ...

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

Seven men are facing felony charges after authorities said they used a corridor in the South Loop to peddle drugs. Cook ...

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

A former prison officer says she "begged for help" to deal with the stresses of the job that left her feeling like an "empty ...

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.