Inmates are getting the chance to learn a trade to help them find a job when they get out.

Injustice Watch reported last year that Leonard Dixon, who ran the Cook County juvenile detention center for a decade, owned ...

The family of a man who died in Cook County Jail over the weekend gathered outside the criminal courthouse Monday morning to call for clarity on the circumstances of his death. Shamire Jackson, 35, ...

CHICAGO — For many of these men and women behind bars, Christmas can be the loneliest day of the year. But on Thursday, churches and organizations in Chicago brought the spirit of the season directly ...

The first time singer-songwriter Michael McDermott walked through the gates of Cook County Jail was Nov. 23, 2002, after being arrested at the House of Blues for cocaine possession. He returned this ...

FORD HEIGHTS, IL — A 30-year-old Ford Heights man who was seen by Cook County Sheriff's police crossing the street while holding two open alcoholic beverages has been charged with a weapons violation, ...