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 never did.

The Lake County Jail will begin using a digital mail delivery system next month in an effort to improve safety and reduce the ...

(WLS) -- The man charged with stealing a police squad car and a U.S. Postal Service truck, leading to a crash in the south suburbs last month, was found dead at the Cook County Jail on Sunday ...

Prosecutors on Thursday said Antonio Reyes bragged about urinating on memorials set up for his alleged victims. He was ...

Anthony McGee, vice president of the Teamsters Local 700, which represents the sheriff’s office correctional ... In Chicago, they would call the police, but in unincorporated Cook County they ...

Busy days and school pick-ups, late night rehearsals, seeing more shows on off-days, with some sauna and acupuncture in ...

If a probation officer were to come across a violation, they would need to call local law enforcement to make the arrest, according to county officials. In Chicago, they would call the police ...