Chicago's main county jail is one of the ... At this particular moment, the Cook County Jail is in fact surprisingly quiet, and we see few people. It's time for a shift change, and at this ...

After a decline following statewide bail reform — and years of reductions prior to that — the county’s jail population has ...

A correctional officer at the Cook County Jail was injured Friday. The Chicago Fire Department said they responded to the jail just before 7:30 p.m. A correctional officer was transported to ...

The state requires jails to report when they use restraint chairs. For nearly 900 cases from 2019 to 2023, Cook County Jail never did.

CHICAGO - A person of interest is in custody ... was a hero and acted as one when he was killed. Wordlaw was a Cook County Corrections officer who worked at the jail. The Cook County Sheriff's ...