A Chicago man was sentenced to 18 years in prison Wednesday for a hate crime attack that seriously injured a 55-year-old man.

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 ...

Dr. Mica Batlle, founder of Bridge to Freedom, joins ChicagoLIVE to discuss Cook County Jail's Father's Day event and its ...

COOK COUNTY - Inside the Cook County Jail, the sound echoing through Division 3 Annex wasn’t the usual clank of metal doors, it was applause. Seventy-five incarcerated women gathered for a spoken word ...

Damian Gonzales, 27, was sentenced to 42 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. Prosecutors say Gonzales shot two people sitting in a parked ...

CHICAGO — An inmate was beaten to death Tuesday morning inside the hospital wing of Cook County Jail, the sheriff's office said. Jail security responded to a disturbance shortly after 9 a.m. and found ...

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 ...

Volunteers offer help to those released from the jail; from water to transportation. It’s a challenge when discharges happen after midnight. When people are released from Cook County Jail, they don’t ...