Inside-Out is a program taught in hundreds of jails and prisons across the country. DePaul’s class this quarter is about ...

Now in its second decade, the Cook County Jail chess program is thriving, competing internationally and above all — it’s ...

BUREAU Co., Ill. (KWQC) - The Bureau County Jail Board has come to a decision on a proposal to house Cook County inmates at the Bureau County Jail. It’s been a topic that’s gathered a lot of public ...

A 29-year-old fugitive is on the run in Cook County after removing his electronic monitoring device, authorities said.

From hostage rescues to active shooter situations, the drills are based on actual encounters officers have faced in the field ...

Township officials started the honorarium in 2011 in tribute to Lader, who was from Des Plaines and was a 15-year veteran of the Cook County sheriff’s office. She lost her battle with cancer in ...

DePaul University is sending students into Cook County Jail to learn alongside some of the people detained there. It gives both groups the chance to learn from a DePaul professor and from each other.

Reyes was already being held at Cook County Jail when he was arrested Tuesday morning. He is accused of fatally shooting five victims in separate incidents in 2020. CHICAGO - A Chicago man already ...

CHICAGO (CN) — Former inmates of the Cook County Jail in Chicago took the county sheriff's office before the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday over the practice of retaining and eventually destroying ...

But it's often tough in the evenings to shut off that inner movie.» At this particular moment, the Cook County Jail is in fact surprisingly quiet, and we see few people. It's time for a shift ...