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 ...

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

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting a catalytic converter etching event from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, March 22 at the Wheeling public works facility, 77 W. Hintz Road. At the event, ...

A Cook County fugitive who has been on the run since last May was arrested and charged after violating his electronic ...

The man had previously threatened the child’s mother and violated protection orders, the Illinois lawsuit said.

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.

The job pays $20.59 an hour to start with 10 paid holidays and 88 hours off with vacation, personal and sick time. The ideal ...

Sheriff's deputies took the weapon, quickly identified the officer it belonged to — who was still in the courthouse — and ...

MAYWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- Local law enforcement officials are making new training adjustments in Cook County. The sheriff's office has a newly renovated range and training center in Maywood.