The Cook County Sheriff's Office warns of a scam where callers pose as law enforcement and demand $9,500 for missing a ...

Cook County Jail sits on one of the largest single-site complexes in the country, though some of it is unused amid the population shrinkages over the years.

COOK COUNTY, Ill. ( WGN) – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public of a telephone scam. The sheriff’s office ...

Cook County in recent years has moved to find alternatives to the detention center, earlier this year winning a $450,000 federal grant to help build assessment centers and Community Centers of Care.

Cook County juvenile jail is locking kids, teens in their cells for most of the day, scathing review finds The retired child psychologist Chief Cook County Judge Timothy Evans, named to head the ...

Cook County jail detainees work with dogs Thursday as part of the jail's Tails of Redemption program. Courtesy of Cook County Sheriff “This program is a win for everyone,” Sheriff Tom Dart said.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The beating of a Cook County Jail guard by inmates was caught on video this past weekend—and union leaders representing correction officers now have safety concerns. Teamsters ...

The Cook County jail population has dropped 58% since a peak in September 2013, but operating expenditures for the jail and the sheriff’s electronic monitoring program only came down by 18% in ...

A Cook County jail corrections officer faces drug charges after an investigation by the Cook County sheriff’s office found she had in her possession dozens of sheets of paper which officials say ...

Senate Bill 2090, which required county jails in the state to implement a formal process that ensures the opportunity to vote and created the Cook County Jail polling place, was signed into law by ...