A disposable glove filled with pieces of drug-soaked paper has led to the indictment of a 28-year-old man on a contraband ...

Pledging to “build a safer, stronger Cook County,” new State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced policy changes Monday ...

Sidi Mohammad Abdallahi, accused shooter in a hate crime, was found dead by apparent suicide in Cook County Jail.

The man accused of shooting and injuring a Jewish man walking to synagogue and subsequently opening fire at first responders ...

Abdallahi was found dead Saturday, November 30, at 3:30 p.m. during a routine security check at the health center in Cook ...

A Cook County Jail correctional officer was hurt at the county jail on Friday evening, according to CFD officials.

Two U. of C. students are suing Cook County in federal court over claims that Sheriff Tom Dart, who oversees the jail, had ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A suspect charged with shooting a Jewish man headed to synagogue in the West Rogers Park neighborhood, and ...

Judges are spending more time on initial court hearings as they weigh whether to detain or release defendants. However, ...

Like Trinity, the current jail food provider, Summit has faced accusations of unsanitary conditions and nutrionally lacking ...