CHICAGO (WLS) -- A second detainee who tested positive for COVID-19 has died at Cook County Jail, officials said Thursday night. The death came on the same day a federal judge ruled against the mass ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Cook County Sheriff's Office is looking for members of the public to join their Volunteer Search and Rescue Team.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A fourth Cook County Jail detainee who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. The Cook County Sheriff's Office reported that 64-year-old Karl Battiste died at Stroger Hospital on ...