The family of a man who died in the Cook County Jail over the weekend gathered outside the criminal courthouse Monday morning ...

Two inmates died at Cook County Jail this weekend; families demand answers as state investigators review the cases.

An inmate at Cook County Jail died last week after a fire inside his cell, sheriff's officials said. Around 7:15 p.m. Thursday, correctional officers in the residential treatment unit of the jail ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two inmates at the Cook County Jail were sent to the hospital early Wednesday after a small fire in a maximum security division, the Cook County Sheriff's Office said. Authorities ...

Early in the morning outside Cook County Jail, a group of new detainees stepped out of a Chicago police wagon and walked bleary-eyed into the bright sunlight before lining up inside against a brick ...

Two of the inmates were taken to the hospital for treatment. — -- A sprawling brawl at a Chicago jail earlier this month was captured on video. Sixteen inmates are facing charges of mob action in ...

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