CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County Sheriff's Office says an inmate who has been hospitalized since July 6 with pneumonia-like symptoms has tested positive for Legionnaire's disease, but says it is an ...

Tails of Redemption is a program from the Cook County Sheriff's Office, pairing up inmates at the Cook County Jail with shelter dogs for their mutual benefit. Now they're helping others as therapy ...

CHICAGO -- Five inmates were injured during a fight at Cook County Jail Friday, jail officials said. Officials said a fight broke out around 1:30 p.m. among inmates in the jail's super-max division.

A heartfelt reunion took place Tuesday, weeks after a Cook County police officer’s quick thinking helped save a mother ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Inmates at the Cook County Jail can now have pizza delivered right to their cell, according to the Chicago Tribune. The newspaper said it is part of a program supported by Cook County ...

With a symbolic groundbreaking on Oct. 28, a project years in the making is officially underway. County leaders held a ...

Cook County Sheriff's Officer Zachary Finn is being hailed as a hero after he performed the Heimlich maneuver and saved a ...

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