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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The family of a man who died in Cook County Jail over the weekend gathered outside the criminal courthouse Monday morning to call ...

An inmate and 10 Cook County Jail correctional officers were hospitalized Sunday afternoon after a mattress fire.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An inmate and 10 corrections officers were treated for smoke inhalation tonight after a fire inside the Cook County Jail Sunday ...

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 ...

CHICAGO - A 25-year-old man is facing another felony charge after fentanyl pills were found in a pocket sewn into his pant leg while he was in custody at Cook County Jail, according to the Cook County ...

Jermont Terry joined the CBS 2 team in October 2019. He's born and raised on Chicago's South Side. He's happy to return home to report on his community after 18 years of uncovering stories across the ...

Kevin Bacon, who famously starred in the movie "Footloose," and his brother Michael have joined a list of performers in the Cook County sheriff's initiative to bring art to individuals in custody. In ...

An inmate and 10 correctional officers were hospitalized on Sunday afternoon after a fire was set inside a cell at the Cook County Jail, authorities said. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office said at ...