Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart wants to get out of the electronic monitoring business. He says because of a provision of the Illinois SAFE-T Act, he is unable to properly ensure public safety.

A 23-year-old man in custody at the Cook County Jail has been indicted on a possession ... recovered the contraband on Sept. 5 during a search of inmate Anthony Aguirre. The recovered strips ...

A 23-year-old man, Anthony Aguirre, was indicted after drug-soaked paper strips were allegedly found in his pants during a search at Cook County Jail. The strips tested positive for synthetic ...

The means staff are constantly rotating inmates to use the whole building. One solution that's been proposed is having the jail hold some detainees from the Cook County Department of Corrections.

BUREAU CO., Ill. (KWQC) - The Bureau County Board reviewed an agreement Tuesday night that would allow the Bureau County Jail to house inmates from Cook County. The proposed Intergovernmental ...

One of the largest COVID-19 outbreaks in the country occurred here in the Cook County Jail, with around 800 cases. About 20 people died. The murals come from an art program for inmates.