BUREAU COUNTY, Ill. — Editor's note: The video attached originally aired on Jan. 14. On Tuesday night, the Bureau County Board voted against housing some inmates from the Cook County Department of ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pair of Cook County Jail detainees are alleging sheriff’s deputies encouraged a third inmate to tie them up and sexually assault ...

CHICAGO (CN) — Former inmates of the Cook County Jail in Chicago took the county sheriff’s office before the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday over the practice of retaining and eventually destroying ...

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 ...

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 ...

COOK COUNTY — An inmate is dead after he suffered an apparent medical emergency Friday afternoon, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO). Deputies said shortly before 1 p.m., 32-year-old ...

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BUREAU Co., Ill. (KWQC) - The Bureau County Jail Board has come to a decision on a proposal to house Cook County inmates at the Bureau County Jail. It’s been a topic that’s gathered a lot of public ...

COOK COUNT, Ill. — A Cook County Corrections Deputy accused of possessing drug-soaked papers is facing new charges after authorities said she allegedly let an inmate at the Cook County jail use her ...

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 ...