Inmate found dead in Cook Co. Jail on Christmas Day 00:19 CHICAGO (CBS) -- A Cook County jail inmate died on Christmas. The Cook County Sheriff said correctional staff found Michael O'Connor ...

Cook County Jail inmates claim guards allowed assault in retaliation for prior complaint about forced sex ... court records show. Originally Published: May 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM CDT.

Each time an inmate is attacked in jail, it's taxpayers who foot the bill for their injuries and lawsuits against the county. Last year, the jail spent nearly $90 million on medical care for inmates.

Authorities are investigating after a Cook County Jail inmate died at a hospital after he was found unresponsive in his cell on Monday. Michael O’Connor, 33, was housed in the jail’s Re… ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The beating of a Cook County Jail guard by inmates was caught on video this past weekend—and union leaders representing correction officers now have safety concerns. Teamsters ...

Fourteen inmates at the Cook County jail took on the world this week at a first-of-its-kind international chess tournament matching teams from detention facilities around the world. But chess is ...

A 23-year-old man in custody at the Cook County Jail has been indicted on a possession of contraband in a penal institution charge after he was found with strips of drug-soaked papers in his pants.

After a decade-long reform effort, Cook County Jail in Chicago is now being described as a model facility. Walk through the jail complex to see what has changed.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An inmate whose beating at the hands of a Cook County corrections officer was captured on video spoke Monday.[br /][br /]The guard now faces a felony charge.[br /][br /]These days ...

Dressed in street clothes, inmates from the Cook County Jail were recently allowed to visit their children at Navy Pier as part of a pilot program aimed at breaking the cycle of kids with an ...

A Cook County Jail inmate considered a "habitual offender" was arrested again Wednesday after he was mistakenly released Monday. Jeremiah Harris, serving a 12-year term, was being held at the ...