An inmate at Cook County Jail died last week after a fire inside his cell, sheriff's officials said. Around 7:15 p.m. Thursday, correctional officers in the residential treatment unit of the jail ...

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Damian Gonzales, 27, was sentenced to 42 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. Prosecutors say Gonzales shot two people sitting in a parked ...

A group of Chicagoans celebrates the release of a loved one from the Cook County jail at around 9:15 PM on August 20, 2025. Credit: Dave Byrnes It was half past midnight and eight women had just left ...

Dart says surveillance video shows the employee walking through a gate at the time and place he claimed to slip and fall injuring his back. Sheriff Dart is calling for an overhaul of the county's ...