Video Of Tuesday Night Cook County Jail Brawl Released
None of the injuries were life threatening, but dozens of inmates are likely to be punished.
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None of the injuries were life threatening, but dozens of inmates are likely to be punished.
A major brawl at Cook County Jail leaves almost a dozen people injured. The Cook County Sheriff's office wants to know Wednesday how inmates got their weapons.
They were taken from the jail at 26th Street and California to Saint Anthony Hospital with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening,
An 18-year-old Kentucky man has been charged with sexually assaulting an 8-year-old boy in Cook County
A Cook County Jail detainee got a brief taste of freedom after a court appearance Wednesday morning.
A terminally-ill Cook County Jail inmate died in custody. He, like hundreds of other low-level offenders, couldn't afford to bond out.
"Unfortunately, Mr. Hanley's death is another shameful reminder of how disgracefully unjust our bond system is," said Cara Smith, chief policy officer for the Cook County sheriff's office.
These unusually large amounts of call-offs are taking place during major sporting or weather events, and it's becoming an ongoing problem.
Currently, 271 people in the jail need $1,000 or less to get out of the jail but don't have it.
An unusually large amount of guards and officers at the Cook County Jail have called in sick on Saturday, leading some to believe the Chicago Cubs mania has something to do with it.
Two detainees involved in separate incidents were charged Friday with aggravated battery to a peace officer, said Cook County Sheriff Thomas J Dart.
The driver, one of five men in the vehicle thought to be in their 20s, lost control and the vehicle struck a dumpster and another parked car.
Starting next month, the Circuit Court of Cook County will hold juvenile probable cause hearings on holidays and weekends.
An autopsy revealed Friday that the woman found dead at a suburban golf course was stabbed.
A body was found Thursday near the entrance of a golf course in the northwest suburb of Bensenville.
A 36-year-old man has been released from jail after he was acquitted of a 2014 murder in the South Side Chatham neighborhood.
They are the first West Nile-related deaths in Illinois this year, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
On the day after the first presidential debate, the Cook County Clerk's office was hosting nearly 100 voter registration events across the county to mark National Voter Registration Day.
Retailers were speaking out Wednesday amid published reports Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is considering a new tax on sugary soft drinks, up to a penny an ounce.
Cook County Department of Homeland Security officials were at Daley Plaza on Tuesday to teach people how to stay safe in an emergency, whether a natural disaster or an act of terrorism.
A Cook County sheriff's police officer died Thursday after he collapsed while participating in a run at the department's training academy.
Radio transmitters with long antennae were attached to a dozen turtles on Friday and the turtles were then released into a south suburban forest preserve where it's hoped they'll produce more turtles.
He's talking about inmates at the Cook County Jail booked on nonviolent, misdemeanor charges, who don't have enough money to post bond.
One of the backseat passengers was ejected from the pickup, which rolled on top of him, state police said.
The concept: Treat traumatically injured patients immediately with a team of specialists --- doctors, nurses, surgeons -- who remain their medical team through recovery.
