Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — It’s a new twist in an ongoing battle to keep drugs out of Cook County Jail. WGN Investigates has ...

Inside the Cook County Jail, the sound echoing through Division 3 Annex wasn’t the usual clank of metal doors, it was applause.

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A Cook County judge on Jan. 19 ruled to allow more time for attorneys to prepare for a case involving a former Cook County Corrections officer charged with shooting to death a then-22-year-old man ...

In spring 2025, former UChicago students Ethan Ostrow and Harley Pomper settled a lawsuit against Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart after he revoked their clearances to participate in a creative writing ...

A Cook County corrections officer was acquitted Friday of charges stemming from an alleged jail beating amid allegations that an assistant state’s attorney hid evidence in the case, according to court ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cook County officials have revealed a new method of drug smuggling involving books and have invested over $2 million in new drug ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — It’s an ongoing problem at Cook County Jail. Officials say inmates continue to sexually harass female workers, despite repeated attempts to stop and even punish the behavior.