Illinois abolished cash bail and drove down the population at the Cook County jail. Under the county’s top prosecutor, it’s rising again.

Illinois is examining Martinez Duncan’s death for potential criminal behavior by jail staff, according to the Cook County ...

Incarcerated people in U.S. jails and prisons have limited access to regular isotretinoin therapy for conditions like severe ...

UPDATE @ 11:45 p.m.: The Cook County Sheriff's Office, in a statement, didn't elaborate on how the hostage situation at the jail was resolved, according to media reports. “These two detainees created ...

Under State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke, Cook County prosecutors have tried to block nearly every exonerated person who ...