ABC 7 Chicago

Visitor trapped at Cook County Jail for 32 hours

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A visitor to the Cook County Jail was left feeling like a prisoner after he was trapped for 32 hours. The visitor was processed in to the maximum security unit of the jail Saturday ...
WBEZ

What happened after a dangerous year inside Cook County Jail

We speak with the reporter who investigated the 18 inmate deaths in 2023 — and get an update from the Cook County Sheriff’s Department. The year 2023 was a deadly one at the Cook County Jail. Eighteen ...
ABC 7 Chicago

ER nurse, state representative joins fight against coronavirus at Cook County Jail

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Kyle Mullica came to Chicago to fight COVID-19 on the front lines, picking one of the hottest spots in the city: the Cook County Jail. "It was intense. It was a lot of hours. It was ...
WBEZ

Musician Michael McDermott returns to perform at the jail where he was held after drug bust

The first time singer-songwriter Michael McDermott walked through the gates of Cook County Jail was Nov. 23, 2002, after being arrested at the House of Blues for cocaine possession. He returned this ...
WGN-TV

Cook County Sheriff’s Urban Farm Initiative adds composting to sustainable efforts

CHICAGO (WGN) — The Cook County Jail has its own garden for inmates to grow their own food. Now they are going one step further in their efforts to be sustainable. Sheriff Tom Dart’s Urban Farm ...