After the fire was put out, Martinez Duncan, 24, was removed from the cell and brought to a holding area where he became ...

A 24-year-old man being held in Cook County Jail died Thursday evening after a fire broke out in his cell inside the facility ...

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office announced that Martinez Duncan died after a fire broke out in the jail’s residential ...

Cook County’s embattled electronic monitoring program is under renewed scrutiny after a high-profile arson attack on the CTA.

While college students were just getting started on their semester studies this fall, five young men were celebrating the ...

The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved large investments in policing and prosecutions, over objections from advocates.

This story was produced by Injustice Watch, a nonprofit newsroom in Chicago that investigates issues of equity and justice in ...

A Cook County man on parole for aggravated robbery has been ordered held pretrial after being charged with robbing an Oak ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The first set of positive coronavirus tests were reported Monday at Cook County Jail. The jail started screening incoming prisoners for COVID-19 in January, and managed to keep the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A fourth Cook County Jail detainee who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. The Cook County Sheriff's Office reported that 64-year-old Karl Battiste died at Stroger Hospital on ...

An inmate at Cook County Jail died last week after a fire inside his cell, sheriff's officials said. Around 7:15 p.m.