Miguel Alvarado, charged with carjacking in Oak Lawn and reckless driving in Bridgeview, was found unresponsive in Cook ...

The man charged with stealing a Bedford Park police squad car and a USPS truck, leading to a crash, has been found dead at the Cook County Jail ...

Now in its second decade, the Cook County Jail chess program is thriving, competing internationally and above all — it’s working. WGN News spent time at the jail to learn about the program, the method ...

DePaul University is sending students into Cook County Jail to learn alongside some of the people detained there. It gives both groups the chance to learn from a DePaul professor and from each other.