After a decline following statewide bail reform — and years of reductions prior to that — the county’s jail population has ...

Despite DOJ's claims, “We don’t prevent the federal authorities from coming to our jails or coming to our prisons with a ...

The state requires jails to report when they use restraint chairs. For nearly 900 cases from 2019 to 2023, Cook County Jail ...

The man charged with murder in the death of Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer was ordered held at Cook County Jail while he awaits trial, after a judge deemed him a danger to the public.

“In January 2025, federal officials issued a detainer request for an alien who was being held in Cook County jail on sexual assault of a minor charges,” the DOJ said. “Pursuant to Cook ...