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With Cook County Jail’s population again on the rise, officials weigh the reasons
After a decline following statewide bail reform — and years of reductions prior to that — the county’s jail population has ...
DOJ: Noncitizen IL officials kept from ICE accused of murder after jail release
One of several examples the U.S. Department of Justice gave of how federal officials have been obstructed by Illinois’ ...
South Side Weekly3d
Cook County Jail Restrained People in Chairs 874 Times—and Never Reported It to the State
The state requires jails to report when they use restraint chairs. For nearly 900 cases from 2019 to 2023, Cook County Jail ...
The Quad-City Times13h
Davenport police arrest former Cook County man for allegedly selling crack, heroin and fentanyl
A former Cook County man residing in Davenport has been arrested for allegedly trafficking in large amounts of cocaine base, ...
Chief judge takes over electronic monitoring for Cook County, but questions remain about staffing
The Cook County sheriff's office is ending its decades-old electronic monitoring program, handing it over to the chief judge ...
The Highland County Press3d
DOJ: Officials kept ICE from apprehending illegal alien accused of murder after jail release
In another example given, the DOJ claims an illegal alien that federal officials were obstructed from picking up in a jail was subsequently let out in 2024. That individual was then arrested on a ...
Cook County's top prosecutor questions safety of electronic monitoring under chief judge
State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke has instructed her lawyers to object every time electronic monitoring is imposed. Chief Judge Timothy Evans' office has acknowledged it will need more than 150 ...
The Victoria Advocate4d
DOJ: Noncitizen IL officials kept from ICE accused of murder after jail release
The filing in federal court comes as the state of Illinois, Cook County and the city of Chicago ... were obstructed from picking up in a jail was subsequently let out in 2024.