"Our lives are not defined by the errors we make," Cardinal Blase Cupich said. He and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition offered Christian religious services Thursday, spreading messages of positivity at the ...

A Cook County judge on Jan. 19 ruled to allow more time for attorneys to prepare for a case involving a former Cook County Corrections officer charged with shooting to death a then-22-year-old man ...

Churches and organizations in Chicago brought the spirit of the season to the Cook County Jail, with faith leaders and elected officials holding services and masses to remind inmates that they are ...

A program led by Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke will use $1 million in new funding to provide academic and after-school support services to teen boys who otherwise may have been ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — It’s an ongoing problem at Cook County Jail. Officials say inmates continue to sexually harass female workers, despite repeated attempts to stop and even punish the behavior.

A Cook County corrections officer was acquitted Friday of charges stemming from an alleged jail beating amid allegations that an assistant state’s attorney hid evidence in the case, according to court ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — It’s an ongoing ...