The teenager accused of shooting and killing a 7-year-old boy will be transferred to a Cook County jail on his 18th birthday.

CHICAGO -- Five inmates were injured during a fight at Cook County Jail Friday, jail officials said. Officials said a fight broke out around 1:30 p.m. among inmates in the jail's super-max division.

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office said its Fugitive Apprehension Unit, working with the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional ...

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We speak with the reporter who investigated the 18 inmate deaths in 2023 — and get an update from the Cook County Sheriff’s Department. The year 2023 was a deadly one at the Cook County Jail. Eighteen ...

Former Juvenile Temporary Detention Center employee Kevin Walker was acquitted last month of charges related to the incident, ...