Lawsuit: Sheriff spared ‘Director of Acupuncture’ from layoffs—Dart says baloney
Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart dumped high-ranking jail officers to cut payroll following the repeal of a countywide tax on sugary drinks, but kept political appointees who supervised acupuncture,...
View Article4 Cook County Jail detainees charged with robbing another detainee: video
Authorities released video Tuesday afternoon allegedly showing four detainees robbing another detainee on a Cook County Department of Corrections bus while they were in transit. The robbery happened...
View ArticleToni Preckwinkle, the most powerful Democrat in Cook County, holds cards close
She’s weathered two fierce tax wars. She’s the freshly elected chair of the Cook County Democratic Party, the first woman and African American to anchor that power base. In November, she will be...
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Man charged with sexually assaulting cellmate at Cook County Jail
A man charged with sexually assaulting his cellmate at the Cook County Jail was denied bail Monday. Carlos Ruiz, 21, is facing a charge of aggravated criminal sexual assault in the Oct. 24, 2016 attack...
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Sheriff accused of ‘secretly’ recording jail detainees in holding cell bathrooms
A federal class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses the Cook County sheriff and his office of violating tens of thousands of pre-trial detainees’ privacy with surveillance cameras that allow...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Donald Trump joins the fight, we hope, to end draconian prison...
On Thursday, for the first time in decades, the inmate population at Cook County Jail dipped below 5,900. It was a welcomed milestone, another sign that criminal justice reform is making headway. But...
View ArticleDaley crime strategy includes thousands more surveillance cameras and drones
Mayoral candidate Bill Daley on Thursday unveiled an ambitious crime-fighting strategy that calls for “thousands” more surveillance cameras, drones to watch the bad guys from above and $50 million for...
View ArticleInmate accused of hiring undercover cop to kill witnesses in murder case
A Cook County Jail inmate has been accused of hiring an undercover police officer to kill three witnesses tied to the murder case he was previously charged in. Justin Smith, 32, has been held at the...
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