After the fire was put out, Martinez Duncan, 24, was removed from the cell and brought to a holding area where he became ...

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office announced that Martinez Duncan died after a fire broke out in the jail’s residential ...

A 24-year-old man being held in Cook County Jail died Thursday evening after a fire broke out in his cell inside the facility ...

A lit, toilet-paper roll wick commonly used to smoke drugs is believed to have caused the fire, Cook County jail officials said.

While college students were just getting started on their semester studies this fall, five young men were celebrating the ...

This story was produced by Injustice Watch, a nonprofit newsroom in Chicago that investigates issues of equity and justice in ...

The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved large investments in policing and prosecutions, over objections from advocates.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A fourth Cook County Jail detainee who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. The Cook County Sheriff's Office reported that 64-year-old Karl Battiste died at Stroger Hospital on ...

What started with a broken headlight and expired tags ended in a felony charge earlier this month in a Chicago suburb.

An inmate at Cook County Jail died last week after a fire inside his cell, sheriff's officials said. Around 7:15 p.m.