Cook County Jail teams with Olive Harvey College to offer forklift certification program for inmates

Inmates are getting the chance to learn a trade to help them find a job when they get out.
ABC 7 Chicago

Coronavirus Chicago: 2nd Cook County Jail detainee dies after testing positive for COVID-19; family of 1st files suit

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A second detainee who tested positive for COVID-19 has died at Cook County Jail, officials said Thursday night. The death came on the same day a federal judge ruled against the mass ...
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Cook County Sheriff’s Office seeks volunteers for search and rescue team

The Cook County Sheriff's Office is looking for members of the public to join their Volunteer Search and Rescue Team.
WBEZ

Musician Michael McDermott returns to perform at the jail where he was held after drug bust

The first time singer-songwriter Michael McDermott walked through the gates of Cook County Jail was Nov. 23, 2002, after being arrested at the House of Blues for cocaine possession. He returned this ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Coronavirus Chicago: 4th Cook County Jail detainee dies after testing positive for COVID-19

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 ...