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Cook County Jail inmates claim guards allowed assault in retaliation for prior complaint about forced sex
A pair of Cook County Jail detainees are alleging sheriff’s deputies encouraged a third inmate to tie them up and sexually ...
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Should Cook County dissolve its four suburban mosquito abatement districts?
More than a bit of buzz surrounds a recently released Civic Federation report calling for the dissolution of four suburban ...
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle unconcerned about potential primary challenge
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is brushing off concerns about a potential challenger in next year's primary.
Graduates get fresh start after completing Cook County Mental Health Court program
A group in the county court system on Thursday graduated from a program that helps them atone for past issues with the law ...
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Famed anti-death penalty activist and author of 'Dead Man Walking' Sister Helen Prejean visits book club in Cook County jail
A few times a year, students from DePaul University join people incarcerated in Cook County Jail for book clubs. One of the ...