Chicago businessman Willie Wilson donates $15,000 to Cook County Jail inmates

Chicago businessman Willie Wilson has donated $15,000 to inmates at Cook County Jail, in an effort to give them hope for the ...

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.
Chicago Sun-Times

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

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Man released from prison after 2023 Chicago murder conviction overturned, but his fight isn't over

Antonio Porter says his release from custody, 23 years in the making, feels bittersweet.
Yahoo

After two inmates die in Cook County Jail, a family seeks answers

The family of a man who died in Cook County Jail over the weekend gathered outside the criminal courthouse Monday morning to call for clarity on the circumstances of his death. Shamire Jackson, 35, ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Christmas at Cook County Jail

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WGN-TV

Cook County Sheriff’s Urban Farm Initiative adds composting to sustainable efforts

CHICAGO (WGN) — The Cook County Jail has its own garden for inmates to grow their own food. Now they are going one step further in their efforts to be sustainable. Sheriff Tom Dart’s Urban Farm ...
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 ...