Cook County Jail Archives - Chronicle Media

— May 10, 2020

A detainee whose criminal history includes aggravated battery of a police officer got out of Cook County Jail by using…

Chicago businessman bails out detainees
— May 8, 2020

Having just been freed from Cook County Jail by a man he had never met, Robert Harrington smiled and rolled his thanks and praise into a single sentence. “God bless you, Willie Wilson,”…
Detainees face charges in Cook County guard attacks
— April 19, 2020

Criminal charges are being sought against two Cook County Jail detainees after three correctional officers were injured — one seriously — during an April 14 attack in a jail division….
Former jail inmate sentenced for pot-smuggling plan
— February 13, 2018

A former Cook County Jail inmate has been sentenced to three years in federal prison as part of a plot to smuggle marijuana into the jail. Lavangelist Powell, 24, of Chicago was sentenced…
Cook County leaders want hearings on bail legislation
— June 6, 2017

A Chicago alderman is calling on representatives of three Cook County agencies to brief city leaders on the impact proposed changes to the state’s bail bond system would have….

Teen charged in Chicago Heights murder
— May 1, 2020

An unrelated police pursuit led to a Chicago teen being charged in connection with a Chicago Heights murder. Michael Caraway, 18, a resident of the 2900 block of South State Street,…
Cook County jail detainee charged in cell-mate’s death
— February 6, 2020

A detainee at the Cook County Jail has been charged in the death of his cellmate. Christian Gonzalez, 24, of Chicago has been charged with first-degree murder, following a Cook County…
Chief Judge Evans announces changes in cash-bail system
— August 1, 2017

Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy Evans ordered cash-bail reform changes July 17 for procedures in bail hearings and pre-trial release. As of Sept. 18, criminal court judges…