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Teen tests positive for coronavirus in Cook County juvenile detention center

April 6, 2020 at 4:34 p.m.

A 16-year-old at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center has tested positive for COVID-19, the chief judge's office said in a news release Monday. The teen was admitted to...

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart listens to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle at a news conference to discuss Cook County Jail plans amid the COVID-19 pandemic on March 27, 2020.

Cook County Jail staffers raise complaints about conditions as sheriff’s office assures steps taken to stem COVID-19

April 4, 2020 at 7:44 p.m.

Cook County Jail staffers don't have proper access to personal protective gear and hand sanitizer despite close contact with detainees in a facility where COVID-19 is spreading quickly, according to...

Minister Tim Jackson, right, speaks during a service for Treja Kelley on Sept. 15, 2019. Jackson baptized Kelley when she was a teenager.

Pregnant Chicago teen was gunned down after $5,000 bounty was placed on her head for testifying in murder trial, prosecutors say

April 2, 2020 at 6:38 p.m.

Treja Kelley had been hesitant to come forward after witnessing the murder of her 17-year-old cousin. But she found the courage to take the stand at the trial last year....

Former state Sen. Martin Sandoval leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after pleading guilty to bribery and tax charges on Jan. 28, 2020.

Guilty plea lays bare ex-state Sen. Martin Sandoval’s greed in red-light camera bribery scheme. ‘So why don’t I get that offer?’

April 2, 2020 at 3:07 p.m.

State Sen. Martin Sandoval had already taken tens of thousands of dollars in bribes from a clout-heavy red-light camera company when he complained to one of its representatives in 2018...

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Teen tests positive for coronavirus in Cook County juvenile detention center

Cook County Jail staffers raise complaints about conditions as sheriff’s office assures steps taken to stem COVID-19

Pregnant Chicago teen was gunned down after $5,000 bounty was placed on her head for testifying in murder trial, prosecutors say

Guilty plea lays bare ex-state Sen. Martin Sandoval’s greed in red-light camera bribery scheme. ‘So why don’t I get that offer?’

Gov. J.B. Pritzker promises state doing all it can to see more prisoners exit system as coronavirus spreads

Alarm grows as Cook County, state struggle with what to do with the incarcerated in the face of COVID-19

Hearings start on releasing some youths from Cook County juvenile detention over COVID-19 fears

Two COVID-19 cases identified at Cook County Jail as calls increase for early releases

Sujeto enfrenta cargos por toserle en la cara a un policía y gritarle ‘corona’

Man charged with aggravated battery for allegedly yelling ‘corona’ and coughing in cop’s face