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Inmate found dead in Cook County Jail cell

Michael O’Connor, 33, was found unresponsive in the Residential Treatment Unit of Cook County Jail about 4:25 p.m. Tuesday. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

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Former CPS teacher continued to sexually abuse students after suspension, suit alleges

Attorneys for two families say they were not notified that elementary teacher Andrew Castro had been removed from teaching in May 2021 over abuse allegations and that he continued abusing three boys outside school.

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Plus: Highland Park massacre suspect to represent himself, the first hot tub boat riders and more.

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Chicago review – masterful star-studded production kicks off Australian tour

With Anthony Warlow, Zoë Ventoura, Lucy Maunder and Peter Rowsthorn (of Kath & Kim), the jazz-age satire has dynamite moments – and a red hot ensemble

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Public officials celebrated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new American Blues Theater on the Northwest Side, activists held a vigil for people who have died while detained at Cook County Jail, and construction workers began framing a “winterized base camp” for asylum-seekers in Chicago.

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With cash bail eliminated in Illinois, Cook County Jail population shrinks

The numbers are near a 40-year low, but experts say they could rise as defendants now deemed too risky to release remain locked up.

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Inmate beaten to death in Cook County Jail

Johnny Hendrix, 29, of Rockford was in a fight with another inmate Tuesday and received lifesaving measures from the jail staff before dying at Mount Sinai Hospital, authorities say.

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‘We killed more of them than they killed of us’: Closing arguments begin in federal racketeering trial of Chicago’s Goonie gang involving 10 slayings

CHICAGO — Over the past five weeks, a federal jury has been immersed in a small section of Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, where prosecutors say a close-knit street gang named the Goonies acted as “urban hunters,” terrorizing residents and ruling its territory through an unrelenting wave of gun violence.

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Cook County Jail’s paper ban infringes on intellectual freedom

The jail’s concern about drugs embedded in paper is understandable, but the ban on paper products is a ban on education, expression and exploration by those being held in jail, two university students write.

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Video appears to contradict charge of battery filed against a Cook County Jail detainee

In an Oct. 25 scuffle, a sergeant claimed a detainee in a wheelchair tried to break his wrist using handcuffs. Body cam videos don’t back that up.

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Cook County Jail officer charged with aggravated battery of detainee

Reginald Roberson is accused of placing handcuffs over his knuckles and striking an inmate multiple times in the jail on Dec. 29, 2021.

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As Chicago's most active voting precinct, Cook County inmates vote with help from jail and advocates

CHICAGO — Chicago’s most active voting precinct has an unlikely cornerstone. A big chunk of its voters don’t cast ballots at an elementary school gym or a library — they vote from jail.

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Man dies at Cook County Jail less than a day after being booked

Foul play was not suspected. It was the second inmate death at the jail within two days.

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Inmate beaten to death in max security wing of Cook County Jail

Marvell Reasonover, 28, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, officials said. His death was ruled a homicide.

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Chicago cops caught on video attacking man in holding cell each have long records of alleged misconduct

Amid calls to fire Officer Enrique Delgado Fernandez and Sgt. Jerald Williams in the wake of the video release, the Sun-Times has found they’ve faced dozens of investigations into their on-duty conduct.

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Nurse accused of trying to bring drugs to lover in Cook County Jail

Joanna McCree is charged with possession of a controlled substance. Police say she was involved with an inmate held at the jail whom she met at the hospital where she worked.

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A librarian’s dream helps turn a waiting area at Cook County Jail into an educational nook for children who visit the incarcerated

CHICAGO — When 2-year-old K.D. walked with his aunt inside the waiting area of the Maximum Security Division at Cook County Jail to visit his father, he smiled.

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Cardinal Blase Cupich reminds inmates at Cook County Jail that they are not forgotten

The cardinal celebrates Christmas Day Mass at the lockup with a message of hope, “We should never allow our lives to be reduced or have anybody reduce our life to the mistakes we make,” he says.

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Sun-Times obituary writer Maureen O’Donnell bids farewell to daily reporting, with many lasting memories

I’ve written about too many people who died, leaving their dreams unrealized. I might contribute to the Sun-Times from time to time, but right now I’m planning to retire and travel.

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Man dies at Cook County Jail

Deon Lee, 30, was in the Division 9 section of the southwest jail when he became sick around 12:20 a.m. Friday. He died at 1:01 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

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Cook County Jail detainee dies after medical emergency, officials say

Foul play does not appear to be a factor in the death of Alteriq Pleasant, 27, the sheriff’s office said.

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Monkeypox case reported at Cook County Jail

Health officials believe the risk to the general population and staff at the jail is low based on how the disease is transmitted.

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Four men convicted of murder released from prison after judges find they can’t trust the work of detectives in two cases

All four men had maintained their innocence and all four had claimed Chicago police coerced them into confessing.

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Man killed witness in murder case at request of inmate at Cook County Jail, prosecutors say

Kyrell Pittmon was 19 years old when he allegedly shot a cellphone store clerk in Humboldt Park on May 3, 2019, killing him in the presence of Chicago police officers who chased him and opened fire but missed.

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Offering treatment, not jail, for more drug users is right step

Giving more people a chance to stay clean instead of locking them up and burdening taxpayers makes sense.

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