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Nurse Accused of Trying to Deliver Illegal Drugs to Lover in Cook County Jail
A nurse has been charged with drug possession after attempting to deliver illegal drugs given to her by an undercover police officer to her lover in Cook County Jail.
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Suspect in CTA Attack Arrested Again, 8 Days After He Was Released by Mistake
The suspect in an attack at a CTA Red Line stop was taken back into custody eight days after he was released by mistake, authorities say.
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Suspect in CTA Attack Arrested Again, 8 Days After He Was Released by Mistake
The suspect in an attack at a CTA Red Line stop was taken back into custody eight days after he was released by mistake, authorities say. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers reports.
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Did a Paperwork Failure Allow a Suspect to Walk Free?
Chicago police were scrambling Wednesday to find an aggravated battery suspect who was already in custody, but released because his charging information apparently was never entered into the system.
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Did a Paperwork Failure Allow a Suspect to Walk Free?
Chicago police were scrambling Wednesday to find an aggravated battery suspect who was already in custody, but released because his charging information apparently was never entered into the system. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers reports.
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59 Shell Casings Found Where Rapper Was Killed Outside Jail, Chicago Police Say
Approximately 59 shell casings were found scattered at the scene where a rapper was fatally shot as he was being released from Cook County Jail on electronic monitoring over the weekend, Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said Tuesday.
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Lightfoot: City ‘Very Focused' on Shooting of Rapper Near Cook County Jail
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city is “very focused” on what happened when a man who was apparently ambushed after being released from the Cook County Jail suffered as many as 64 bullet wounds.
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Man Shot Outside Jail in Chicago Had Up to 64 Bullet Wounds
A man who was apparently ambushed after being released from the Cook County Jail in Chicago suffered as many as 64 bullet wounds to his head and other parts of his body, police said.
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Man Shot Outside Jail in Chicago Had Up to 64 Bullet Wounds
Police say a man who was apparently ambushed after being released from the Cook County Jail in Chicago suffered as many as 64 bullet wounds to his head and other parts of his body
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Harvey Woman to Post Bond for Low-Level Inmates on Father's Day
A Harvey woman planned to posted bond for multiple Cook County Jail inmates on Father’s Day, allowing them to spend the day at home with loved ones. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.
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Backlog Leaves 100s in Cook County Jail for More Than Year
More than 2,600 people have been in custody at the Cook County Jail or at home on electronic monitoring for more than a year as a massive backlog of felony cases has piled up at the Cook County Circuit Court.
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Vaccinated Cook County Jail Inmates Can See Visitors In-Person Starting Sunday
Inmates at the Cook County Jail who’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine can welcome visitors in person starting Sunday, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday, citing declining infection rates and a low number of positive cases. In-person visits were suspended at the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, but in June resumed at an outdoor location at the...
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NBC 5 Investigates: Searching The Sewers For COVID-19 at the Cook County Jail
Authorities at Cook County Jail are searching for coronavirus clues in the unlikeliest of places: the sewers. “You know, I wanted to get as far out front of determining what the positivity rrate was in the jail,” Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart told NBC5. “It’s just a proactive thing that I really wanted to do.” The process is complex,...
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Sheriff's Office Suspends In-Person Visits at Cook County Jail
The Cook County sheriff’s office announced Sunday it will be suspending in-person visits at the Cook County Jail in hopes of warding off another coronavirus outbreak as cases rise across the county. The suspension is effective Monday, the sheriff’s office announced, citing the rising case numbers as well as the stay-at-home advisory issued Thursday for Chicago and suburban Cook County. “For...
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Voting Nearly Impossible for Eligible Voters Behind Bars
Most of the three-quarters of a million people held in U.S. jails have the right to vote
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CDC Credits Cook County Jail With Coronavirus Turnaround to Keep Inmates Safe
Earlier this year the Cook County Jail was a hotspot of new coronavirus cases, but today the CDC is crediting the facility for a big turnaround to keep inmates and employees safe. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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Cook County Jail Sees ‘Steady Decrease' in Coronavirus Cases
Fewer people have tested positive for the coronavirus over the past month at Cook County Jail, officials announced Friday. The rate of positive COVID-19 tests has gone from 97% to less than 10% since March, Cook County Health officials said in a statement. Since May 8, most of the new cases have come from detainees entering the jail, rather than…
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Detainee Whose Mask Helped Him Escape From Cook County Jail Back in Custody
A detainee accused of buying his way out of Cook County Jail and leading authorities on a week-long manhunt has committed an offense that “cuts directly to the integrity of the judicial system,” Judge David Navarro said Monday.
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FBI Offering $2,000 Reward for Information on Escaped Cook County Jail Detainee
The FBI is offering a $2000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a detainee who escaped the Cook County Jail by disguising himself as another inmate.
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7th Cook County Jail Inmate Dies Due to COVID-19 Complications
A seventh detainee at Cook County Jail has died from apparent complications related to the coronavirus. William Sobczyk, 53, died Monday at Stroger Hospital, where he had been hospitalized since April 18 after developing complications from COVID-19, the Cook County sheriff’s office said in a statement. An autopsy found he died of pneumonia and a COVID-19 infection, with hypertension and…