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Inmate releases have begun at Cook County Jail as officials look to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the story.

Singer R. Kelly has asked a federal judge to release him from jail during the coronavirus crisis sweeping the U.S. In a motion filed Thursday, Kelly’s attorneys ask Judge Harry Leinenweber to move a bail hearing for the R&B singer “and order granting release.” The letter to the judge claims Kelly, who is in jail as he awaits both...

Emergency bond hearings are scheduled for several Cook County detainees Tuesday in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Judge Leroy K. Martin, Jr. is set to preside over hearings for detainees in seven categories after a petition filed by a group of public defenders sought for their release. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot urged Martin to ensure that each decision “be exercised…

Cook County public defenders want “vulnerable people” detained at the Cook County Jail released in an effort to “protect their health” during the coronavirus pandemic. The group of public defenders filed an emergency petition seeking the release of several groups of people currently at the jail who are vulnerable to infection. Among them are older people or those with underlying…

The Blue Island Police Department was shut down, four Chicago police officers now have coronavirus, and a Cook County corrections officer has the virus. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the latest on how law enforcement agencies are dealing with the virus.

A correctional officer at the Cook County Jail has tested positive for coronavirus, the sheriff’s office announced Sunday. The officer most recently worked in the jail’s Residential Treatment Unit, the wing for inmates who need medical or mental health attention, and Cermak Hospital, the on-site medical center, Cook County Sheriff’s spokesman Matt Walberg said. The officer is now in...

On March 22, Governor J.B. Pritzker and state health officials reported nearly 300 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the state’s total to 1,049.

A Chicago man authorities say vaulted from a balcony holding a package of “switches” used to convert Glock handguns into fully-automatic weapons during a raid is now held on $50,000 bond.

Authorities say a 51-year-old woman died of a fentanyl overdose while in custody at the Cook County jail.

Stings conducted by the Cook County Sheriff’s Department and several suburban Chicago police forces led to the arrest of 73 potential sex buyers.

Chicago Police are investigating after an off-duty Cook County Sheriff’s Deputy shot and killed a would-be robber at a hair salon.

Community leaders from the Back of the Yards neighborhood penned a letter to Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart Tuesday enlisting the county’s help in combatting the area’s pressing crime problem.