Cook County jail worker abused family leave, called off work 60 times

By Vincent Caruso

11/13/2017

A suspended Cook County Jail corrections officer faces termination following serial abuses of a federal family leave rule.

TAGS: Cook County, Cook County Jail, maternity leave

Cook County judge unveils change to cash bail

By Hilary Gowins

07/18/2017

Reforms in Cook County and in Illinois make pretrial release possible for nondangerous defendants with little money for bail.

TAGS: bail, Cook County, Cook County Jail, criminal justice reform

More than 200 Cook County corrections officers call in sick for Mother’s Day

By Brendan Bakala

05/15/2017

The 206 corrections officers who called off are a significant improvement from Mother’s Day 2016, in which more than 460 corrections officers called off.

TAGS: Cook County Jail, labor, prison, unions

More than 300 Cook County Jail employees called in sick during Game 7 of the NBA Finals

By Cole Lauterbach

06/23/2016

The Cook County Jail was placed on lockdown after 317 guards called in sick during Game 7 of the NBA Finals on June 19.

TAGS: Cook County Jail

Rauner signs Cook County jail reform

By Bryant Jackson-Green

08/30/2015

New “rocket docket” reform could reduce lengthy pretrial jail stays for some accused of minor property crimes, saving Illinois taxpayers up to $143 per inmate each day.

TAGS: bail, Cook County Jail, electronic monitoring, property crime, retail theft, rocket docket

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

Occupational licensing requirements present one of the steepest barriers to low-income Illinoisans starting careers in beauty services. Illinois requires anyone seeking to become a barber, cosmetologist, nail technician or hair braider to obtain a state license, essentially a permission slip to work. Unlike 45 other states, Illinois offers only one pathway to licensure for each...

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Cook County Jail

Cook County jail worker abused family leave, called off work 60 times

Cook County judge unveils change to cash bail

More than 200 Cook County corrections officers call in sick for Mother’s Day

More than 300 Cook County Jail employees called in sick during Game 7 of the NBA Finals

Rauner signs Cook County jail reform

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

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