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(Reporting by Suzannah Gonzales; Editing by Fiona Ortiz, Chizu Nomiyama and Phil Berlowitz), A Cook County Sheriff's police car patrols the exterior of the Cook County Jail in Chicago, Illinois, January 12, 2016. The Cook County Jail was placed on lockdown Sunday after hundreds of staff members called off for the second Mother’s Day in a row. The Cook County Jail in Chicago -- the biggest single-site jail in the United States -- was placed on lockdown on Tuesday after staffing dropped below normal levels, said Cook County Sheriff's spokesman Ben Breit. Until then inmates will only be allowed to move for medical reasons, emergencies, and visitation.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A lockdown was lifted Tuesday evening at Cook County Jail, where there are 9,000 inmates and staffing of correctional officers is a matter of personal safety. All Rights Reserved. Breit said this level of lockdown was not uncommon when staffing was low. All Rights Reserved.

There are 793 workers on staff at the jail for the morning shift, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Cara Smith. 1109 N. Parrish Ave., Adel, GA 31620 PH: 229-896-2294 | FX: 229-896-3443 Tuesday, January 12, 2016 CHICAGO (WLS) -- A lockdown was lifted Tuesday evening at Cook County Jail, where there are 9,000 inmates and staffing of correctional officers is … "Because of that, it puts the employer in an impossible position. Copyright 2020 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 86 officers called in sick, while another 120 invoked the Family Medical Leave Act – the federal law that requires employers to provide leave for certain medical reasons. Cook County Jail in Chicago was placed on lockdown Sunday morning on Father’s Day, after hundreds of staff members called off for two shifts, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s office. The jail receives an average of 83 call-ins on a Tuesday, Smith said. Car Slams Into Church in Chicago's West Humboldt Park Neighborhood, 3 Injured, Voting-Related Lawsuits Pepper US Before Election Day, Copyright © 2020 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. actively searching for 33-year-old McKenzie Rockmore of Adel. Copyright © 2020 WLS-TV. “The jail has been placed on a lockdown with only essential movement, including medical and mental health, taking place,” the Cook County Sheriff's office said in a statement. Cook County School placed on lockdown due to active manhunt.png. “We suspect it was Mother’s Day related, and, while we wish all our staff could have spent time with their moms and families, we have to run the jail, which is a 24/7 operation, and keep detainees and staff safe,” sheriff’s spokeswoman Sophia Ansari said in a statement last year. Rockmore was last seen running east from the scene and he is believed to be armed. Eighteen percent of day shift workers - 142 correctional officers - said they could not come for the 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. shift for various reasons, including illness, family issues and the cold weather, he said. The Cook County School System has issued a lockdown of schools in the general area as a safety precaution. "About one-third of our staff has FMLA coverage, which is concerning," Smith said, adding that the FMLA can cover conditions like back spasms, migraines, and more. All rights reserved. Chicago is in the midst of a bitter cold snap after more than three inches of snow fell across much of Cook County on Monday. What should WTXL be covering in this community.

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"I think it has everything to do with Father's Day and the NBA game 7 tonight," sheriff’s spokeswoman Cara Smith said at the time, adding that the FMLA poses the biggest staffing challenge to the jail. The Cook County Jail was placed on lockdown Sunday after hundreds of staff members called off for the second Mother’s Day in a row. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Jury trials are cancelled. Illinois mail-in ballot requests shatter records, More than $100M in Cook Co. property tax refunds unclaimed, treasurer says, Program aims to help Black homeowners who could lose houses to unpaid property taxes, 13 charged in plot to kidnap Michigan governor, Bears practice squad player reportedly tests positive for COVID-19, IL reports 2,905 new coronavirus cases, 31 deaths, Person of interest in custody in deadly St. Charles hit-and-run, 1 hurt in fiery Dan Ryan crash; Red Line delayed, Lori Lightfoot among 14 Black mayors featured in Biden ad, IL DCFS changes online reporting of child abuse, neglect, Fatal shooting at Melrose Park sports bar, IL tax amendment fact check sheds light on proposal: BGA, Chris Christie released from hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis, Pedestrian struck by car near Wheeling Walmart, Wisconsin reports 18 more COVID-19 deaths as cases surge. Tuesday morning 142 of them didn't come in. Copyright © 2020 WLS-TV. ADEL, Ga. (WTXL) - Cook County Schools have been placed on lockdown as police search for a shooting suspect in the area. Inmates will still go to court hearings and have visitors, but recreation and other programs were canceled, he said. Cook County Jail was also placed on lockdown six weeks later, after 317 employees called off over two shifts on Father’s Day in June. The jail was also placed under lockdown in January 2016, when 18 percent of the 793 employees scheduled to staff the morning shift called in sick.

A Cook County sheriff's deputy keeps watch at the entrance to the Leighton Criminal Courthouse, where visitors are required to wear masks and submit to wellness checks, as the Cook County … A lockdown at the Cook County Jail has been lifted after staffing levels returned to normal Monday. Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. North Suburbs West … CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Cook County Jail in Chicago -- the biggest single-site jail in the United States -- was placed on lockdown on Tuesday after staffing dropped below normal levels, said Cook County Sheriff's spokesman Ben Breit. The following month, NBC 5 Investigates found that seven out of the top 10 sick days at the Cook County Jail happened either the day of, or the day after, a major televised sporting event. The lockdown at Cook County Jail will remain in place until Wednesday morning to ensure staffing levels return to a normal level. Cook County Jail in Chicago was placed on lockdown Sunday morning on Father’s Day, after hundreds of staff members called off for two shifts, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s office. For the second year in a row, the Cook County Jail was forced to go into lockdown on Sunday after a third of the scheduled corrections officers called off work on the Mother’s Day holiday. This is the second year in a row that the jail has been placed on lockdown on Mother’s Day. “The extraordinary number of call offs puts additional pressure on the men and women of the Sheriff's office who come to work as scheduled,” the statement continued. In 2016, authorities speculated that the holiday was the driving factor in the facility’s low staffing levels.

A statement on the Sheriff’s website said that staffing levels dropped “below the normal,” prompting the lockdown … Cook County Jail is one of the largest pre-detention facilities in the country, housing more than 9,000 inmates on a daily basis and admitting roughly 100,000 detainees annually, according to the Department of Corrections. WATCH VIDEOS. Notification to parents and others was sent out over the telephone.

“The jail has been placed on a lockdown … The Cook County School System has issued a lockdown of schools in the general area as a safety precaution. The jail currently holds around 8,500 inmates, but has capacity for many more. REUTERS/Jim Young, Wisconsin is battling America's worst coronavirus outbreak, and the state's broken politics are partly to blame, Photos show Hurricane Delta's aftermath as Louisiana suffers back-to-back storms, Trump delivers brief speech to supporters at White House in 1st in-person event since COVID-19 diagnosis, Jane Fonda, 82, says she has no time for sex: 'I’ve had so much of it', Trump support may be slipping with older voters, Is Michigan's Capitol prepared for armed attack, as extremists in Whitmer kidnapping plot allegedly planned, PHOTOS: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — A look back, Report: Ian Rapoport suspended by NFL Network after sharing Manscaped ad on Instagram, A senior warning sign for Trump: 'Go Biden' cry at Villages. Cook County Jail in Chicago was placed on lockdown Tuesday morning after nearly a fifth of the jail’s staff didn’t show up for their shift. The staff no-shows were not due to a labor dispute, he said. Eighteen percent of day shift workers - 142 correctional officers - said they could As to why so many took off on the same day, Smith says the jail “can only assume” it is weather-related, but there is no way to know for sure.

More than 200 correctional officers called in, authorities said, which was roughly 32 percent of the employees assigned to the work the 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. shift. "The vast majority of them are allowed to use it intermittently," she continued. In person hearings are postponed.

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