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MCC Chicago was designed by architect Harry Weese. Construction began in 1971 and the facility opened in 1975. The building is a right triangle shape, is 28 stories high, and has a rooftop exercise yard. [3] Several features make MCC Chicago's design unique from other federal prison facilities.
In the mid-to-late-1800s suspects in serious criminal matters were held at the site of the Cook County Criminal Court Building on Hubbard Street in a jail attached to the courthouse (the jail house was on the same block, in back of the courthouse, and is sometimes identified by reference to the corner of "Dearborn and Illinois" Streets).
The most populous of these is Cook County, the second-most populous county in the United States and the home of Chicago, while the least populous is Hardin County. The largest by land area is McLean County, while the smallest is Putnam County. Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL.
Name Highest security Operational capacity Menard Correctional Center: 1 – Maximum: 3,205 Pontiac Correctional Center: 1 – Maximum: 1,492 Stateville Correctional Center: 1 – Maximum: 1,648 Northern Reception and Classification (NRC) 1 – Maximum 1,625 Dixon Correctional Center: 1 – Maximum (X-House Psychiatric) 3 – High Medium (Main/SMC)
It was designated a Chicago Landmark on June 9, 1993. [4] In 1929, the Criminal Courts left the 54 West Hubbard Street location as did the Cook County Jail, and the building was then occupied by the Chicago Board of Health and other city agencies. After poor alterations and years of neglect, the building was acquired by a private developer ...
Other occupants included The Chicago Housing Authority, United Way and Akuna Capital. [3] [4] [5] In December 2015, CNA announced it would sell the structure and relocate to a new facility at 151 North Franklin which would be renamed CNA Center. The company and developer, John Buck Co., expected the move to take place in summer 2018.
Gunma University Kiryu Campus (Kiryu City, Gunma, Japan). Built in 1915. Guardhouse, Royal Military College of Canada The Hyakunin Bansho (former guard house) inside the former Imperial Palace, Edo Castle) was staffed by 100 samurai.
Sherriff Term in office Party Notes Cite John H. Kinzie: 1831–1832 Appointed by governor John Reynolds [1] [2]Stephen R. Forbes 1832–1834 Cook County's first elected sheriff