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Cook County Jail Hosts International Chess for Freedom Conference to Promote Global Growth of Chess in Prisons and Jails

Cook County Jail Hosts International Chess for Freedom Conference to Promote Global Growth of Chess in Prisons and Jails

by Christian Whiting | May 18, 2023 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – Sheriff Thomas J. Dart and members of the Cook County Jail hosted dignitaries and chess experts from 23 countries in its very first in-person Chess for Freedom event. The special event brought together officials from The International Chess...
Cook County Jail Chess Team Posts Strong Finish in its Largest Intercontinental Chess Competition

Cook County Jail Chess Team Posts Strong Finish in its Largest Intercontinental Chess Competition

by Shereen Mohammad | Oct 14, 2022 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – The Cook County Jail’s men’s chess team finished 3rd in its division during the championship round of an intercontinental chess competition for detained individuals from nearly four dozen nations representing every continent except Antarctica,...
Cook County Jail Chess Team Places Second in International Chess Tournament

Cook County Jail Chess Team Places Second in International Chess Tournament

by Mike Pierga | May 11, 2021 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – Seven individuals in custody at the Cook County Jail competed this morning in an online international chess tournament against individuals in custody in Armenia, Spain and Russia, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The tournament began 8:30 a.m....
Historic International Individual in Custody Chess Tournament Held

Historic International Individual in Custody Chess Tournament Held

by Mike Pierga | Aug 6, 2019 | Press Release, Uncategorized

individuals in custody in seven countries spanning multiple continents participated in a historic chess tournament that concluded Tuesday, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. individuals in custody at Cook County Jail competed against prisoners from...
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