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Photos: Go inside the Bureau County Jail

By Scott Anderson
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He's open for business -- or at least he'd like to be. Bureau County Sheriff Jim Reed, seen here Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, outside a vacant cell in Bureau County Jail, is urging skeptics to reconsider a plan to house inmate transfers from Cook County. With the resulting funds, Reed would like to add two more patrol officers to police the many under-served municipalities in Bureau County.

He's open for business - or at least he'd like to be. Bureau County Sheriff Jim Reed, seen here Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, outside a vacant cell in Bureau County Jail, is urging skeptics to reconsider a plan to house inmate transfers from Cook County. With the resulting funds, Reed would like to add two more patrol officers to police the many under-served municipalities in Bureau County. (Scott Anderson)

Scott Anderson

Scott Anderson

Over 15 years covering news, sports and events in the Illinois Valley. Support my work with a digital subscription.