by Mike Pierga | Jun 1, 2018 | Press Release
A Chicago man has been charged after a Sheriff’s Police investigation found he had sexually abused a boy, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Nicholas Vasquez, 36, of the 4200 block of West Monroe, has been charged with two counts of aggravated...
by Mike Pierga | Jun 1, 2018 | Press Release
U.S. District Court Judge John J. Tharp Jr. ended three years of litigation by Backpage.com against the Cook County Sheriff’s Office after granting a motion to dismiss the case late Thursday. The dismissal comes after Backpage.com was seized by federal authorities and...
by Mike Pierga | May 31, 2018 | Press Release
A 29-year-old Chicago man has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon after three firearms were found in his bedroom, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 8 a.m. on May 30, Sheriff’s Police officers were executing a...
by Mike Pierga | May 22, 2018 | Press Release
Four individuals in custody have been indicted on multiple felony charges in connection with a robbery of another individual in custody, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 9 p.m. on April 28, a individual in custody on Cook County...
by Mike Pierga | May 13, 2018 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A groundbreaking bill seeking to reduce the number of children born in custody to pre-trial individuals in custody in Illinois was unanimously passed out of the Illinois Senate Thursday and will be sent to the Governor for signature. House Bill 1464,...
