by Mike Pierga | Aug 8, 2016 | Press Release
People arrested for minor traffic offenses and small-volume drug cases will no longer spend months in Cook County Jail under legislation Gov. Bruce Rauner signed Friday. Following last year’s successful “Rocket Docket” pilot project designed to move non-violent...
by Mike Pierga | Aug 5, 2016 | Press Release
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart has released additional video in which individuals in custody took control of a jail housing unit and injured another individual in custody. According to the Sheriff’s Office investigation, at approximately 4:30 p.m. July 28,...
by Mike Pierga | Aug 3, 2016 | Press Release
A Cook County Jail individual in custody has been charged with aggravated battery to staff after an investigation found he threw feces and struck a Cook County correctional deputy, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. According to a Sheriff’s Office investigation...
by Mike Pierga | Aug 2, 2016 | Press Release
An Arlington Heights man has been charged with first degree murder after a Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation found that he shot and killed his wife, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 1:45 p.m. on July 31, Sheriff’s Police responded to...
by Mike Pierga | Jul 29, 2016 | Press Release
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart has released the identities of the individuals in custody who took control of a jail housing tier and injured another individual in custody. The office has also released video clips depicting the incident. At approximately 7:30 p.m....
