COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart today urged lawmakers to finally close a loophole that allows thousands of individuals with revoked gun permits to still buy ammunition. “A gun is only dangerous if it is loaded. Right now, there are thousands of...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A juvenile was charged with Disorderly Conduct after Sheriff’s Police found she posted threats of violence against students at her middle school on social media, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On June 2, Sheriff’s Police responded to a call...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff’s Office attorney Khara Coleman has been named the 2022-2023 Editor-in-Chief of the Illinois Bar Journal, giving her the distinction of being the first Black woman to hold the position, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Harvey man has been charged with home invasion after a Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation found he broke into a woman’s home and physically assaulted her, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 1:45 a.m. on May 27,...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Hanover Park man who believed he was meeting a 15-year-old girl for sex is now facing multiple felony charges including traveling to meet a minor and grooming following an investigation by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Special Victims Unit, Cook...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff’s Police will be assigning dedicated safety patrols in Chicago and the suburbs this Memorial Day weekend, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. “Public safety is, and always has been, our top priority,” Sheriff Dart said. “We...
COOK COUNTY, IL – As the number of juveniles in need of mental health services continues to increase, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office wants to remind teens and their loved ones that the Sheriff’s Office’s Community Resource Center (CRC) stands ready to help connect...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A convicted sex offender has been charged with solicitation, dissemination, and possession of child pornography after investigators found sexually explicit images and videos of children under the age of 13 on his cellphone, Cook County Sheriff Thomas...
COOK COUNTY, IL - Members of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) have come together to contribute and assemble supplies and safety equipment for the war-torn country of Ukraine. More than 10,000 items including bulletproof vests and thousands of other things...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart applauded Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s decision to sign into law legislation proposed by the Sheriff that will combat the growing proliferation of untraceable “ghost guns” that are being used in violent crimes. “Gov....