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, IL – Drawing attention to a critical public safety issue, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart called on state lawmakers today to properly fund police efforts to keep firearms out of the hands of individuals who are prohibited by law from possessing them....
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Worth Township man is facing charges after Cook County Sheriff’s Police and the Illinois Statewide Auto Theft Taskforce (ISATT) found more than 600 catalytic converters in one of the largest recoveries of the vehicle part in the state, Sheriff...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Three men who told police they traveled to Chicago to purchase marijuana at a dispensary were charged with felony weapons charges after police recovered multiple unlicensed firearms from their vehicle during a traffic stop in the Chicago’s River...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A joint investigation by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Special Operations Unit and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) resulted in the recovery of $2.1 million of counterfeit luxury items and charges against a Bellwood...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced a critical partnership today with Uber, the largest rideshare company in the United States, to support the need for transportation and grocery delivery services amongst domestic violence and human...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Correctional Officer Reginald Roberson, 52, has been charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct following a Cook County Sheriff’s Office investigation of an incident in the Cook County Jail, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Cook County Sheriff’s Office investigation has led to aggravated battery and official misconduct charges against a correctional officer for an incident that occurred at Cook County Jail, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Over a decade ago the...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A couple has been charged for the murder of a man who was found on the side of the road in unincorporated Bremen Township, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 2:30 a.m. on July 11, 2021, Cook County Sheriff’s Police...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 40-year-old Lombard man is facing multiple felony charges after investigators learned he engaged in sexual acts with a teenage girl he groomed after answering her online advertisement for babysitting services, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart...