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...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Lyons Township woman is facing first degree murder and child endangerment charges following a Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation into the death of her 19-month-old son from apparent neglect, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Oct....
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Justice man has been charged in connection with a ruse burglary after a Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation found he posed as a water department employee to distract the victim while his accomplices ransacked the home for valuables, Sheriff...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 24-year-old Chicago man is charged with promoting prostitution and promoting prostitution for profit after investigators revealed he posted online sex advertisements of a 19-year-old woman and forced her into having sex in exchange for money, Cook...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A convicted felon has been charged with dissemination of child pornography after investigators determined he shared sexually explicit images and videos of children as young as infants via a social media app, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 58-year-old Stickney Township woman is slated to appear in bond court after she allegedly tried to suffocate a 6-year-old child in her care because he was crying, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On February 27, Sheriff’s Police Detectives...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Berwyn tattoo artist is facing multiple felony charges after he was arrested by Sheriff’s Police investigators posing as a minor with whom he had developed an online relationship and then arranged to meet for sex, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Three people have been charged after Cook County Sheriff’s Police recovered a stolen vehicle and a loaded firearm, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 11 p.m. on Feb. 21, Sheriff’s Police Investigators working as part of the...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A convicted felon appeared in court today after Sheriff’s Police found him in possession a Glock handgun modified with an illegal “Glock Switch,” two rifles with high-capacity magazines, and more than 130 rounds of ammunition following a traffic...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Chicago, IL – PAWS Chicago, the Midwest’s largest comprehensive No Kill animal welfare organization, and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart today announced a volunteer program that supports the need for more PAWS animal-handling volunteers while...