COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart launched today a new Community Resource Center site where the public can walk in and secure assistance with a wide range of social services, filling a critical need in the community. The Community Resource Center...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A man in custody at Cook County Jail and his fiancé have been charged after an undercover Sheriff’s Office investigation found that they had sought to hire someone to kill a witness in the man’s current murder case, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigators are seeking information from the public to help identify one of the juveniles that vandalized the Homewood Acres Fire Station in southwest suburban Homewood. At approximately 9:30 a.m....
COOK COUNTY, IL – Due to the rise in injuries and deaths caused by traffic accidents, Cook County Sheriff’s Police are continuing their efforts to address excess speeding and other dangerous driving behaviors by partnering with the Illinois State Police, Sheriff...
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...