COOK COUNTY, IL – Officers from the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Special Victims Unit issued citations to 21 men and towed 17 vehicles after the men responded to online prostitution advertisements, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Thursday, SVU...
COOK COUNTY, IL – An Oak Lawn man who allegedly struck and killed a Hometown Police Lieutenant providing traffic control for a separate crash investigation is slated to have a bond hearing today on charges of reckless homicide, felony driving under the influence, and...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is again urging the public to continue to follow precautions which reduce the spread of COVID-19 and to get vaccinated as eligibility for the vaccine expands. As of today, just nine of the more than 5,600...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff’s Police detectives are conducting an ongoing investigation of a supervisor at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital in unincorporated Proviso Township, accused of sexually harassing four female coworkers. On Friday, Sheriff’s Police...
COOK COUNTY, IL – In-person visitation at the Cook County Jail is scheduled to resume on Sunday, March 14, due to the low number of positive cases of COVID-19 at the jail and the continued decline of infection rates in the Chicago and Cook County, Sheriff Thomas J....
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Chicago man has been charged with promoting prostitution after Cook County Sheriff’s Police arrested him at his home after arranging to meet a woman at his home who offered to exchange sex for money, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff’s Police arrested a 20-year-old La Grange Park man after he arranged to purchase a vehicle from an individual and then carjacked the victim at gunpoint, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On March 9, the man,...
At a time when jails and prison across the nation are still dealing with massive outbreaks of COVID-19, the Cook County Department of Corrections (CCDOC), with a population of over 5,400 individuals in custody, had a total of 13 individuals in custody positive for...
Officers from the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Special Victims Unit issued citations to 22 men and towed 19 vehicles after the men responded to online prostitution advertisements, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Wednesday, SVU officers set up...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Cook County Sheriff’s Police Officer’s squad car was rear-ended Wednesday night while the officer was pulling over a driver who failed to slow down or change lanes for a stopped police car with its emergency lights flashing. A Scott’s Law joint...