COOK COUNTY, IL – A Skokie man found unresponsive Wednesday morning in a courthouse bathroom was revived with naloxone, the second time in two weeks Cook County Sheriff’s Police used the opioid overdose antidote to save someone’s life, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced...
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Bill Seeking Heavy Sanctions for Indecent Exposure by Cook County Jail Individuals in Custody Passes Illinois Senate Committee
A bill seeking to enact harsher penalties on individuals in custody who expose themselves and conduct lewd behavior while in custody was unanimously passed out of the Criminal Law Committee in the Illinois Senate on Tuesday night. Senate Bill 3104, proposed by Cook...
Cook County Sheriff’s Police Officer Saves Woman’s Life with Naloxone
COOK COUNTY, IL – A woman is alive after a Cook County Sheriff’s Police officer equipped with naloxone used the opioid overdose antidote to revive her, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 8:05 a.m. on Monday, the officer responded to a call of...
Cook County Jail Individual in Custody Sentenced to 15 Years for Solicitation of Murder
A Cook County Jail individual in custody has been sentenced to 15 years for solicitation of murder in which he sought someone to kill witnesses in his case, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Ivan Flores, 22, was originally booked into the jail on March 17, 2016...
Cook County Jail Individual in Custody Indicted on Charge of Attempting to Bring Cannabis into a Penal Institution
A Cook County Jail individual in custody has been indicted after a Sheriff’s Office investigation identified him as the second person involved in a January incident where marijuana was left at an individual in custody-only bathroom at Stroger hospital, Sheriff Thomas...
Eight Individuals in Custody Face Mob Action Charges Following Jail Fight
Eight Cook County Jail individuals in custody found to have been involved in a fight on a maximum security housing tier have been indicted for mob action, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The altercation was reported at approximately 4:35 p.m. on April 3 in...
Three Charged in Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault of Teenager
Three men have been charged after a Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation found they had sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl in a vacant home in Ford Heights, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 4:45 p.m. on March 31, Sheriff’s Police...
Parolee Charged with Attempting to Bring Cannabis into a Penal Institution
A 27-year-old parolee has been charged with attempting to bring cannabis into a penal institution after an ongoing Cook County Sheriff’s Office investigation found that he left a package containing marijuana under an individual in custody-only bathroom door at Stroger...
Sheriff Supported Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill Passes U.S. Senate
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate passed the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA)/Stop Enabling Sex Trafficking Act (SESTA), a bill supported by Sheriff Tom Dart, which seeks to add harsher penalties for websites and companies that promote and facilitate sex...
Sheriff Dart Seeks Public’s Help in Locating Missing Teen, Toddler
UPDATE: Katherine Lujano and her son were located safe on March 10 Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teenage girl from unincorporated Des Plaines and her toddler son. Katherine Lujano, 17, and her 18-month old son...