COOK COUNTY, IL – A corrections deputy who was previously charged with possession of a controlled substance has been indicted for allegedly giving her cell phone to an individual in custody at Cook County Jail who then used it to send messages and view pornography,...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 34-year-old man who worked as the doorman for an illegal brothel has been charged with promoting prostitution following a Sheriff’s Police Special Victims Unit investigation, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Special Victims Unit...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Chicago man is facing multiple felony charges following a Sheriff’s Police investigation that determined he sex trafficked a 16-year-old victim who had been reported missing downstate. On Wednesday, Sept. 25th, the Federal Bureau of Investigations...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teenager from unincorporated Elk Grove Township. Perla Zumaya was last seen leaving her home on the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 20. She did not take her cell...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 27-year-old Chicago woman has been charged with smuggling drug-soaked paper to an individual in custody during their visit at Cook County Jail, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On April 25, a correctional deputy supervising a visit in...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A convicted serial killer currently sentenced to death row in California appeared in the Skokie Courthouse today for the 1993 murder of an 18-year-old Glenview woman. Michael Gargiulo, 48, formerly of Glenview, made his first court appearance today...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart commended the U.S. District Court’s decision to sentence Michael Lacey, a former Backpage owner, to five years in federal prison for money laundering tied to sex trafficking on the website. “This is a clear warning...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Barrington man pleaded guilty today to child pornography charges following a Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC) investigation last year, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced. In June of 2023, ICAC Investigators...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 15-year-old from Matteson has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting and killing a relative during a verbal dispute, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 8 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26, Sheriff’s...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 44-year-old Chicago man has been charged with burglary and theft after a Sheriff’s Police investigation identified him as the person who removed laptops and other items from a Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced...