SB 1781, a bill seeking a year extension of the waiver of a $120 fee for criminal record expungement application by individuals in Cook County whose charges were eventually dropped, passed the Illinois House of Representatives with a vote of 61-55, Cook County...
The federal indictment of 21 people involved in the leadership of a vast, nationwide, Thai sex trafficking organization was unsealed today at a federal courthouse in Minneapolis, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. After receiving multiple tips starting in August...
The search for the missing 16-year-old Villa Park teenager will continue this morning at 8 a.m. at W. Belmont Ave. and N. River Rd. near Franklin Park, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The Sheriff announced Monday afternoon that the Sheriff’s Office...
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office will host its Department of Corrections Promotional Ceremony today, May 12, 2017 at the Mental Health Transition Center from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The sworn and civilian staff promoted in 2016 and 2017 to Sergeant, Lieutenant, Commander,...
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart will join the families of fallen officers as they remember those killed in the line of duty at the 16th annual Cook County Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony. The hour-long ceremony starts at 11 a.m. on May 9 at the Cermak Woods Forest...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Eight maximum security individuals in custody have been charged with aggravated arson in connection with burning their uniforms, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On the evening of April 15 multiple individuals in custody destroyed...
The Right to Know Act (SB 1502), proposed by Sheriff Tom Dart and sponsored by Sen. Michael Hastings, was passed by the Illinois Senate this afternoon on a partisan line with one GOP member voting “yes.” 31 senators voted in favor of the bill, 21 voted opposed to the...
A 23-year-old Oak Lawn man has been charged with multiple counts of aggravated driving under the influence in connection with a Monday morning crash that killed two people, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 1 a.m. on May 1, Sheriff’s...
COOK COUNTY, IL – The three individuals in custody involved in a brutal assault on two correctional deputies in the Cook County jail earlier this week will face multiple charges, including attempted murder, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. In addition to one...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is seeking attempted murder charges on three maximum security individuals in custody who attacked two correctional deputies. At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, three individuals in custody repeatedly punched...