Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help identifying the person who shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Thornton Township. At approximately 2 p.m. on April 6, a woman was found in her vehicle parked in front of her home in the 15500 block...
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today that two men have been charged in a home invasion where two people were shot – one of whom was an offender. At approximately 9:25 a.m. on Wednesday, Sheriff’s Police received a report of a home invasion in the 4800...
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart today urged support for his proposed state legislation to increase personal data transparency between commercial website operators and their Illinois consumers. The Right to Know Act would require companies to provide transparency...
Thousands of outstanding warrants are tied to non-violent crimes and are more than a decade old, according to a report released today by Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart as part of his ongoing push to better utilize police resources and end unjust incarceration. A...
Update: Thursday, April 13, 2017 - The missing Juvenile was located safe today in Palatine. Tuesday, April 4, 2017 —Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 15-year-old boy. Mohamed Massoud, who also goes by...
Two brothers who were convicted on state human trafficking charges and their father – who was previously convicted of promoting prostitution – have now been sentenced in a separate federal sex trafficking case, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. ...
A 29-year-old man has been charged with multiple felonies after a loaded firearm and drugs were found during a court-ordered eviction in Burnham, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 8:30 a.m. on March 17, sheriff’s deputies arrived at...
Cook County Sheriff’s Police will conduct a roadside traffic safety checkpoint tonight through early Saturday morning in Maywood, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At the checkpoint, officers will ensure drivers are complying with Illinois driver's license and...
In its legislative session yesterday, the Criminal Law Committee of the Illinois State Senate unanimously voted a package of three separate criminal justice reform bills, introduced by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, out of committee. Senate Bill 1980, sponsored by...
Cook County Sheriff's Police recovered two loaded firearms and arrested two people after a traffic stop in the Garfield Park neighborhood, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 11:30 p.m. on March 4, a Sheriff's Police patrol conducting street crime...