COOK COUNTY, IL – An investigation conducted by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of a correctional officer, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Oscar Taylor, 53, has been charged with three counts of unauthorized bringing of contraband...
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Sheriff’s Office Conducting Traffic Safety Checkpoint in Bridgeview
Cook County Sheriff’s Police will conduct a roadside safety checkpoint Saturday (tomorrow) night through early Sunday morning in Bridgeview, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart said today. At the checkpoint officers will ensure drivers are complying with Illinois driver's license...
Arrests Made in Armed Robberies in Elk Grove Village, Ford Heights
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today that a 21-year-old man has been charged in armed robberies that occurred in unincorporated Elk Grove Village and Ford Heights and also may be connected to other similar robberies in Cook County. At approximately 6:45...
Sheriff’s Urban Farming Initiative Partners With Flowers for Dreams
COOK COUNTY, IL – Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today that Cook County Jail’s urban farm has as new purchaser of its perennial flowers, Chicago-based florist Flowers for Dreams. Flowers for Dreams, which started in 2012, donates 25 percent of its profits to local...
5,743 Cook County Concealed Carry Objections
Cook County Applications 81,862 Total Sheriff's Office Objections 5,743 Basis for Concealed Carry Objection Objection Count* Agg. Battery/Agg. Assault 815 Burglary/Theft/Robbery 276 Domestic Violence 2214 Drugs 304 False Personation of Police/Public Employee 40...
Sheriff’s Office Conducting Traffic Safety Checkpoint in Schaumburg
Cook County Sheriff’s Police will conduct a roadside safety checkpoint Saturday (tomorrow) night through early Sunday morning in Schaumburg, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart said today. At the checkpoint officers will ensure drivers are complying with Illinois driver's license...
Man Arrested for Injuring Child
A Sauk Village man who Sheriff’s Police found holding a child and a knife has been charged with stabbing another child, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 4:10 p.m. on July 6, Sheriff’s Police officers responded for report of a man...
Sheriff Dart Seeks Public’s Help Locating Missing Man
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help locating a missing man. Hector Castillo-Nunez, 62, was last seen on the night of July 3rd in the 2200 block of Nichols Road in unincorporated Arlington Heights. He does not speak English....
Man Arrested for Selling Illegal Fireworks
A Chicago man has been arrested after Cook County Sheriff’s Police seized approximately 1,900 pounds of illegal fireworks, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart said today. Vincent Saraceno, 36, was arrested Thursday morning after Sheriff’s Police found him selling illegal fireworks...
Sheriff Dart’s Demand to Defund Sex Trafficking Compels Visa and Mastercard to Sever Ties with Backpage.com
Visa and MasterCard have agreed to stop processing payments for sex trafficking industry profiteer Backpage.com following a demand from Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart. On Monday, Sheriff Dart wrote to Visa CEO Charles Scharf and MasterCard CEO Ajaypal Banga to...