COOK COUNTY, IL – A man wanted in Atlanta, Georgia for child pornography felonies was arrested following an investigation by the Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC), which found pornographic videos of children under the age of 13 on his...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 41-year-old man has been charged with attempt murder and additional felonies following a Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation into a shooting that occurred in Ford Heights last month, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A man awaiting trial on electronic monitoring for the 2017 murder of a disabled man was charged with a new felony weapons offense in connection with a shooting in Dolton that occurred when he travelled in a stolen car while on state-mandated free...
COOK COUNTY, IL – The number of evictions ordered by the courts in 2023 – nearly 12,000 – approached pre-pandemic levels as a specialized Sheriff’s social service unit helped vulnerable tenants across the county transition to safe housing, according to an annual...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart, in partnership with the International Chess Federation, is proud to announce the Chess for Freedom Program at the Cook County Jail has been awarded in two categories at the 3rd Annual Anthem Awards for the...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Three Chicago men face felony charges following a Sheriff’s Police investigation of a scheme to sell fraudulent IDs to foreign nationals which they could then use to gain employment, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On January...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A convicted felon awaiting trial on Electronic Monitoring for murder is now charged with additional felonies after Sheriff’s investigators recovered multiple firearms, including an assault rifle and a handgun with an auto switch, along with...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 20-year-old Wilmette man has been charged with multiple felonies after investigators found he was in possession of multiple photos and videos of child pornography, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Wednesday, Jan. 3, Sheriff’s...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 59-year-old man was charged Aggravated DUI Resulting in Death and Reckless Homicide following a Sheriff’s Police investigation into a fatal vehicle crash that occurred late last month, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Four individuals, including one juvenile, have been charged with murder in connection with a shooting in unincorporated Glenview earlier this year that killed two brothers and wounded a third male victim, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced...