COOK COUNTY, IL – A 36-year-old Chicago man who failed to appear for his first court date on a promoting prostitution case was arrested this week by the Cook County Sheriff’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Marcus Brewer, of...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart thanked jurors and the U.S. Attorney’s Office following guilty verdicts in the criminal case against Backpage executives, who oversaw one of the largest and most profitable websites known for prostitution ads,...
COOK COUNTY, IL – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office co-hosted a volunteer community clean-up of the Deer Creek River in Ford Heights Village yesterday, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Approximately 30 volunteers from the Sheriff’s Office and...
COOK COUNTY, IL- The Sheriff’s Office Victim Support Services Unit (VSS) has partnered with 911 Cell Phone Bank to provide free pre-paid cell phones to assist survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff’s Police and the Schaumburg Police Department will be conducting a roadside safety checkpoint on Golf Road,Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The checkpoint is scheduled to run from 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9 to 2 a.m....
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Glenview man is facing multiple felony charges after Sheriff’s Police detectives learned he groomed and travelled to engage in sexual acts with an underage victim over the last year, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Sheriff’s...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart today called on websites to work with law enforcement to prevent more people from being trafficked online after 10 people were charged in Sheriff’s Police trafficking related investigations in just two weeks. The...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff’s Police are seeking the public’s help to identify two male offenders who shot at a victim in unincorporated Northfield Township after he saw them attempting to steal a catalytic converter from a parked vehicle. At approximately...
COOK COUNTY, IL – The Cook County Jail is hosting the largest international chess competition for detained individuals starting today, with 116 teams from around the world participating in the three-day virtual competition, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today....
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 53-year-old Elk Grove man has been charged with Involuntary Servitude, a Class X felony, after a Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation found he forced a victim to have sex for money, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today....