by Christian Whiting | Nov 17, 2023 | Press Release
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,...
by Christian Whiting | Nov 8, 2023 | Jail Population, Press Release
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 today....
by Christian Whiting | Nov 7, 2023 | Press Release
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....
by Christian Whiting | Oct 31, 2023 | Press Release
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...
by Christian Whiting | Oct 23, 2023 | Press Release
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...
