by Grace Cronin | Oct 8, 2025 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office today announced the launch of its new “Book Bus” – a mobile library initiative designed to bring thousands of books directly to communities across Cook County that the Sheriff operates in and that often lack access to...
by Grace Cronin | Oct 2, 2025 | Press Release
CHICAGO – At the request of the Broadview Police Department, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and the Illinois State Police (ISP), with assistance from the Cook County Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security and the Illinois Emergency...
by Grace Cronin | Sep 17, 2025 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff’s Police, in conjunction with the Melrose Park Police Department, will be conducting a roadside safety checkpoint in Leyden Township, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The checkpoint is scheduled to run from 6 p.m. Thursday,...
by Grace Cronin | Sep 2, 2025 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office collected approximately 18,900 pounds of compostable waste during its first two weeks of launching its new composting pilot program in the jail’s Central Kitchen, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Launched...
by Grace Cronin | Aug 21, 2025 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Legislation championed by Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart that creates new guidelines for missing persons investigations is now state law. SB 24, the Missing Persons Identification Act, sponsored by Sen. Michael Hastings in the Senate and Rep....
