by Kelly Brady | Dec 1, 2023 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 38-year-old man has been charged with felonies following a traffic stop that injured a Sheriff’s Police Officer, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Nov. 29, Sheriff’s Police conducted a traffic stop on Evaristo Chavez, of the...
by Kelly Brady | Nov 18, 2023 | Press Release
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...
by Kelly Brady | 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 Kelly Brady | 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...
by Kelly Brady | 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....