by Grace Cronin | Oct 10, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 34-year-old man who worked as the doorman for an illegal brothel has been charged with promoting prostitution following a Sheriff’s Police Special Victims Unit investigation, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Special Victims Unit...
by Grace Cronin | Sep 6, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A convicted serial killer currently sentenced to death row in California appeared in the Skokie Courthouse today for the 1993 murder of an 18-year-old Glenview woman. Michael Gargiulo, 48, formerly of Glenview, made his first court appearance today...
by Grace Cronin | Aug 30, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart commended the U.S. District Court’s decision to sentence Michael Lacey, a former Backpage owner, to five years in federal prison for money laundering tied to sex trafficking on the website. “This is a clear warning...
by Grace Cronin | Aug 29, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Barrington man pleaded guilty today to child pornography charges following a Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC) investigation last year, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced. In June of 2023, ICAC Investigators...
by Grace Cronin | Aug 23, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – K9 Aris will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Aris’s vest is sponsored by Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. and will be embroidered with the sentiment...