Sheriff Dart, Legislators, and Advocates Applaud Passage of Bill to Eliminate Mental Health Care Co-Pay for First Responders

by Grace Cronin | May 24, 2024 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart applauded the Illinois General Assembly’s passage of legislation that eliminates out-of-pocket expenses for first responders seeking mental health treatment. “We rely on our first responders to be there for us when...

Sheriff’s Chess for Freedom Program Wins at 3rd Annual Anthem Awards

by Shereen Mohammad | Jan 31, 2024 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart, in partnership with the International Chess Federation, is proud to announce the Chess for Freedom Program at the Cook County Jail has been awarded in two categories at the 3rd Annual Anthem Awards for the...

Pair Charged with Attempting to Bring Narcotics into Cook County Jail

by Kelly Brady | May 20, 2023 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – An individual in custody and his girlfriend have been charged with felonies for attempting to bring narcotic soaked paper into the Cook County Jail, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. In April, Sheriff’s Office investigators were contacted by a...

Three Kentucky Men Charged with Firearm Felonies after River North Traffic Stop

by Shereen Mohammad | May 5, 2023 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – Three men who told police they traveled to Chicago to purchase marijuana at a dispensary were charged with felony weapons charges after police recovered multiple unlicensed firearms from their vehicle during a traffic stop in the Chicago’s River...

Bellwood Woman Charged Following Recovery of $2.1 Million of Counterfeit Luxury Goods

by Shereen Mohammad | May 2, 2023 | Press Release

COOK COUNTY, IL – A joint investigation by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Special Operations Unit and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) resulted in the recovery of $2.1 million of counterfeit luxury items and charges against a Bellwood...