by Christian Whiting | Aug 31, 2023 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – In recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart and partnering organizations raised awareness today about the opioid overdose epidemic and reinforced ongoing prevention efforts at the Cook County Jail. The...
by Mike Pierga | Dec 12, 2020 | Press Release
The quick and compassionate work of Cook County Sheriff’s Police reversed a deadly overdose in Chicago on Friday morning, announced Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart today. At approximately 9:40 a.m., Sheriff’s Police officers were on patrol in Chicago’s 15th...
by Mike Pierga | May 3, 2018 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Skokie man found unresponsive Wednesday morning in a courthouse bathroom was revived with naloxone, the second time in two weeks Cook County Sheriff’s Police used the opioid overdose antidote to save someone’s life, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced...
by Mike Pierga | Jan 17, 2018 | Press Release
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart launched an email helpline today to connect people to life-saving drug naloxone and released the second installment of the Sheriff’s Awareness Initiative video series on the opioid crisis. The second installment of the video series...
