by Kelly Brady | May 18, 2023 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Illinois lawmakers today overwhelmingly approved legislation to help police more quickly track vehicles after a carjacking, increasing the chances of catching the offenders and stopping the vehicles from being used in additional crimes, Cook County...
by Kelly Brady | May 18, 2023 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Sheriff Thomas J. Dart and members of the Cook County Jail hosted dignitaries and chess experts from 23 countries in its very first in-person Chess for Freedom event. The special event brought together officials from The International Chess...
by Kelly Brady | May 12, 2023 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Drawing attention to a critical public safety issue, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart called on state lawmakers today to properly fund police efforts to keep firearms out of the hands of individuals who are prohibited by law from possessing them....
by Kelly Brady | May 11, 2023 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Worth Township man is facing charges after Cook County Sheriff’s Police and the Illinois Statewide Auto Theft Taskforce (ISATT) found more than 600 catalytic converters in one of the largest recoveries of the vehicle part in the state, Sheriff...
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...
