by Shereen Mohammad | Oct 19, 2021 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A second person has been charged in connection with trafficking a Chicago woman and then later kidnapping her, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Corey Bryant, 39, of the 5500 block of West Gladys Avenue in Chicago, was charged on...
by Shereen Mohammad | Oct 15, 2021 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – The Cook County Jail’s Chess Team finished 3rd in its division during the championship round of the largest international chess competition for detained individuals, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Hosted by Cook County Jail and sanctioned by...
by Mike Pierga | May 11, 2021 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Seven individuals in custody at the Cook County Jail competed this morning in an online international chess tournament against individuals in custody in Armenia, Spain and Russia, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The tournament began 8:30 a.m....
by Mike Pierga | Nov 28, 2020 | Press Release, Uncategorized
On Friday, Nov. 27, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart received confirmation that he was positive for COVID-19 after being tested on Tuesday, Nov. 24. He last worked on Thursday, Nov. 19. He began feeling symptomatic on Friday, Nov. 20 and immediately self-quarantined. The...
by Mike Pierga | Feb 5, 2020 | Press Release
A national operation aimed at deterring johns and disrupting the online facilitation of sex trafficking made its 10,000th arrest since 2011 during the latest sting, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The 10,000th arrest was made during the 19th...
