by Grace Cronin | Jul 21, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is warning the public of a telephone scam during which callers, who identify themselves as Sheriff’s Office employees, tell individuals they must come to a Sheriff’s Office location to a pay a fine or face arrest....
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...
by Shereen Mohammad | May 16, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Nearly three out of every four revoked FOID card holders have either not accounted for their firearms or returned their FOID cards, according to a new report compiled by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. According to the report, of the more than...
by Christian Whiting | May 13, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart has relaunched Seniors Training Academy Recruits to Succeed (STARS), a unique program where older adult volunteers help train police recruits to better serve the community. Sheriff Dart founded the STARS program...
by Christian Whiting | May 7, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 44-year-old woman, charged in the 2003 deaths of her newborn twins following an extensive cold case investigation by Sheriff’s Police, has been convicted of murder, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Antoinette Briley pled guilty...
