by Grace Cronin | Oct 10, 2025 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 32-year-old man who was the subject of a Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit investigation was sentenced today to 20 years in prison, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. David Deleon, who is an inactive...
by Grace Cronin | Oct 8, 2025 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office today announced the launch of its new “Book Bus” – a mobile library initiative designed to bring thousands of books directly to communities across Cook County that the Sheriff operates in and that often lack access to...
by Grace Cronin | Sep 2, 2025 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office collected approximately 18,900 pounds of compostable waste during its first two weeks of launching its new composting pilot program in the jail’s Central Kitchen, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Launched...
by Grace Cronin | Aug 21, 2025 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Legislation championed by Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart that creates new guidelines for missing persons investigations is now state law. SB 24, the Missing Persons Identification Act, sponsored by Sen. Michael Hastings in the Senate and Rep....
by Grace Cronin | Aug 11, 2025 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A man who dragged a small dog behind his vehicle has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 8 p.m. on Aug. 1, Sheriff’s Police officers stopped a silver pickup truck being...
