As part of ongoing efforts to address the COVID-19 virus, all visits to individuals in custody at the Cook County Department of Corrections (DOC) will be suspended until further notice, effective Sunday, March 15, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. While there...
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Court-Ordered Evictions, Sheriff’s Work Alternative Program Suspended Due to COVID-19 Precautions
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office has suspended all court-ordered evictions for the next 30 days, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Prior to the order, Sheriff’s Department staff screened all individuals for symptoms of COVID-19 at residences where evictions were...
Frankfort Man Charged with Predatory Criminal Sexual Abuse and Production of Child Pornography
A Frankfort man has been charged with multiple felonies after investigators found videos of him engaging in sexual acts with a child, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. In February, the Will County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the...
Sheriff Dart Expands Precautionary Measures for COVID-19 at Cook County Department of Corrections
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today expanded precautionary measures at the Cook County Department of Corrections (DOC) to protect staff, the individual in custody population and the public from the spread of COVID-19. While the DOC has no COVID-19...
Former Patients of Deceased Pediatrician Dr. Van Koinis Urged to Contact Healthcare Providers Regarding Immunization Status
On Feb. 11, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office notified the public about an ongoing investigation concerning vaccinations provided by Dr. Van Koinis. Dr. Koinis was found deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Sept. 10, 2019 in a Cook County Forest Preserve in...
Chicago Man Charged with Attempted Criminal Sexual Abuse
A 60-year-old Chicago man has been charged with multiple felonies after he solicited an undercover Cook County Sheriff’s Police officer who was posing as a teenage boy on a dating app, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The man, identified as Zasimo Bahonsua was...
Two Charged with Murder of Des Plaines Man
Two teenagers have been charged with murder in connection with a man found shot to death in unincorporated Maine Township, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 9:15 p.m. on Feb. 28, Sheriff’s Police received a report of a person laying...
Woman Charged after Emaciated Dog Found in Willow Springs
A 48-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the abuse and abandonment of a dog found in Willow Springs, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Feb. 17 an emaciated and severely dehydrated male pit bull mix was found in a garbage bag on the...
Sheriff’s Office Warns Public of Phone Scam
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office would like to warn the public of a phone scam in which the caller identifies himself as “Sgt. Dennis Peterson” or “Lt. Jonathan Moore” and claims to be an employee the Sheriff’s Office. The calls have originated from multiple different...
Chicago Man Charged with Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse
A 40-year-old Chicago man has been charged with multiple felonies after a Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation found he solicited an undercover officer posing as a teenage boy on a dating app, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The man, identified as Jaime...