COOK COUNTY, IL – As the Chicago area experiences a concerning increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking the public to get vaccinated and strictly follow the latest CDC guidelines because community spread of the virus...
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Sheriff’s Office Offers Free Assistance to Tenants, Housing Providers as Eviction Moratorium Expires
COOK COUNTY, IL – As the moratorium on filing eviction cases has been lifted, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is reminding housing providers and tenants grappling with eviction that they can access the Office’s Community Resource Center for assistance in accessing...
25 Men Arrested in Cook County Sheriff’s Police “John” Sting Targeting Sex Buyers
COOK COUNTY, IL – Officers from the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Special Victims Unit issued citations to 25 men and towed 21 vehicles as part of an undercover operation targeting individuals seeking to buy sex, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On...
Man Charged with Illegally Transferring Firearm
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 22-year-old Midlothian man has been charged after a Sheriff’s Police investigation found he gave a gun to his brother who could not legally possess one, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On April 1, Sheriff’s Police recovered a...
Man Charged with Aggravated Battery to a Sheriff’s Police Officer
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 35-year-old man has been charged with multiple felonies after a Cook County Sheriff’s Police officer was dragged by a vehicle during the investigation of a possible road rage incident, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 10:15...
Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Ford Heights Shooting
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 35-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after an investigation found he shot another man in the face, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 3:10 a.m. on June 20, Sheriff’s Police responded to the 1400...
Woman Charged with Stabbing Woman, Sheriff’s Police Officer
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 42-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated battery after a Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation found she stabbed another woman in the back and a Sheriff’s Police officer in the hand, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At...
Electronic Monitoring Participant Charged after Weapons Recovered from Residence
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 21-year-old Chicago man on electronic monitoring for a firearm offense is facing additional charges after multiple guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition were found in the home where he was staying, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced...
Sheriff Dart’s Child Rescue Unit Locates 1000th Youth in Care
COOK COUNTY, IL – The Cook County Sheriff’s Police Child Rescue Unit (CRU) located its 1,000th missing youth in care on Wednesday, announced Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart. “Youth in the state’s care who are missing are extremely vulnerable to trafficking, drugs...
Cook County Jail Chess Team Places Second in International Chess Tournament
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....