Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today that one of the seven remaining unnamed John Wayne Gacy victims has been identified, solving a nearly 40-year-old mystery. James “Jimmie” Byron Haakenson left his home in St. Paul, Minnesota in the summer of 1976 when...
In an effort to stem the continuing violence on Chicago’s streets, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Thursday that his office will notify local police when accused gun offenders post high bonds to return to communities besieged by shootings. Dart is also...
A 17-year-old boy from unincorporated Des Plaines has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting of a teenage girl, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The boy's name is not being released because he has been...
A Cook County Jail individual in custody has been charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer causing great bodily harm after seriously injuring a correctional deputy, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. According to the Sheriff’s Office investigation, at...
A joint investigation by Cook County Sheriff’s Police Vice Unit and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of a residential brothel operation led to felony charges against seven individuals for patronizing those locations or operating them, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart...
Chicago’s 9th Ward and 5th Police District, which include the far south side neighborhoods of Roseland and Pullman, will receive extended patrols and crime suppression activities to enhance public safety and continue to reduce crime significantly, Cook County Sheriff...
Date of Birth:10/04/54 Charge: Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault With A Weapon Last Known Address: 2800 blk N. McVicker, Chicago
Date of Birth:10/04/54 Charge: Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault With A Weapon Last Known Address: 2800 blk N. McVicker, Chicago
Date of Birth: 03/19/86 Charge: Aggravated child pornography - possession of film/video Last Known Address: 4800 block of South Seeley, Chicago
Date of Birth: 12/31/85 Charge: Criminal sexual abuse Last Known Address: 1000 block of Boxwood, Mt. Prospect