COOK COUNTY, IL – Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today that Cook County Jail’s urban farm has as new purchaser of its perennial flowers, Chicago-based florist Flowers for Dreams. Flowers for Dreams, which started in 2012, donates 25 percent of its profits to local...
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5,743 Cook County Concealed Carry Objections
Cook County Applications 81,862 Total Sheriff's Office Objections 5,743 Basis for Concealed Carry Objection Objection Count* Agg. Battery/Agg. Assault 815 Burglary/Theft/Robbery 276 Domestic Violence 2214 Drugs 304 False Personation of Police/Public Employee 40...
Sheriff’s Office Conducting Traffic Safety Checkpoint in Schaumburg
Cook County Sheriff’s Police will conduct a roadside safety checkpoint Saturday (tomorrow) night through early Sunday morning in Schaumburg, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart said today. At the checkpoint officers will ensure drivers are complying with Illinois driver's license...
Man Arrested for Injuring Child
A Sauk Village man who Sheriff’s Police found holding a child and a knife has been charged with stabbing another child, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 4:10 p.m. on July 6, Sheriff’s Police officers responded for report of a man...
Sheriff Dart Seeks Public’s Help Locating Missing Man
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help locating a missing man. Hector Castillo-Nunez, 62, was last seen on the night of July 3rd in the 2200 block of Nichols Road in unincorporated Arlington Heights. He does not speak English....
Man Arrested for Selling Illegal Fireworks
A Chicago man has been arrested after Cook County Sheriff’s Police seized approximately 1,900 pounds of illegal fireworks, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart said today. Vincent Saraceno, 36, was arrested Thursday morning after Sheriff’s Police found him selling illegal fireworks...
Sheriff Dart’s Demand to Defund Sex Trafficking Compels Visa and Mastercard to Sever Ties with Backpage.com
Visa and MasterCard have agreed to stop processing payments for sex trafficking industry profiteer Backpage.com following a demand from Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart. On Monday, Sheriff Dart wrote to Visa CEO Charles Scharf and MasterCard CEO Ajaypal Banga to...
Smart 911 for Cook County Constituents
Smart911 technology is now available for Cook County constituents. Below is an overview of how you can take advantage of this important development to more easily communicate with Cook County Sheriff’s Police and keep both your family and the community safe. How Does...
UNKNOWN VICTIM OF JOHN WAYNE GACY IS IDENTIFIED
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 —After waiting more than 30 years, family and friends of William “Bill” George Bundy now have the answer to the question, “where has our loved one gone,” Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced on Monday. Due to Sheriff Dart’s renewed...