A groundbreaking bill seeking to reduce the number of children born in custody to pre-trial detainees in Illinois was unanimously passed out of the Illinois Senate Thursday and will be sent to the Governor for signature. House Bill 1464, proposed by Cook County Sheriff T... [Read More]
A Cook County Jail detainee was indicted this week on a charge of aggravated assault against a correctional deputy, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 1 p.m. on May 1, a female correctional deputy was escorting detainee Matthew Jackson back to his housi... [Read More]
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Skokie man found unresponsive Wednesday morning in a courthouse bathroom was revived with naloxone, the second time in two weeks Cook County Sheriff’s Police used the opioid overdose antidote to save someone’s life, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced ... [Read More]
A bill seeking to enact harsher penalties on detainees who expose themselves and conduct lewd behavior while in custody was unanimously passed out of the Criminal Law Committee in the Illinois Senate on Tuesday night. Senate Bill 3104, proposed by Cook County Sheriff Thomas ... [Read More]
