SB 1781, a bill seeking a year extension of the waiver of a $120 fee for criminal record expungement application by individuals in Cook County whose charges were eventually dropped, passed the Illinois House of Representatives with a vote of 61-55, Cook County Sheriff... [Read More]
The federal indictment of 21 people involved in the leadership of a vast, nationwide, Thai sex trafficking organization was unsealed today at a federal courthouse in Minneapolis, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. After receiving multiple tips starting in August 2015, t... [Read More]
The search for the missing 16-year-old Villa Park teenager will continue this morning at 8 a.m. at W. Belmont Ave. and N. River Rd. near Franklin Park, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The Sheriff announced Monday afternoon that the Sheriff’s Office has ... [Read More]
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office will host its Department of Corrections Promotional Ceremony today, May 12, 2017 at the Mental Health Transition Center from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The sworn and civilian staff promoted in 2016 and 2017 to Sergeant, Lieutenant, Commander, Assista... [Read More]
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart will join the families of fallen officers as they remember those killed in the line of duty at the 16th annual Cook County Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony. The hour-long ceremony starts at 11 a.m. on May 9 at the Cermak Woods Forest Preser... [Read More]
COOK COUNTY, IL – Eight maximum security inmates have been charged with aggravated arson in connection with burning their uniforms, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On the evening of April 15 multiple detainees destroyed their uniforms that are designed ... [Read More]
The Right to Know Act (SB 1502), proposed by Sheriff Tom Dart and sponsored by Sen. Michael Hastings, was passed by the Illinois Senate this afternoon on a partisan line with one GOP member voting “yes.” 31 senators voted in favor of the bill, 21 voted opposed to the mea... [Read More]
A 23-year-old Oak Lawn man has been charged with multiple counts of aggravated driving under the influence in connection with a Monday morning crash that killed two people, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 1 a.m. on May 1, Sheriff’s Poli... [Read More]
