COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart thanked jurors and the U.S. Attorney’s Office following guilty verdicts in the criminal case against Backpage executives, who oversaw one of the largest and most profitable websites known for prostitution ads,...
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Sheriff Dart and Friends of the Chicago River Join Forces to Clean-Up the Ford Heights Community and River
COOK COUNTY, IL – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office co-hosted a volunteer community clean-up of the Deer Creek River in Ford Heights Village yesterday, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Approximately 30 volunteers from the Sheriff’s Office and...
Sheriff’s Dart Secures Cell Phones for Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Survivors
COOK COUNTY, IL- The Sheriff’s Office Victim Support Services Unit (VSS) has partnered with 911 Cell Phone Bank to provide free pre-paid cell phones to assist survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced...
Sheriff’s Police Conducting Traffic Safety Checkpoint in Schaumburg
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff’s Police and the Schaumburg Police Department will be conducting a roadside safety checkpoint on Golf Road,Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The checkpoint is scheduled to run from 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9 to 2 a.m....
Convicted Sex Offender Charged with Multiple Felonies for Sexual Acts with Minor Victim and Gun Offenses
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Glenview man is facing multiple felony charges after Sheriff’s Police detectives learned he groomed and travelled to engage in sexual acts with an underage victim over the last year, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Sheriff’s...
Sheriff Dart Announces Record Number of Trafficking Related Charges, Calls on Websites to Prevent More People from Becoming Victims
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart today called on websites to work with law enforcement to prevent more people from being trafficked online after 10 people were charged in Sheriff’s Police trafficking related investigations in just two weeks. The...
Sheriff’s Police Seek Public’s Help to Identify Male Offenders in Connection with Shooting, Attempted Catalytic Converter Theft
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff’s Police are seeking the public’s help to identify two male offenders who shot at a victim in unincorporated Northfield Township after he saw them attempting to steal a catalytic converter from a parked vehicle. At approximately...
Sheriff Dart Hosts Cook County Jail’s Largest Global Virtual Chess Competition
COOK COUNTY, IL – The Cook County Jail is hosting the largest international chess competition for detained individuals starting today, with 116 teams from around the world participating in the three-day virtual competition, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today....
Man Charged with Involuntary Servitude in Trafficking Case
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 53-year-old Elk Grove man has been charged with Involuntary Servitude, a Class X felony, after a Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation found he forced a victim to have sex for money, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today....
Sheriff Dart Hosts Catalytic Converter Anti-Theft Event in Chicago’s 11th Ward
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart was joined by Commissioner John Daley and Alderwoman Nicole Lee at yesterday’s catalytic converter etching event held in Chicago’s 11th Ward. During the free event, 65 city residents were able to get their catalytic...