COOK COUNTY, IL —A prisoner has been charged after a Sheriff’s Office investigation found that he left a gun in a Cook County Jail trash can, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On the morning of Aug. 15, a loaded, 32 caliber Kel-Tec handgun was found by staff in...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A 22-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after an investigation found he shot at a Cook County Sheriff’s Police officer, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 1:05 p.m. on Aug. 13, a man, later identified as Deandre...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A coalition of public and private sector partners today unveiled the first youth baseball field in the Village of Ford Heights. The field is the culmination of years of collaboration among the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, Cubs Charities, the...
Legislation supported by Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart to help end delays for individuals in custody who are in need of placement in state facilities for treatment of serious mental illnesses, has been signed into state law. System backlogs have left those court...
Sheriff to Seek Creation of Searchable Database and Increased Fines for Repeat Sex Buyers In an effort to target and reduce sex trafficking, a national coalition of law enforcement agencies conducted coordinated sting operations that led to more than 1,000 arrests,...
Sheriff Tom Dart has dedicated his career to challenging injustice, fighting the violence plaguing our communities, and bringing a new and thoughtful approach to public service. After serving as a prosecutor and an Illinois state legislator, Sheriff Dart ran for Cook...
DATE OF CRIME: JANUARY 19, 2003 GENDER: MALE RACE: HISPANIC AGE AT TIME OF INCIDENT: 19 LOCATION OF INCIDENT: 10010 W. PALMER (DRIVEWAY) LEYDEN TWP, IL. INFORMATION: VICTIM ADOLFO FAVELA JR. WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY OF 10010 W. PALMER IN LEYDEN...
https://vimeo.com/280731374/a768f3030e More than 2 million people in the United States have a substance use disorder related to opioids, whether heroin or painkillers such as oxycodone, according to national studies. In Cook County, approximately three people...
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...