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...
COOK COUNTY, IL – The three individuals in custody involved in a brutal assault on two correctional deputies in the Cook County jail earlier this week will face multiple charges, including attempted murder, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. In addition to one...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is seeking attempted murder charges on three maximum security individuals in custody who attacked two correctional deputies. At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, three individuals in custody repeatedly punched...
A bill requiring mental health training for all law enforcement personnel was approved by the Illinois House of Representatives this Monday 112-000-001. House Bill 375, proposed by Cook County Sheriff Thomas J Dart and sponsored by State Representative Laura Fine...
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help identifying the person who shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Thornton Township. At approximately 2 p.m. on April 6, a woman was found in her vehicle parked in front of her home in the 15500 block...
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today that two men have been charged in a home invasion where two people were shot – one of whom was an offender. At approximately 9:25 a.m. on Wednesday, Sheriff’s Police received a report of a home invasion in the 4800...
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart today urged support for his proposed state legislation to increase personal data transparency between commercial website operators and their Illinois consumers. The Right to Know Act would require companies to provide transparency...
Thousands of outstanding warrants are tied to non-violent crimes and are more than a decade old, according to a report released today by Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart as part of his ongoing push to better utilize police resources and end unjust incarceration. A...
Update: Thursday, April 13, 2017 - The missing Juvenile was located safe today in Palatine. Tuesday, April 4, 2017 —Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 15-year-old boy. Mohamed Massoud, who also goes by...
Two brothers who were convicted on state human trafficking charges and their father – who was previously convicted of promoting prostitution – have now been sentenced in a separate federal sex trafficking case, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. ...