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Prisoner Charged After Handgun Found at Cook County Jail

Prisoner Charged After Handgun Found at Cook County Jail

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...

‘Field of Dreams’ Becomes a Reality in Ford Heights

‘Field of Dreams’ Becomes a Reality in Ford Heights

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...