A 29-year-old Chicago man has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon after three firearms were found in his bedroom, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 8 a.m. on May 30, Sheriff’s Police officers were executing a warrant... [Read More]
Four detainees have been indicted on multiple felony charges in connection with a robbery of another detainee, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 9 p.m. on April 28, a detainee on Cook County Department of Corrections bus heading to Cook Cou... [Read More]
A groundbreaking bill seeking to reduce the number of children born in custody to pre-trial detainees in Illinois was unanimously passed out of the Illinois Senate Thursday and will be sent to the Governor for signature. House Bill 1464, proposed by Cook County Sheriff T... [Read More]
A Cook County Jail detainee was indicted this week on a charge of aggravated assault against a correctional deputy, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 1 p.m. on May 1, a female correctional deputy was escorting detainee Matthew Jackson back to his housi... [Read More]
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Skokie man found unresponsive Wednesday morning in a courthouse bathroom was revived with naloxone, the second time in two weeks Cook County Sheriff’s Police used the opioid overdose antidote to save someone’s life, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced ... [Read More]
A bill seeking to enact harsher penalties on detainees who expose themselves and conduct lewd behavior while in custody was unanimously passed out of the Criminal Law Committee in the Illinois Senate on Tuesday night. Senate Bill 3104, proposed by Cook County Sheriff Thomas ... [Read More]
A woman is alive after a Cook County Sheriff’s Police officer equipped with naloxone used the opioid overdose antidote to revive her, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 8:05 a.m. on Monday, the officer responded to a call of suspicious circumstances a... [Read More]
A Cook County Jail inmate has been sentenced to 15 years for solicitation of murder in which he sought someone to kill witnesses in his case, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Ivan Flores, 22, was originally booked into the jail on March 17, 2016 on an aggravated crimi... [Read More]
A Cook County Jail detainee has been indicted after a Sheriff’s Office investigation identified him as the second person involved in a January incident where marijuana was left at an inmate-only bathroom at Stroger hospital, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Jan. ... [Read More]
Eight Cook County Jail detainees found to have been involved in a fight on a maximum security housing tier have been indicted for mob action, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The altercation was reported at approximately 4:35 p.m. on April 3 in Division 10. None of th... [Read More]
