COOK COUNTY – A Des Plaines man has been charged with possession of child pornography after investigators found sexually explicit images of children under the age of 13 on his cellphone, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. SVU investigators traced...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Due to the unfair burden on Sheriff’s Office staff, and Cook County taxpayers, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office filed a petition for a writ of mandamus asking the Illinois Supreme Court to require the Illinois Department of Corrections to abide by...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Chicago woman who befriended and then sexually trafficked a runaway teen has been charged with involuntary sexual servitude and human trafficking, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Thursday, September 16, members of the...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff’s Police Detective Ginny Georgantas, whose tireless devotion to solving the 17-year-old murders of twin infant boys led her to learn the complex field of forensic genealogy, has been named the 2021 Officer of the Year by the...
COOK COUNTY, IL – Officers from the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Special Victims Unit issued citations to 27 men and towed 22 vehicles as part of an undercover operation in unincorporated Leyden Township targeting individuals seeking to purchase sex, Cook County...
COOK COUNTY, IL – To prioritize long unsolved cases of missing people, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office has launched the Missing Persons Project, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced at a press conference today. The new project will provide resources dedicated...
COOK COUNTY, IL – The Oak Lawn Police Department is the first law enforcement agency to partner with a Cook County Sheriff’s Office program that enables officers to virtually connect individuals in crisis to a mental health professional, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart...
COOK COUNTY, IL – A Worth man has been charged with possession and dissemination of child pornography after investigators found numerous sexually explicit images and videos of children under the age of 13 on his cellphone, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced...
COOK COUNTY, IL – As the Chicago area experiences a concerning increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking the public to get vaccinated and strictly follow the latest CDC guidelines because community spread of the virus...
COOK COUNTY, IL – As the moratorium on filing eviction cases has been lifted, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is reminding housing providers and tenants grappling with eviction that they can access the Office’s Community Resource Center for assistance in accessing...
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