Cook County Sheriff’s Merit Board

Recent Press Releases

• Sheriff’s Office Announces Electronic Monitoring Program Transition from Radio Frequency to GPS Bracelets
  To address the continued increase of criminal defendants court-ordered to the Sheriff’s Electronic [Read More]
• Cook County Sheriff’s Police and Deputies Assist Chicago Police Department with Looting
  The Cook County Sheriff’s Office deployed approximately 120 additional officers to the South and [Read More]
• Sheriff Dart Calls for Legislation to Require FOID Card Verification to Prevent Illegal Ammunition Purchases
  COOK COUNTY, IL – With Chicago reeling from a sharp increase in shootings and gun-related homicides [Read More]
• CDC Study Finds Aggressive, Timely Interventions Dramatically Reduced COVID-19 Case at Cook County Jail
  Aggressive, comprehensive measures implemented at Cook County Jail caused a dramatic decline in the [Read More]
• Sheriff’s Office Opens Testing at The New Roseland Hospital for General Public
  Three weeks ago in-person visitation resumed at the Cook County Jail for the first time in nearly [Read More]