by Shereen Mohammad | Jan 31, 2024 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart, in partnership with the International Chess Federation, is proud to announce the Chess for Freedom Program at the Cook County Jail has been awarded in two categories at the 3rd Annual Anthem Awards for the...
by Kelly Brady | May 20, 2023 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – An individual in custody and his girlfriend have been charged with felonies for attempting to bring narcotic soaked paper into the Cook County Jail, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. In April, Sheriff’s Office investigators were contacted by a...
by Shereen Mohammad | May 5, 2023 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Three men who told police they traveled to Chicago to purchase marijuana at a dispensary were charged with felony weapons charges after police recovered multiple unlicensed firearms from their vehicle during a traffic stop in the Chicago’s River...
by Shereen Mohammad | May 2, 2023 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – A joint investigation by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Special Operations Unit and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) resulted in the recovery of $2.1 million of counterfeit luxury items and charges against a Bellwood...
by Shereen Mohammad | Apr 20, 2023 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced a critical partnership today with Uber, the largest rideshare company in the United States, to support the need for transportation and grocery delivery services amongst domestic violence and human...