Sheriff Tom Dart

Inmates Raising Fish In Cook County

Posted 02.14.2012

Local restaurants may soon be serving up tilapia raised by Cook County Jail inmates. The jail will add fish-farming to its current crop of agricul...

Sheriff Who Refused To Evict Foreclosed Homeowners Forced To Resume

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 05.25.2011

CHICAGO — An Illinois sheriff who halted foreclosure evictions last month because some bank employees weren't following the proper procedures sa...

As Potential Chicago Mayoral Candidates Surge, Sheriff Tom Dart Rises to the Top

David Ormsby | Posted 05.25.2011

David Ormsby

Names of potential Chicago mayoral candidates to succeed Mayor Richard M. Daley are gushing out with the same intensity that BP's crippled oil well spewed crude a couple months ago.

Three Sisters' Identity Theft Ring Busted; $300K Of Merch Stolen

NBC Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

An identity theft ring that defrauded as many as 100 victims and reaped as much as $300,000 worth of merchandise has been shut down. Cook County Sher...

Two Cook County Jail Buildings To Close, Could Save County $15 Million A Year

NBC Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

Cook County is looking to give up its claim to the largest single-site jail in the nation. Sheriff Tom Dart announced Tuesday he would be shuttering ...

Sheriff Tom Dart Announces Prison Breakfast To Be Served At 4:30 A.M.

Posted 05.25.2011

Sheriff Tom Dart has been cutting costs with a vengeance at the Cook County Department of Corrections. And on Thursday, he announced another nearly $2...