Cook County Sheriff

'Operation Room Service': 100 Arrested, $100,000 Recovered In Sting

Chicago Public Radio | Susie An | Posted 10.29.2009 | Chicago

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More than 100 people were arrested and more than $100,000 in drugs and cash seized as part of a six-month investigation dubbed "Operation Room Service...

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Burr Oak Cemetery Opening Online Records Database

AP | Posted 08.21.2009 | Chicago

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ALSIP, Ill. (AP) -- Authorities plan to give the public access to a searchable online database of nearly 100,000 graves at the historic black cemetery...

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Sheriff Hires Ex-Prostitutes, Closes Mother-Daughter Brothel

Huffington Post | Posted 07.11.2009 | Chicago

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The Cook County sheriff's office has added two former prostitutes to the payroll as part of its efforts to combat the world's oldest profession, STNG ...

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Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart Named To Time 100

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 06.01.2009 | Chicago

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It may be a sign of the times that the two biggest issues on Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's plate are mortgage defaulters and prostitutes. Or maybe no...

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Sheriff Sets Up Suburban Government Corruption Unit

WBBM Newsradio | Posted 05.17.2009 | Chicago

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[Cook County Sheriff Thomas] Dart has formed a new Financial Crimes/Public Corruption Unit, the first of its kind in the sheriff's office, to investig...

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Puppy Mill Busted On South Side, Dozens Of Puppies Crammed Into Bird Cages (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 04.24.2009 | Chicago

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Authorities have removed up to 70 puppies from a home on Chicago's South Side, where police say some animals were stuffed into bird cages and living w...

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Jail Crowding May Be Reduced

Chicago Sun-Times | Frank Main | Posted 01.17.2009 | Chicago

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The elimination of video bail hearings at the courthouse at 26th and California is expected to create staffing problems for the Cook County sheriff bu...

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Cook County Sheriff Launching Local Most Wanted TV Show

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.04.2009 | Chicago

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Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is launching a local version of "America's Most Wanted" on Comcast cable. "Police Blotter on Demand," which will be avai...

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Cook County Sheriff Resuming Evictions

Posted 11.15.2008 | Chicago

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UPDATE The Cook County Sheriff's office will resume mortgage foreclosure evictions Monday, October 20th. Sheriff Dart agreed to end his brief morator...

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Cook County Sheriff Suspending Mortgage Foreclosure Evictions

Posted 11.08.2008 | Chicago

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UPDATE Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is helping to uphold state law with his eviction moratorium: People...

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Deal Bans Political Hiring In Sheriff's Department

Chicago Sun-Times | Mark J. Konkol | Posted 10.13.2008 | Chicago

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Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart on Thursday agreed to settle a federal lawsuit that seeks to eliminate political hiring in his office. The proposed deal...

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