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Cook County Sheriffs Department

Convicted Kiler, Mistakenly Freed, Recaptured

AP | JASON KEYSER | Posted 04.04.2013 | Crime
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CHICAGO — Two days after a stunning series of errors allowed a convicted murderer to walk out of a Chicago jail where he did not need to be in t...

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WATCH: Presumed Gacy Victim Found Alive

Posted 12.26.2011 | Chicago
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A former Aurora man thought to be one of eight unidentified victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy has been located, alive and well, in Florida afte...

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Sheriff: Solid Leads In Effort To ID Gacy Victims

AP | By DON BABWIN | Posted 12.18.2011 | Chicago
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CHICAGO -- A sheriff whose office exhumed the skeletal remains of eight of serial killer John Wayne Gacy's never-identified victims said Monday that d...

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PHOTOS: Gacy Victims Exhumed, Sheriff Hopes To Identify Victims More Than 30 Years Later

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 12.12.2011 | Chicago
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CHICAGO — More than 30 years after a collection of skeletal remains was found beneath John Wayne Gacy's house, detectives have secretly exhumed ...

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Cops' 'Free TV' Sting Operation Nabs More Than 100 Fugitives

Posted 12.04.2011 | Chicago
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Cook County Sheriff's police arrested more than 100 fugitives last month during a sting operation that lured wanted criminals to a county government w...

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Inmates Could Be Cleaning Cages At Cook County Pound

Posted 09.20.2011 | Chicago
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A key committee of the Chicago City Council put forth a money-saving proposal to bring non-violent offenders from Cook County Jail to clean animal cag...

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Fake Lawyer Tried Over 60 Cases With No Law Degree

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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Tahir Malik, a 47-year-old man from Skokie, Illinois, "walked around the courtroom like he was a hotshot, strutting around," said one of his clients. ...

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Six Charged In Maywood Dogfight

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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Six people were arrested on dogfighting charges after Cook County sheriff's officers raided a Maywood residence where dogs were locked in battle. T...

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Lawsuit: Cops Stripped Dead Girl's Body, Posed It For Nude Photos

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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On New Year's Eve of 2009, 20-year-old Jessica Mejia was killed in an apparent DUI car crash. Her boyfriend, Nick Sord, was driving at over three time...

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Downtown Pickpocket Arrested For 58th Time

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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A South Side man with a history of pickpocketing in the downtown area remains in jail Monday on $80,000 bond after he was stopped by a Cook County She...

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Cops Seize Fireworks And Explosives Capable Of Leveling An Entire City Block

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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After making one arrest following the seizure of fireworks and explosive chemicals powerful enough "to level an entire city block," Cook County sherif...

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Assault Rifles Stolen From Police Firing Range; Sheriff's Investigation Thwarted

chicagopublicradio.org | Produced by Alex Keefe on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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Police in south suburban Harvey say nearly two dozen guns have been stolen from their firing range. They range from handguns to high-powered rifles....

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

Chicago Public Radio | Susie An | Posted 05.25.2011 | 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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Dogfighting Ring Busted At Suburban Day Care (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATES Cook County sheriffs raided a suburban day care Tuesday after learning it was being used as a front for what officers describ...

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Deal Bans Political Hiring In Sheriff's Department

Chicago Sun-Times | Mark J. Konkol | Posted 05.25.2011 | 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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