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In the lawsuit, the four said they were pressured to resign or be fired for supporting the former sheriff's opponent in the 2018 election.
Read More →Cook County (Ill.) Sheriff Tom Dart has announced that a former FBI agent has been hired to command the department's internal affairs unit.
Read More →More than 110 Cook County, IL, sheriff's office recruits and trainees were laid off this week after a proposed countywide tax on soda was put on hold, officials said.
Read More →A sergeant gave the man a tablet. The man sat in a chair as counselor listened to and spoke with him. He was convinced to walk to the ambulance.
Read More →A 32-year-old man was ordered held without bail Tuesday on charges of attempted murder of a police officer and aggravated battery, and the police officer he reportedly shot in the hand will require multiple surgeries to repair "shattered bones."
Read More →The Cook County Sheriff's Department is taking extreme measures to suppress gun violence in Chicago with a new Illinois law enforcement strategy that redeploys deputies from the suburbs to the city. Those deputies are going after people with arrest warrants, often for violent crimes. Read More Here.
Read More →Chicago-area officials trying to prevent funerals for gang members from turning into shootouts say the issue has gotten so far "out of control" that one cemetery has started hiring off-duty police officers.
Read More →Suburban Cook County, Ill., deputies are being redeployed to Chicago to help arrest wanted felons.
Read More →The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is completing tests that would pave the way for first responders to use multi-band radios to communicate on various frequencies, the agency has announced.
Read More →The officer chased Eaton as she ran, clutching a pistol on her left side; the second officer drove alongside them in the SUV. She reportedly fired at one of the officers striking him in the “heart area” of the vest.
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