Feds threaten to prosecute Tom Dart if ICE can't access Cook County Jail
Federal officials who want immigration agents to detain and deport Cook County Jail inmates have threatened Sheriff Tom Dart with prosecution if he doesn't give them access.
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Federal officials who want immigration agents to detain and deport Cook County Jail inmates have threatened Sheriff Tom Dart with prosecution if he doesn't give them access.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office has been a part of Illinois' enhanced CTA security plan and state-led task force dedicated to making it safe since the end of March. Their officers have worked more than 4,000 hours a month.
Days after new Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach ordered an urgent review of the county's electronic monitoring program, Sheriff Tom Dart said this crisis isn't new, and that he's been warning lawmakers of problems for years.
When the substation popped up this past summer, the sheriff said some crooks were bold enough to commit crimes right in front, including those seven men who are now in jail.
The Missing Persons Identification Act requires law enforcement to report immediately when they learn of a missing person and enter it into the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System.
One year ago, Maria Roque was shot and killed in front of her children—police say her longtime abuser was to blame. Roque’s story is an example of how law enforcement is not getting stay-away orders into the hands of abusers—and the problem goes well behind a piece of paper. Marissa Perlman investigates.
Sheriff Tom Dart said this implementation of law enforcement makes his deputies proactive instead of reactive. Darius Johnson reports.
It's part of a collaboration with Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart to bring art, music, and inspiration to those in custody.
It's part of a collaboration with Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart to bring art, music, and inspiration to those in custody.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said the current solution to this problem is not working – and thus, he is calling on Illinois state legislators to fund regional teams that can go to the homes of non-compliant residents. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Sheriff Tom Dart's office says they currently work with three local shelters.
Individuals in custody are taught to train shelter dogs in basic obedience.
Dart estimates as many as 10,000 people could qualify each year.
Cook Co. Sheriff Tom Dart said about half of people who cycle through Cook County Jail leave without a state-issued ID for various reasons and that can be a roadblock as they try to get their lives back on track.
The goal is to make it easier for people to rejoin society, and hopefully reduce the rate of recidivism in the criminal justice system.
When a car gets stolen or carjacked, the Sheriff’s office team trails it – from theft to recovery. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
When a car gets stolen or carjacked, the Sheriff's office team trails it – from theft to recovery.
"This is truly a national epidemic. It's going on around the country."
Cook County has a new weapon in the fight against catalytic converter thefts. It's digital etching technology that will make it harder for thieves to sell the stolen goods undetected.
Sheriff Tom Dart is joining Cermak Health and the South Side Heroin Opioid Task Force to highlight how naloxone can help people who overdose on opioids.
Sheriff Tom Dart is joining Cermak Health and the South Side Heroin Opioid Task Force to highlight how Naloxone can help people who overdose on opioids.
The Illinois General Assembly recently passed legislation to help police and victims find the location of carjacked vehicles.
Sheriff Tom Dart says paper laced with narcotics has become a growing problem of concern for correctional facilities across the country, including the Cook County Jail.
Sheriff Dart said hundreds of people have been targeted almost every day.
Thieves have been sawing the converters off vehicles to sell for scrap metal, and Sheriff Tom Dart said hundreds of people have been targeted almost every day. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports.
Heavy rain and gusty thunderstorms are ahead of the Chicago area on Tuesday.
A Concealed Carry License holder shot an armed person during an attempted robbery in Orland Park on Tuesday morning, police said.
Connor Bedard has been named the 37th captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, capping a busy offseason for the young center.
The Illinois winner of the $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot last month has come forward to claim their prize.
President Trump has thrown his support behind Darren Bailey, the Republican candidate for Illinois governor.
President Trump has thrown his support behind Darren Bailey, the Republican candidate for Illinois governor.
Attorney Bill Quinlan on Tuesday became the latest candidate to announce a run for mayor of Chicago in 2027.
The Supreme Court left intact a ruling that blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing new regulations for mail voting, rejecting the Trump administration's effort to move forward with the rules in the midterms.
The case stems from a Cronobacter bacterial contamination at one of Abbott Laboratories' Michigan plants.
Roger Simon, a celebrated political columnist who worked for the Chicago Sun-Times and Tribune, Politico, and other news organizations, died last week.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
The Jackson Chance Foundation supports the lives of families with babies in the NICU by removing the financial burden of finding parking near hospitals.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
More than 100 Black-owned businesses were showcased at Soldier Field Sunday for Black on the Block.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
The Edgewater Music Festival was under way this weekend on Chicago's north lakefront.
The Illinois winner of the $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot last month has come forward to claim their prize.
Henry and Jimmy V are 10-year-old podcasters who live in the west Chicago suburb of La Grange, and they were thrilled to get a signed copy of Madden 27 from Bears quarterback Caleb Williams. They join Dana Kozlov and Marissa Perlman by Zoom.
Get an inside look at the delicious offerings at Berwyn Chicken Co.
This is the second time President Trump has endorsed Bailey.
The nurses' beef with parent company Prime Healthcare is over the termination of two staff members that began as suspensions, which the nurses call retaliatory. Lauren Victory reports.
A Concealed Carry License holder shot an armed person during an attempted robbery in Orland Park on Tuesday morning, police said.
Heavy rain and gusty thunderstorms are ahead of the Chicago area on Tuesday.
A man has been charged after a student got hold of a gun on a school bus and fired shots out the window on Monday afternoon.
The Illinois winner of the $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot last month has come forward to claim their prize.
Connor Bedard has been named the 37th captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, capping a busy offseason for the young center.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
Back in 2023, ISP got a $10 million grant from the Illinois Secretary of State's Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council.
Two years before dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, police in nearby Evergreen Park found two bodies in the owners' minivan outside their home.
Connor Bedard has been named the 37th captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, capping a busy offseason for the young center.
Chicago has won three of four and moved one-half game ahead of idle Philadelphia for the top NL wild card.
The White Sox, who lost 102 games and finished last in 2025, won the opener of the showdown series to push their lead over the Guardians to 1 1/2 games.
Providence Catholic High School in southwest suburban New Lenox has fired football coach Tyler Plantz, despite the team's 4-0 start to the season.
Before the Chicago Bears beat the Carolina Panthers 59-37 in a wild NFL season opener, quarterback Caleb Williams gave some young fans a special gift to help them get ready for the occasion.
A $30,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person who shot and killed a 911 dispatcher in the Back of the Yards neighborhood last week.
A 15-year-old girl returned to court Monday to face murder charges, after authorities said she was one of a few people responsible for pushing a man out of a moving Chicago Transit Authority Red Line train.
An 85-year-old man from Crown Point, Indiana, was arrested this past weekend on accusations of shooting his wife.
Chicago police this past weekend issued a warning about a man who grabbed a woman at a CTA Blue Line station in Wicker Park.
CPD says six people were standing outside near an alley when two unknown vehicles approached. Multiple armed suspects got out and fired shots at the victims.
