A surge in Cook County Sheriff's Police patrols on Chicago Transit Authority trains is producing hundreds of arrests and ...

Cook County’s 911 mental health program gives officers tablets that connect a person in crisis via video to a mental health ...

The Cook County Sheriff's Office has been a part of Illinois' enhanced CTA security plan and state-led task force dedicated ...

WGN Investigates analyzed Chicago's city data portal independently.

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, whose police officers have been deployed on the CTA for several months, said Wednesday that a dedicated police force should be responsible for law enforcement on public ...

A high-traffic area of the South Loop is drawing extra attention from local law enforcement. The Cook County Sheriff's Office is applying significant resources into the Roosevelt Road corridor in an ...

Since March, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has placed teams of officers — 50 per day, working 12-hour shifts — on the Green and Red lines.

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COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — A heartfelt reunion took place Tuesday, weeks after a Cook County police officer’s quick thinking helped save a mother choking on the side of the road. Cook County sheriff’s ...

A drone from Skydio over a patrol vehicle. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office this summer and fall tested Skydio drones provided to the agency at no charge. Credit: Courtesy Skydio The Cook County ...