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In Sept. 2021, Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart formed a task force to investigate 150 cold cases involving missing women. Eight months later, Dart says twelve cases have been solved, three of them with the help of other police agencies. NBC 5 Investigates’ Rob Stafford has the story.

Karen Philips, mother of missing postal worker Kierra Coles, knows the despair of not knowing where a daughter is.

As part of a new plan to curb the alarming number of carjackings, the Cook County sheriff said he wants to partner with automakers to track stolen vehicles. We’re hearing from one victim who says it would have made a difference in her case. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart has tested positive for coronavirus and is quarantining at his home, officials announced Saturday. According to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, Dart was tested for the virus on Tuesday and received his positive test results on Friday. The sheriff was last in the office on Nov. 19. He began to feel symptoms of the virus…

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that officers who were suspended while undergoing disciplinary proceedings can sue the Cook County Sheriff’s Office for backpay lost during their suspensions. In the 4-3 decision on Thursday, the state’s high court upheld an appeals court’s ruling allowing officers to sue Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart’s office over the legitimacy of the merit board...