Cook County Sheriff’s Office

An investigation remains underway after an off-duty Cook County Sheriff’s Officer was shot near Midway Airport on Wednesday night, with the officer still in critical condition.

After several recent and brazen carjackings in Chicago — including one incident captured on video that took place in broad daylight on the Dan Ryan Expressway — the Cook County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday is expected to announce an “anti-carjacking initiative” meant to crackdown on the crimes. Lauren Petty has more.

In 2021 alone, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office confirms that Chicago saw 2,098 incidents of vehicular hijacking.

After a video of a brazen carjacking on the Dan Ryan Expressway went viral, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office is set to announce an expansion to an anti-carjacking initiative that began last year, NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

After a brazen carjacking-turned-crash in broad daylight on the Dan Ryan Expressway was captured in a viral video, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office is slated to announce a renewed crackdown on carjacking on Thursday morning.

The thousands of people on electronic monitoring in Chicago area prohibited from having weapons or guns in their homes as they await trial. But through regular searches, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office says it keeps finding firearms. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers reports.

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office says deputies have recovered more than 80 firearms so far this year while searching the homes of individuals who are on electronic monitoring.