The Cook County Sheriff's Boot Camp is going to start a fish farm. more ›

In spite of temptation to run for a bigger office, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is staying put and running for reelection. He even posted a new status update on his Facebook page that reads, "Tom Dart loves having a job that I truly enjoy and which allows me to see my family each night. Hoping voters will elect me to another term as Cook County Sheriff in 2010. More to come later today, but thanks for all of your words of encouragement as I've made this decision!" Does he have a Twitter account, too? more ›

Saturday is the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. As one might guess, I have a lot of mixed feelings about this anniversary and my thoughts are with my old city and my friends and family still there. But knowing that Steven Seagal is there, out for justice to protect them*, I'm able to sleep a little bit better at night, knowing if they're under siege, he's not letting criminals get above the law. more ›

In an effort to continue his battle against prostitution, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has added a few former prostitutes to the payroll. The sheriff's office, partnering with the county Department of Women’s Justice Services, performed a pair of prostitution stings earlier this year that led to the arrest of 11 women and two of them accepted Dart's offer. The primary job of the women is to amass information on pimps and other sex traffickers that the sheriff's office can use in their battle against prostitution. [WBBM] more ›