• Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart speaks during a county budget hearing on Tuesday.


    A proposed resolution up for consideration next week that calls on Cook County leaders to “redirect” money away from arresting and jailing people does not say anything about draining tens of millions of dollars from the county’s mammoth jail and court system right away. But facing a $410 million budget gap heading into next year, commissioners may not have a choice.

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