NEW : Sheriff : ' I ca n't be doing this and have a good conscience about it ' Sheriff Mike Dart says he is suspending foreclosure ##s in Cook County . Illinois Bankers Association action plan , says sheriff could be held in contempt . `` The Illinois banking industry is working hard to help troubled homeowners in many ways , but Sheriff Dart 's declaration of 'martial law ' should not be tolerated . '' Cook County on pace to handle 43,000 foreclosure cases this year .
NEW : Sheriff : ' I ca n't be doing this and have a good conscience about it ' Sheriff Mike Dart says he is suspending foreclosure ##s in Cook County . Illinois Bankers Association action plan , says sheriff could be held in contempt . Cook County on pace to handle 43,000 foreclosure cases this year .