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County Detail

Cook County

  • County Seat:
    Chicago
  • Area:
    954 square miles
  • Population:
    10,201 (1840 census) - 5,194,675 (2010 census)
  • Named for:
    Daniel Pope Cook, Illinois Representative
  • Created on:
    January 15, 1831

Documents

  • Supplemental_catalogue_of_the_Chicago_La
  • Cookcountyhistory
  • ChicagoLawInstitute
  • Documents relating to the history of the Cook County judiciary
  • Cook Bench and Bar_01
  • Civil government of Illinois and the U.S. special chapters on Chicago and Cook County brief historical sketches c1890
  • Colored_Bar
  • Cook Bench and Bar_02
  • Cook Bench and Bar_03
  • Cook Bench and Bar_04
  • Cook Bench and Bar_05

Images

  • cook-Dobrovolny Collection-1909
  • Laura-Volkerding-Seagrams-County-Court-House-Archives-Library-of-CongressLC-S31-LV1-24
  • Library of Congress-LC-USZ62-116343
  • cookcountypostcard
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Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission
231 South Sixth Street
Springfield, Illinois 62701

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Monday — Friday

Phone

Office: 217.670.0890

Fax: 217.670.0944

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