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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
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Cook Bench and Bar_02
Cook Bench and Bar_03
Cook Bench and Bar_04
Cook Bench and Bar_05
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Cases
American Express Company v. Pinckney
Justice(s):
Justice John D. Caton
,
Justice Sidney Breese
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Bennett and Stow v. Waller et al.
Justice(s):
Justice John D. Caton
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Derby v. Gage et al.
Justice(s):
Justice Charles B. Lawrence
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Chickering et al. v. Faile et al.
Justice(s):
Justice Pinkney H. Walker
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City of Chicago v. Larned et al.
Justice(s):
Justice Sidney Breese
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County of Cook et al. v. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company
Justice(s):
Justice Corydon Beckwith
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Bentley v. Sill
Justice(s):
Justice Sidney Breese
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Brookfield et al. v. Goodrich et al.
Justice(s):
Justice John D. Caton
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Doggett et al. v. Brown
Justice(s):
Justice Sidney Breese
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Dunbar v. Hallowell et al.
Justice(s):
Justice Charles B. Lawrence
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