Cook County
Illinois's most populous
Cook County is a county in northeastern Illinois containing Chicago, the largest county by population in the state and one of the largest in the United States.
It appears frequently in discussions of urban politics, crime statistics, and the Chicago metropolitan area: Cook County prosecutors declined to file charges.
The Cook County Jail is one of America's largest single-site detention facilities.
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- commissionersOfficials heading regulatory bodies
- presidentElected leader of nation
- budgetPlan for spending
- assessorOne who estimates value
clerk · treasurer · sheriff · public defender · medical examiner · forest preserves · property taxes · services
All inhabitants combined
- censusOfficial population count
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- diversityState of varied elements
migration · households · communities · neighborhoods · African American · Hispanic · Polish · Irish
Forum for prosecuting offenses
- civil courtForum for private disputes
- juryLegal decision-making body
- verdictOfficial court decision
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
defense · judge · state's attorney · public defender · trial · courtroom · testimony · evidence
Chicago suburb with university
- CiceroAncient Rome's greatest speaker
- Oak ParkVillage west of Chicago
- SchaumburgChicago-area incorporated village
- BerwynChicago-area municipality
Glenview · Lansing · Maywood · Harvey · Niles · Riverside · La Grange
Chicago's famous moniker
- Navy PierChicago's lakefront entertainment destination
- Willis TowerChicago supertall office building
- deep-dish pizzaThick-crusted Italian pie
- O'HareChicago's main airport
Midway · lakefront · neighborhoods · South Side · Hyde Park · Pilsen · Gold Coast · Chicago River
Chicago American League team
- BearsLarge furry omnivores
- BullsChicago basketball franchise
- BlackhawksChicago professional hockey team
- Wrigley FieldHistoric Chicago ballpark
Soldier Field · Michael Jordan · dynasty · World Series · Stanley Cup · rivalries · tailgating · fanbase
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- commissionersOfficials heading regulatory bodies
- presidentElected leader of nation
- budgetPlan for spending
assessor · clerk · treasurer · sheriff · public defender · medical examiner · forest preserves · property taxes · services · administration
population
All inhabitants combined
diversity · migration · households · communities · neighborhoods · African American · Hispanic · Polish · Irish · Italian
criminal court
Forum for prosecuting offenses
- civil courtForum for private disputes
- juryLegal decision-making body
- verdictOfficial court decision
prosecution · defense · judge · state's attorney · public defender · trial · courtroom · testimony · evidence · felony
Evanston
Chicago suburb with university
- CiceroAncient Rome's greatest speaker
- Oak ParkVillage west of Chicago
- SchaumburgChicago-area incorporated village
Berwyn · Glenview · Lansing · Maywood · Harvey · Niles · Riverside · La Grange
Windy City
Chicago's famous moniker
- Navy PierChicago's lakefront entertainment destination
- Willis TowerChicago supertall office building
- deep-dish pizzaThick-crusted Italian pie
O'Hare · Midway · lakefront · neighborhoods · South Side · Hyde Park · Pilsen · Gold Coast · Chicago River
White Sox
Chicago American League team
- BearsLarge furry omnivores
- BullsChicago basketball franchise
- BlackhawksChicago professional hockey team
Wrigley Field · Soldier Field · Michael Jordan · dynasty · World Series · Stanley Cup · rivalries · tailgating · fanbase
- ChicagolandChicago, Naperville, Schaumburg, Evanston, Oak Park
- CountiesCork, Dublin, Kerry, Galway, Mayo
- IllinoisChicago, Springfield, Land of Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, downstate
- Chicago governmentalderman, city clerk, city treasurer, precinct, city budget
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
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