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  2. Cook County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.cookcountyil.gov. Cook County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States, after Los Angeles County, California. More than 40 percent of all residents of Illinois live within Cook County. As of 2020, the population was 5,275,541.

  3. List of Illinois area codes - Wikipedia

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    847/224: North and northwest suburbs of Chicago including all of Lake County, part of McHenry County, northern Cook County, and northeastern Kane County. This area includes Evanston, Des Plaines, Waukegan, and most of Elgin. Area code 847 was overlaid with area code 224 in 2002. 872: City of Chicago, overlaying area codes 312 and 773.

  4. John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County - Wikipedia

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    The John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County (shortened Stroger Hospital, formerly Cook County Hospital) is a public hospital in Chicago, Illinois, United States.It is part of the Cook County Health and Hospital System, along with Provident Hospital of Cook County and several related centers, which provides public primary, specialty, and tertiary healthcare services to residents of Cook ...

  5. List of counties in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    There are 102 counties in Illinois. The most populous of these is Cook County, the second-most populous county in the United States and the home of Chicago, while the least populous is Hardin County. The largest by land area is McLean County, while the smallest is Putnam County. Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL.

  6. Palatine Township, Cook County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    FIPS code. 17-031-57238. Website. palatinetownship-il .gov. Palatine Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 114,403. [2] It is the north central township of the six northwest townships that form the Cook County panhandle. Palatine Township was organized in 1850.

  7. Cook County Board of Commissioners - Wikipedia

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    The Cook County Board of Commissioners is a legislative body made up of 17 commissioners who are elected by district, and a president who is elected county-wide, all for four-year terms. Cook County , which includes the City of Chicago , is the United States ' second-largest county with a population of 5.2 million residents.

  8. Government of Cook County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The Cook County Board of Commissioners is the county's legislative body. It made up of 17 commissioners who are elected by district for four-year terms. The county board sets policy and laws for the county regarding property, public health services, public safety, and maintenance of county highways. [3] It is presided over by the County Board ...

  9. Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    708/464, 847/224. FIPS code. 17-031-43120. Website. www .leydentownship .com. Leyden Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 93,096 and it contained 35,824 housing units.