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  2. Cook County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    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. The county seat is Chicago, the most ...

  3. 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.

  4. List of worker deaths in United States labor disputes

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    One of the miners shot at the troops, who returned fire. There were 7 minutes of steady gunfire, followed by an hour of occasional gunfire. Miner John Carley was killed in the gunfight. The much better-armed soldiers prevailed, and arrested 14 of the miners. April 7–July, 1905 Chicago, IL Garment mfg., Teamsters Strike as many as 21

  5. Manhattan Building (Chicago, Illinois) - Wikipedia

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    Manhattan Building (Chicago, Illinois) Manhattan Building at the northeast corner of Dearborn St. and Ida B. Wells Drive. /  41.87583°N 87.62917°W  / 41.87583; -87.62917. The Manhattan Building is a 16-story building at 431 South Dearborn Street in Chicago, Illinois. It was designed by architect William Le Baron Jenney and constructed ...

  6. Richard J. Daley Center - Wikipedia

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    The Richard J. Daley Center, also known by its open courtyard Daley Plaza and named after longtime mayor Richard J. Daley, is the premier civic center of the City of Chicago in Illinois. The Center's modernist skyscraper primarily houses offices and courtrooms for the Cook County Circuit Courts, Cook County State's Attorney and additional ...

  7. Hoffman Estates, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Hoffman Estates is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 52,530. [3] The village now serves as the headquarters for Sears and one of the American headquarters for Mori Seiki. Now Arena, home of the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League is part of the village.

  8. If you can't stay indoors during this U.S. heat wave, here ...

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    The temperature was already above 80 degrees and rising. The work of maintaining the public water supply in a heat wave is crucial. But it needs to be done as safely as possible. That means ...

  9. Government of Cook County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The Cook County Sheriff's Office is the sheriff.All Cook County Sheriff's Deputies have police powers regardless of their particular job function or title. Like other Sheriffs' departments in Illinois, the Sheriff can provide all traditional law-enforcement functions, including county-wide patrol and investigations irrespective of municipal boundaries, even in the city of Chicago, but has ...