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Cook County, Illinois

356 topographic sheets cover 613 settlements here, and 621 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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“"Your Honor, you asked me why the sentence of death should not be passed upon me. I will only say a few words, and that is that I protest against my being sentenced to death, because I committed no crime. I was tried here in this room for murder and I was convicted for Anarchy.”

Adolph Fischer - Politics and Politicians of Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois : Memorial Volume, 1787-1887; a Complete Record of Municipal, County, State and National Politics from the Earliest Period to the Present Time (1887). Machine-read text.

621 National Register listings published here, 53 of them National Historic Landmarks · the county-history sources tell 5 stories and name 113 people · people the book names include History Of Cook Count V. (Wheeling Township, 1884) · History Of I.E.Mont (Barrington Township, 1884) (machine-read).

Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service

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Cook County within Illinois

What the record shows

  • 14,342 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 621 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 469 buildings, 126 districts, 12 structures, 12 sites and 2 objects.
  • 128 of the 621 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 621 populated places in this county; 613 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
  • 5 public-domain county histories, 1884 to 1909, supply 1,221,520 words of narrative reproduced here.

What happened here

5 accounts

Among them: Index To Content; Nature Of Wounds, And Circumstances; Cost Of The Anarchist Trials. These passages come from the identified county-history source books. Each inset names its own source and opens the exact section it comes from.

From Politics and Politicians of Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois : Memorial Volume, 1787-1887; a Complete Record of Municipal, County, State and National Politics from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, published 1887 - Chicago City

Index To Content

Chapter I. - First Settler of Chicago, 5. Various Appellations of Chicago. .Garies' River, 6. The Main River Bed Changed. .Chicago in Virginia. .Treaty of Greenville. . Original Site of Chicago. .Illinois in Indiana Territory. .Fort Dearborn Established. .First Commandants of the Fort. .Massacre of 1S12, 7. Captain John and Lieutenant Wm.

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From Politics and Politicians of Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois : Memorial Volume, 1787-1887; a Complete Record of Municipal, County, State and National Politics from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, published 1887 - Chicago City

Nature Of Wounds, And Circumstances

shot. Single, Shell wound in right side, bullet wound in right hip, wounds inside both hips, bullet wound in call of leg. Wife. ', children. Instantly killed. Widower: father, mother and three sons. Slight injury to left leg; reported for duty. Wife. Bullet wound in left thigh, shell wound in right side of head and

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From Politics and Politicians of Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois : Memorial Volume, 1787-1887; a Complete Record of Municipal, County, State and National Politics from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, published 1887 - Chicago City

Cost Of The Anarchist Trials

It is estimated that the trials of the Anarchist conspirators for connection with the Haymarket massacre will cost Cook county and Chicago about $100,000. A calculation made by county officials at the close of the murder trial in August, placed the average cost since the night of the bomb throwing at $24,- 800 per month.

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From Politics and Politicians of Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois : Memorial Volume, 1787-1887; a Complete Record of Municipal, County, State and National Politics from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, published 1887 - Chicago City

Adolph Fischer

"Your Honor, you asked me why the sentence of death should not be passed upon me. I will not talk much. I will only say a few words, and that is that I protest against my being sentenced to death, because I committed no crime. I was tried here in this room for murder and I was convicted for Anarchy. I protest against being sentenced to death, because I have not been found guilty of murder.

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From Politics and Politicians of Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois : Memorial Volume, 1787-1887; a Complete Record of Municipal, County, State and National Politics from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, published 1887 - Chicago City

Louis Lingg

[Translated by Prof. H. H. Fick.] "Court of Justice : With the same contempt with which I have tried to live humanely upon this American soil I am now granted the privilege to speak. If I do take the word I do it because injustice and indignities have been heaped upon me right here. I have been accused of murder.

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Places on the National Register

621

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
2678 W. Washington Boulevardbuilding2024100011219
42nd Precinct Police Stationbuilding201312001236
7th District Police Stationbuilding199696000515
AVR 661structure198080001342
Robert S. Abbott Housebuilding197676000686
Adler Planetariumbuilding198787000819
Mrs. Henry F. Akin Housebuilding199292000487
Alta Vista Terrace Historic Districtdistrict197272000448
Altgeld Gardens-Philip Murray Homes Historic Districtdistrict2022100007590
America Fore Buildingbuilding201616000383
American State Bankbuilding200000000951
Anderson-Carlson Buildingbuilding200505001259
Andersonville Commercial Historic Districtdistrict201008000294
Andridge Apartmentsbuilding198484000927
Aquitania, Thebuilding200202000099
Arcade Buildingbuilding201616000055
Armour Squaredistrict200303000789
Auburn Gresham Bungalow Historic Districtdistrict201212000841
Auditorium Building, Roosevelt Universitybuilding197070000230
Austin Historic Districtdistrict198585001741
Austin Town Hall Park Historic Districtdistrict200606001015
Automatic Electric Company Buildingbuilding200202001386
Avalon Park Bungalow Historic Districtdistrict2023100009251
B.F. Goodrich Company Showroombuilding200909000347
Emil Bach Housebuilding197979000821
Baha'i Templebuilding197878001140
Bailey-Michelet Housebuilding198282002533
Frank J. Baker Housebuilding197474000759
Balaban & Katz Uptown Theatrebuilding198686003181
Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatrebuilding197979000822
Hiram Baldwin Housebuilding198383000307
Nathaniel Moore Banta Housebuilding199898000465
Baptist Retirement Homebuilding2017100001765
Barrington Historic Districtdistrict198686001047
Belden Stratford Hotelbuilding199292000485
Belmont-Sheffield Trust and Savings Bank Buildingbuilding198484000931
Belmonte Flatsbuilding199898000063
Benda Housebuilding2023100009252
Berger Parkdistrict201009001225
Alfred Bersbach Housebuilding200303000941
Berwyn Health Centerbuilding200202001352
Berwyn Municipal Buildingbuilding200101000865
Best Brewing Company of Chicago Buildingdistrict198787001263
Biograph Theater Buildingbuilding198484000934
Blackstone Hotelbuilding198686001005
Bloom Township High Schoolbuilding198282002527
Bohemian National Cemeterydistrict200606000374
Jacob Bohlander Housebuilding198989001113
Boyce Buildingbuilding199696000080
Brainerd Bungalow Historic Districtdistrict201616000895
Edmund D. Brigham Housebuilding201616000900
Roger Brown Home and Studiobuilding201111000029
Bryn Mawr Avenue Historic Districtdistrict199595000482
Buckingham Buildingbuilding200000000942
Buena Park Historic Districtdistrict198484000937
Building at 1101-1113 Maple Avenuebuilding198484000960
Building at 1209-1217 Maple Avenuebuilding198484000964
Building at 1301-1303 Judson Avenuebuilding198484000968
Building at 1305-1307 Judson Avenuebuilding198484000966
Building at 1316 Maple Avenuebuilding198484000969
Building at 14-16 Pearson Streetbuilding198080001343
Building at 1401-1407 Elmwood Avenuebuilding198484000973
Building at 1505-1509 Oak Avenuebuilding198484000976
Building at 1929-1931 Sherman Avenuebuilding198484000978
Building at 2440 N. Lakeview Avenuebuilding201111000847
Building at 2517 Central Streetbuilding198484000980
Building at 2519 Central Streetbuilding198484000982
Building at 2523 Central Streetbuilding198484000983
Building at 257 East Delawarebuilding198787001113
Building at 320 West Oakdale Avenuebuilding201313000184
Building at 399 West Fullerton Parkwaybuilding200707000456
Building at 417-419 Lee Streetbuilding198484000942
Building at 548-606 Michigan Avenuebuilding198484000945
Building at 5510 North Sheridanbuilding200101000870
Building at 813-815 Forest Avenuebuilding198484000950
Building at 900 West Lake Streetbuilding199999000163
Building at 923-925 Michigan Avenuebuilding198484000953
Building at 999 Michigan, 200 Leebuilding198484000958
Buildings at 1104-1110 Sewardbuilding198686001743
Buildings at 815-817 Brummel and 819-821 Brummelbuilding198484000952
Buildings at 860-880 Lake Shore Drivebuilding198080001344
Burlingham Buildingbuilding198585000264
Anita Willets Burnham Log Housebuilding200504001297
Burr Oak Cemetery Historic Districtsite2026100012473
Bush Temple of Musicbuilding201313001001
Mr. James Kent Calhoun Housebuilding201009000780
Calumet Parkdistrict200303000788
Calumet Plant, R. R. Donnelly & Sons Companybuilding198383000308
Carling Hotelbuilding2017100000563
Carlson Cottagebuilding199494001029
Pirie Carson Scott and Companybuilding197070000231
Frederick B. Carter Jr. Housebuilding197474000758
Castle Tower Apartmentsbuilding198484000985
Castlewood Terracedistrict200909000232
Castlewood Terracedistrict200909000232
Central Berwyn Bungalow Historic Districtdistrict201515000521
Central Manufacturing District-Pershing Road Development Historic Districtdistrict201515000522
Central Park Theaterbuilding200505000873
Cermak Road Bridge Historic Districtdistrict201212000243
Anton Cermak Housebuilding201110001201
Chapin and Gore Buildingbuilding197979000823
Charles Warrington Earle Schoolbuilding2021100006227
James Charnley Housebuilding197070000232
Chicago Avenue Water Tower and Pumping Stationdistrict197575000644
Chicago Beach Hotelbuilding198686001193
Chicago Bee Buildingbuilding198686001090
Chicago Board of Trade Buildingbuilding197878003181
Chicago Clubbuilding200505000109
Chicago Federal Centerbuilding201108001165
Chicago Harbor Lighthousebuilding198484000986
Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium Districtbuilding2019100003913
Chicago Park Boulevard System Historic Districtdistrict201812000040
Chicago Portage National Historic Sitesite196666000108
Chicago Public Library, Central Buildingbuilding197272000449
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Historic Districtdistrict201111000907
Chicago Savings Bank Buildingbuilding197575000645
Chicago Telephone Company Kedzie Exchangebuilding200101000594
Chicago Varnish Company Buildingbuilding200101000649
Chicago Vocational Schoolbuilding2022100007996
Chicago and North Western Railroad Depotbuilding200101000081
Chicago and North Western Railway Power Housebuilding200404001306
Chicago and Northwestern Depotbuilding197575000658
Chrysler Villagedistrict201414000254
Church of the Epiphanybuilding199898000067
Henry B. Clarke Housebuilding197171000290
George Clayson Housebuilding197979000835
Richard Cluever Housebuilding197777000482
Coca Cola Company Buildingbuilding199191000114
Colonnade Courtbuilding198484000987
Columbus Parkdistrict200303001040
Columbus Park, Children's Parkstructure199191000567
Community Housebuilding200707000854
Arthur H. Compton Housebuilding197676000687
Congress Theaterbuilding201716000579
Continental and Commercial National Bankbuilding200707000064
Conway Buildingbuilding198484000988
Cook County Criminal Court Buildingbuilding198484000281
Cook County Hospital Administration Buildingbuilding200606001017
Avery Coonley Housebuilding197070000243
Dr. Joseph Carter Corbin Gravesitesite2023100008842
Cornelia, Thebuilding2022100007997
Cornell Squaredistrict200505000875
Covent Hotelbuilding2017100001561
Craig and Estella Hazelwood Housebuilding2024100010216
Crane Company Buildingbuilding200201001538
Creamery Package Manufacturing Company Buildingbuilding201111000778
Crow Island Schoolbuilding198989001730
Curtiss-Wright Aeronautical University Buildingbuilding201313000827
Davis Squaredistrict200303000787
Davis Theaterbuilding201615000930
Charles Gates Dawes Housebuilding197676000706
Dawson Brothers Plantbuilding198585000265
Oscar Stanton De Priest Housebuilding197575000646
Dearborn Stationbuilding197676000688
Delaware Buildingbuilding197474000749
Dempster Street Stationbuilding199695001005
Des Plaines Methodist Camp Grounddistrict200505000429
Francis J. Dewes Housebuilding197373000694
Herbert A. Dilg Housebuilding200909000781
Dorhmann-Buckman Housebuilding199594001598
Douglas Tomb State Memorialstructure197676000689
Drake Hotelbuilding198080001345
Robert and Suzanne Drucker Housebuilding201313000715
William E. Drummond Housebuilding197070000241
George B. Dryden Housebuilding197878001135
Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable Homesitesite197676000690
Arthur J. Dunham Housebuilding198282002524
East Park Towersbuilding198686001197
East Ravenswood Historic Districtdistrict199191001364
East Village Historic Districtdistrict200909000459
Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Churchbuilding201616000734
Edgewater Beach Apartmentsbuilding199494000979
Edgewater Glen Historic Districtdistrict2024100011201
Edison Parkdistrict200707000990
Eighth Regiment Armorybuilding198686001096
Eli and Jeanne Lipman Housebuilding2025100011691
Emmanuel Episcopal Churchbuilding2017100001922
Emmel Buildingbuilding198484000283
Episcopal Church of the Atonement and Parish House, Thebuilding200909000590
Epworth Methodist Episcopal Churchbuilding200808000503
Eugene Field Parkdistrict200606000677
Evanston Lakeshore Historic Districtbuilding198080001353
Evanston Ridge Historic Districtdistrict198383000309
Evanston Towersbuilding198484000990
Fairbanks, Morse and Company Buildingbuilding198888002233
Falconer Bungalow Historic Districtdistrict200707000114
Field Museum of Natural Historybuilding197575000647
Marshall Field Garden Apartmentsbuilding199191001691
First Congregational Church of Austinbuilding197777000474
First Congregational Church of Western Springsbuilding200606000673
First Congregational Church, Des Plainesbuilding2019100004310
First Self-Sustaining Nuclear Reaction, Site ofsite196666000314
Fisher Buildingbuilding197676000691
Flamingo-On-The-Lake Apartmentsbuilding198686001194
Flat Iron Buildingbuilding200303000917
Lucy Flower Technical High School for Girlsbuilding2017100000960
Jennie Foley Buildingbuilding198585001274
Ford Airport Hangerbuilding198585001009
Forest, The, and Annexbuilding198484000991
Fort Dearborn Hotelbuilding198282000390
Forum, Thebuilding2019100003646
Fountain Plaza Apartmentsbuilding198484000992
Four Nineteen Buildingbuilding199999000973
Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicagobuilding197575000648
William Frangenheim Housebuilding199292000488
Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic Districtdistrict197373000699
Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District (Boundary Increase)district200908001096
Fuller Parkdistrict200202001347
Gage Group-Ascher, Keith, and Gage Buildingsbuilding198585002840
Gage Park Bungalow Historic Districtdistrict2020100004852
Mrs. Thomas H. Gale Housebuilding197070000239
Walter Gale Housebuilding197373000700
Garden Homes Historic Districtdistrict200505000108
Garfield Parkdistrict199393000837
John Gauler Housesbuilding197777000475
Germania Clubbuilding197676000692
Getty Tombbuilding197474000750
William and Caroline Gibbs Housebuilding199292000048
Gillson Park and Wilmette Harbor Historic Districtdistrict2024100009684
William A. Glasner Housebuilding200505000105
John J. Glessner Housebuilding197070000233
Gold Coast Historic Districtdistrict197878001121
Goldblatt Bros. Department Storebuilding200606001016
Graceland Cemeterydistrict200100001628
Grand Crossing Parkdistrict200606000678
Grant Parkdistrict199392001075
Dr. Paul W. and Eunice Greeley Housebuilding201111000048
Greenwood, Thebuilding198484000993
John W. Griffiths Mansionbuilding198282002528
Abraham Groesbeck Housebuilding199392001841
Gross Point Village Hallbuilding199191001001
Grossdale Stationbuilding198282004912
Grosse Point Light Stationstructure197676000707
Caroline Grow Housebuilding199292000489
Gunderson Historic Districtdistrict200202000100
Guyon Hotelbuilding198585000966
Ann Halsted Housebuilding197373000695
Hamilton Parkdistrict199595000487
Hangar 1, Naval Air Station-Glenviewbuilding199898001357
Hanson, Anton, E., Housebuilding200606000008
Harrer Buildingbuilding198383000310
William H. Hatch Housebuilding200707000898
Haymarket Martyrs' Monumentobject199797000343
Isadore H. Heller Housebuilding197272000450
Hermitage Apartmentsbuilding198585000266
Hermosa Bungalow Historic DIstrictdistrict2018100003263
Arthur Heurtley Housebuilding200000000258
Hillcrest Apartmentbuilding198484000994
Edward Jr. Hines Veterans Administration Hospital Historic Districtdistrict201313000814
Hinman Apartmentsbuilding198484000995
Charles Hitchcock Hallbuilding197474000751
Hofmann Towersite197878001139
Dr. Robert Hohf Housebuilding200808001166
Holy Name Cathedralbuilding200000000477
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral and Rectorybuilding197676000693
Home Bank and Trust Companybuilding200707000061
Homestead, Thebuilding200605001607
Hotel Del Pradobuilding198686001195
Hotel St. Benedict Flatsbuilding199588003311
Hotel Windermere Eastbuilding198282000391
Hull Housebuilding196666000315
Humboldt Parkdistrict199292000074
John Humphrey Housebuilding200505000114
Hyatt House Hotelbuilding201313000553
Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic Districtdistrict197979000824
Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District (Boundary Increase II)district198686001041
Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District (Boundary Increase II)district198686001041
Hyde Park-Kenwood Historic District (Boundary Increase)district198484000996
IBM Buildingbuilding201009000166
Illinois Industrial School for Girlsdistrict199898000978
Immaculata High Schoolbuilding197777000476
Immanuel Lutheran Church and Parsonagebuilding2024100010215
Independence Parkdistrict200909000023
Indian Boundary Parkdistrict199595000485
Inland Steel Buildingbuilding200909000024
International Tailoring Company Buildingbuilding200807001474
James B. Irving Housebuilding2021100006102
J. P. Smith Shoe Company Factorybuilding2026100012477
Jackson Shore Apartmentsbuilding201010000175
James C. Curtis & Co. Buildingbuilding2024100011204
James E. Plew Buildingbuilding2022100007999
Jefferson Parkdistrict200606000679
Jeffery-Cyril Historic Districtdistrict198686001007
Jewelers' Buildingbuilding197474000752
Jewish People's Institutebuilding197878001122
Judson, Thebuilding198484000998
K-Town Historic Districtdistrict201010000724
Kehilath Anshe Ma'ariv Synagoguebuilding197373000696
Kenilworth Clubbuilding197979000832
Kennicott's Grovebuilding197373000698
Sydney Kent Housebuilding197777000477
Kenwood Evangelical Churchbuilding199191000570
William W. Kimball Housebuilding197171000291
Patrick J. King Housebuilding198383000311
Kosciuszko Park Field Housebuilding201313000830
Krause Music Storebuilding200606000452
Louis B. Kuppenheimer Jr. Housebuilding201798000980
La Grange Village Historic Districtbuilding197979000834
Lake Shore Apartmentsbuilding198484001000
Lake-Side Terrace Apartmentsbuilding198484000289
Lakeside Press Buildingbuilding197676000694
Lakeview Historic Districtdistrict197777000478
Lakeview Historic District (Boundary Increase)district198686001042
Lakewood Balmoral Historic Districtdistrict199999000162
Laramie State Bank Buildingbuilding2023100008873
Mads C. Larson Housebuilding199292000490
Bryan Lathrop Housebuilding197474000753
Julia C. Lathrop Homesdistrict201212000025
Victor F. Lawson House YMCAbuilding2017100000959
Leaning Tower of Niles, Thestructure2019100003645
Henry E. Legler Regional Branch of the Chicago Public Librarybuilding198686003169
Leiter II Buildingbuilding197676000695
Lemont Central Grade Schoolbuilding197575000656
Lemont Downtown Historic Districtdistrict201616000582
Lemont Methodist Episcopal Churchbuilding198686001031
Frank R. Lillie Housebuilding197676000696
Lincoln Park Lily Pooldistrict200606000235
Lincoln Park, South Pond Refectorybuilding198686003154
Lindemann and Hoverson Company Showroom and Warehousebuilding200808001095
Linden Avenue Terminalbuilding198484001002
Henry Demarest Lloyd Housebuilding196666000320
Logan Square Boulevards Historic Districtdistrict198585002901
Loop Retail Historic Districtdistrict199898001351
Lou Mitchell's Restaurantbuilding200606000376
Charles N. Loucks Housebuilding198484001006
Ludington Buildingbuilding198080001347
Lumber Exchange Building and Tower Additionbuilding200707001238
Timothy J. Lynch Housebuilding199292000047
Lyons Township Hallbuilding197878001138
Albert F. Madlener Housebuilding197070000234
George W. Maher Housebuilding197979000833
Malden Towersbuilding198383003560
Mandel Brothers Warehouse Buildingbuilding199393000841
Manhattan Buildingbuilding197676000697
Manor Housebuilding198787001290
Maple Court Apartmentsbuilding198484001013
Mark Twain Hotelbuilding2017100000961
Market Squarebuilding196969000054
Marquette Buildingbuilding197373000697
Marshall Field Company Storebuilding197878001123
Marshall Field and Company Storebuilding198887002510
Marshall Hotelbuilding2017100001833
Marywood Academybuilding200606000007
Masonic Temple Buildingbuilding198282002532
Masonic Temple Buildingbuilding199292000491
Lola Maverick Lloyd Housebuilding200605001606
Maxwell-Briscoe Automobile Company Showroombuilding200202001349
Mayfair Apartmentsbuilding198686001198
Isaac N. Maynard Rowhousesbuilding200404000077
Maywood Fire Department Buildingbuilding199292000492
McClurg Buildingbuilding197070000235
William McJunkin Housebuilding200606000104
Meekerville Historic Districtdistrict200606000383
Melwood Apartmentsbuilding198484001016
Michigan-Lee Apartmentsbuilding198484001018
Michigan-Wacker Historic Districtdistrict197878001124
Mid-City Trust and Savings Bankbuilding2023100009254
Midwest Athletic Clubbuilding198484000138
Allan Miller Housebuilding199191001082
Robert A. Millikan Housebuilding197676000699
Caroline Millward Housebuilding199292000493
Monadnock Blockbuilding197070000236
Montgomery Ward Company Complexbuilding197878001125
John Rogerson Montgomery Housebuilding200404000974
J. Sterling Morton High School East Auditoriumbuilding198383000312
John Lothrop Motley Schoolbuilding2017100001562
Motor Row Historic Districtdistrict200202001387
Muddy Waters Housebuilding2022100008485
Muhammad, The Honorable Elijah, Housebuilding2022100007536
Muller Housebuilding197979000819
Mundelein College Skyscraper Buildingbuilding198080001348
Municipal Courts Buildingbuilding198585001912
Municipal Pierstructure197979000825
Museum of Science and Industrybuilding197272001565
Narragansett, Thebuilding200505000107
Neuville, Thebuilding201312001113
New Masonic Building and Oriental Theaterbuilding197878003401
Harry H. Nichols Housebuilding199292000045
Samuel Nickerson Housebuilding197676000700
Noble-Seymour-Crippen Housebuilding200000000950
North Mayfair Bungalow Historic Districtdistrict200605001608
North Wells Street Historic Districtdistrict198484001021
Northeast Evanston Historic Districtdistrict199999000979
Northwestern Terra Cotta Company Buildingbuilding198988003245
Norwood Park Historical Districtdistrict200202001350
Notre Dame de Chicagobuilding197979000826
O'Grady, Mr. J. William de Coursey, Housebuilding200808001167
Oak Circle Historic Districtdistrict200101000668
Oak Lawn Schoolbuilding199090001725
Oak Park Conservatorybuilding200504001298
Oak Park Village Hallbuilding201414000505
Oak Ridge Apartmentsbuilding198484001025
Oakton Gablesbuilding198484001024
Oakton Historic Districtdistrict200505000106
Octagon Housebuilding197979000820
Old Chicago Historical Society Buildingbuilding197878001126
Old Colony Buildingsbuilding197676000701
Old Main Buildingbuilding198282002529
Old Stone Gate of Chicago Union Stockyardsstructure197272000451
Old Town Triangle Historic Districtdistrict198484000347
Oliver Buildingbuilding198383003563
Olympia Fields Country Clubdistrict200101000082
On Leong Merchants Association Buildingbuilding2025100012168
One LaSalle Street Buildingbuilding199999001378
Orchestra Hallbuilding197878001127
Orth Housebuilding197676000708
Otis Elevator Company Factory Buildingbuilding200808001097
Ouilmette North Historic Districtdistrict200505001370
Our Lady of Lourdes Parishbuilding2025100011690
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church/Holy Rosary Churchbuilding2024100010217
Overton Hygienic Buildingbuilding198686001091
Anthony Overton Elementary Schoolbuilding201616000578
Pacesetter Gardens Historic Districtdistrict200505001252
Page Brothers Buildingbuilding197575000649
Palmer Parkdistrict200707000855
Palmolive Buildingbuilding200303000784
Parkway Garden Homesdistrict201111000848
Passionist Fathers Monasterybuilding201313000048
Charles H. Patten Housebuilding200606001018
Pattington Apartmentsbuilding198080001349
Elizabeth Peabody Schoolbuilding2017100001923
Peck and Hills Furniture Company Warehousebuilding201515000225
Peoples Gas Buildingbuilding198484000293
Dwight Perkins Housebuilding198585001908
Pickwick Theater Buildingbuilding197575000657
Pilsen Historic Districtdistrict200605001609
Pioneer Trust and Savings Bankbuilding2023100009372
Pleasant Homebuilding197272000454
Poinsetta Apartmentsbuilding198686001199
Polish National Alliance Headquartersbuilding201414001063
Polish Roman Catholic Union of Americabuilding201312001114
Pontiac Buildingbuilding197676000702
Portage Parkdistrict199595000484
Portage Park Bungalow Historic Districtdistrict201414000620
Prairie Avenue Districtdistrict197272000452
Produce Terminal Cold Storage Company Buildingbuilding200303000538
Promontory Apartmentsbuilding199696001281
Promontory Pointdistrict2018100001970
Pulaski Park and Fieldhousebuilding198181000217
George E. Purple Housebuilding200505000845
Pyle-National Company Plantbuilding2021100006017
Quigley Preparatory Seminarybuilding199696000093
Quinlan Hallbuilding200505000871
Quinn Chapel of the A.M.E. Churchbuilding197979000827
Railway Exchange Buildingbuilding198282002530
Ramova Theaterbuilding2021100007223
Ramsey, Charles N., and Herry E. Weese Housebuilding200909000167
Ravenswood Manor Historic Districtdistrict200808000836
Ravisloe Country Clubdistrict2021100006865
Raymond M. Hilliard Center Historic Districtdistrict199999001072
Raymond Park Apartmentsbuilding200285003581
Reebie Moving and Storage Companybuilding197979000828
Harriet F. Rees Housebuilding200707000458
Reid Housebuilding200303000783
Reid Murdoch Buildingbuilding197575000650
Reliance Buildingbuilding197070000237
Ridge Boulevard Apartmentsbuilding198484001028
Ridge Grovebuilding198484001030
Ridge Historic Districtbuilding197676000703
Ridge Manorbuilding198484001034
Ridgeland-Oak Park Historic Districtdistrict198383003564
Ridgewoodbuilding197878001136
Jacob A. Riis Parkdistrict199595000483
River Forest Historic Districtbuilding197777000483
Riverside Water Towerstructure196969000055
John Robertson Jr. Housebuilding201414001064
Frederick C. Robie Housebuilding196666000316
Robinson Housebuilding199292000046
Roche, Martin-John Tait Housebuilding200000001338
Rogers Park Manor Bungalow Historic Districtdistrict200505001258
Robert Roloson Housesbuilding197777000479
Rookery Buildingbuilding197070000238
Rookwood Apartmentsbuilding198484001043
Room 405, George Herbert Jones Laboratory, The University of Chicagobuilding196767000005
Ropp-Grabill Housebuilding198585000840
Rosehill Cemetery Administration Building and Entry Gatebuilding197575000651
Rosenwald Apartment Buildingbuilding198181000218
Rothschild, A. M., & Company Storebuilding198989002025
Royalton Hotelbuilding2024100010782
Roycemore Schoolbuilding198787001256
Theodore Rozek Housebuilding201111000779
S.R. Crown Hallbuilding200101001049
Sauganash Historic Districtdistrict201010000310
Schlitz Brewery-Tied Housebuilding2022100008489
Schoenhofen Brewery Historic Districtbuilding197878001128
Schorsch Irving Park Gardens Historic Districtdistrict200404000075
Schulze Baking Company Plantbuilding198282000393
Carl Schurz High Schoolbuilding201111000031
Paul Schweikher House and Studiobuilding198787000098
Scoville Placedistrict200202001351
Sears, Roebuck and Company Complexbuilding197878001129
Second Presbyterian Churchbuilding197474000754
Shakespeare Gardensite198888002234
Shedd Park Fieldhousebuilding197474000755
John G. Shedd Aquariumbuilding198787000820
Sheffield Historic Districtdistrict197676000704
Sheffield Historic District (Boundary Increase II)district198585001333
Sheffield Historic District (Boundary Increase III)district198686001474
Sheffield Historic District (Boundary Increase)district198383000313
Sheridan Park Historic Districtdistrict198585003352
Sheridan Plaza Hotelbuilding198080001350
Sheridan Square Apartmentsbuilding198484001050
Sherman Parkdistrict199090000745
Shoreland Hotelbuilding198686001201
Shoreline Apartmentsbuilding2017100001563
Mr. Robert Silhan Housebuilding200707000062
Silversmith Buildingbuilding199797000435
Singer Buildingbuilding198383000314
J. P. Smith Shoe Company Plantbuilding198585002842
Albert Soffel Housebuilding199292000494
Soldier Fieldbuilding198484001052
Somerset Hotelbuilding200000000153
South Dearborn Street-Printing House Row Historic Districtdistrict197676000705
South Loop Printing House Districtdistrict197878001130
South Park Manor Historic Districtdistrict200404000076
South Shore Beach Apartmentsbuilding197878001131
South Shore Bungalow Historic Districtdistrict200808001168
South Shore Country Clubbuilding197575000652
South Side Community Art Centerbuilding2018100002914
South Water Marketbuilding200404000870
Spiegel Office Buildingbuilding200909000025
St. Ignatius Collegebuilding197777000480
St. James Catholic Church and Cemeterysite198484001047
St. Luke's Hospital Complexbuilding198282000392
St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Schoolbuilding200099001710
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Churchbuilding197777000481
St. Thomas Church and Conventbuilding197878001132
Steuben Club, Thebuilding200707000457
Stone Temple Baptist Churchbuilding2022100008484
Stoneleigh Manorbuilding198484001057
Stony Island Trust and Savings Bank Buildingbuilding201313001002
Storkline Furniture Corporation Factorybuilding201313000049
Story-Camp Rowhousesbuilding198080001351
Strand Hotelbuilding201312001237
Jesse L. Strauss Estatebuilding201414001065
Studebaker Buildingbuilding197575000653
Joseph P. O. Sullivan Housebuilding199292000495
Sunderlage Farm Smokehousebuilding199089001210
Sutherland Hotelbuilding201111000243
Swedish American Telephone Company Buildingbuilding198585002286
Swedish Club of Chicagobuilding198585003031
Swift Housebuilding197878001133
Sylvan Road Bridgesite197878001137
Lorado Taft Midway Studiosbuilding196666000317
Talman West Ridge Bungalow Historic Districtdistrict200808001169
Teich, Curt, and Company Buildingbuilding199090000340
The Charles and Emma Brodt Housebuilding2025100012165
The Hunt Clubbuilding2024100011202
The Richard E. and Charlotte Henrich Housebuilding2023100009685
The Rockwell Housebuilding2024100010711
Theurer-Wrigley Housebuilding198080001352
Third Church of Christ, Scientistbuilding201616000733
Frank Thomas Housebuilding197272000455
Jennie S. Thompkins Housebuilding199292000496
George R. Thorne Housebuilding199797000381
F.F. Tomek Housebuilding199999000632
Tree Studio Building and Annexesbuilding197474000756
Tri-Taylor Historic Districtdistrict198383000315
Tri-Taylor Historic District (Boundary Increase)district198887002540
Trumbull Parkdistrict199595000486
Trustees System Service Buildingbuilding199898001132
Tudor Manorbuilding198484001058
Twin Tower Sanctuarybuilding198888002235
U-505 (IX C U-Boat)structure198989001231
USS SILVERSIDES (SS 236) National Historic Landmarkstructure197272001566
Union Park Congregational Church and Carpenter Chapelbuilding200606000446
Union Park Hotelbuilding201010000309
United States Custom Housebuilding201616000492
United States Post Office-Chicagobuilding200101000868
Unity Hallbuilding198686001092
Unity Templebuilding197070000240
University Apartmentsbuilding200504001301
Uptown Broadway Buildingbuilding198686003143
Uptown Square Historic Districtdistrict200000001336
Vassar Swiss Underwear Company Buildingbuilding200807000859
Vesta Accumulator Company Buildingbuilding201312001115
Robert Vial Housebuilding200707000853
Victory Sculptureobject198686001089
Villa Historic Districtbuilding197979000830
Villa Historic District (Boundary Increase)district198383000316
Karl Vogt Buildingbuilding198887002499
Wabash Avenue YMCAbuilding198686001095
William Waller Housebuilding198080001346
Joseph J. Walser Housebuilding201313000185
Seth Warner Housebuilding198282002531
Edward Kirk Warren House and Garagebuilding198686000136
Washington Parkdistrict200404000871
Washington Squaresite199191000566
Washington Square Historic Districtdistrict200303000786
Ida B. Wells-Barnett Housebuilding197474000757
Werner Brothers Storage Warehouse No. 6building2024100010783
West Argyle Street Historic Districtdistrict201010000311
West Argyle Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)district201313000555
West Argyle Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)district201313000555
West Burton Place Historic Districtdistrict200707001239
West Chatham Bungalow Historic Districtdistrict201010000176
West Jackson Boulevard Districtbuilding197878001134
West Jackson Historic District (Boundary Increase)building198989001729
West Loop-LaSalle Street Historic Districtdistrict201312001238
West Pullman Elementary Schoolbuilding2018100002822
Western Springs Water Towersite198181000219
Westminsterbuilding198484001061
Wheeler-Kohn Housebuilding199999000975
Wheeler-Magnus Round Barnbuilding199292001017
Wholesale Florists Exchangebuilding201111000849
Wicker Park Historic Districtdistrict197979000831
Wild Flower and Bird Sanctuary in Mahoney Parksite198585000772
Frances Willard Housebuilding196666000318
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Housebuilding197575000655
Wilmette Village Center Historic Districtdistrict2023100008874
William H. Winslow House And Stablebuilding197070000242
Woman's Christian Temperance Union Administration Buildingbuilding200202000849
Woman's Club of Evanstonbuilding200606001020
Wooden Alleystructure200202000543
Frank Lloyd Wright House and Studiobuilding197272000456
Wrightwood Bungalow Historic Districtdistrict200404000975
Wrigley Fieldstructure87002652
YMCA Hotelbuilding198989001202
Yale, Thebuilding199898000178
Yondorf Block and Hallbuilding198484000297
Joshua P. Young Housebuilding198282002525

Wildfire, 2005

4 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 4 of them, burning about 1 acre. None started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Recreation and ceremony1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
20 May 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
5 July 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIllinois State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
18 May 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
7 June 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1954 to 2026

60 of 2,637 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 2,637 reports for this county, causing 57 deaths, 886 injuries and about $1,714,992,350 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind1384
Hail643
Flood209
Flash Flood191
Tornado85
Heavy Rain61
Lightning57
Funnel Cloud7

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 1967Tornado (F4)not stated33 killed, 500 hurt, $25,000,000no account filed
March 1976Tornado (F2)not stated2 killed, 41 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
June 1976Tornado (F4)not stated2 killed, 23 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
May 1991Thunderstorm Windnot stated2 killed, 2 hurtno account filed
March 1961Tornado (F2)not stated1 killed, 115 hurt, $25,000,000no account filed
June 1966Tornado (F2)not stated1 killed, 30 hurtno account filed
October 2001Thunderstorm WindNiles1 killed, 6 hurt, $5,000no account filed
June 1990Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 killed, 6 hurtno account filed
June 2010Thunderstorm WindMc Cook1 killed, 2 hurtA line of thunderstorms moved east across the City of Chicago producing winds in excess of 60 mph. The City of Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation received thousdands of reports of trees and limbs blown down, and light poles blown down across the city. The worst of the storm of the damage occurred on the south side of the city. A man and a woman were injured by falling tree limbs on the south side of Chicago. A 21 year old woman was struck by a falling tree limb in the Beverly area. She was in the hospital for five weeks before succumbing to her injuries on July 23rd.
September 2008Flash FloodBryn Mawr1 killed, $35,000,000Flooding was reported at the following locations, First Avenue west of Berwyn; Palatine Road in Wheeling; North Avenue at Interstate 290 in Elmhurst; Interstate 90 near O'Hare Airport; Touhy Avenue near Mt. Prospect was impassible; Interstate 94 at Pratt, and along Weller Creek at Elmhurst Road. Wilke Road between Kirchoff and Central was flooded in Arlington Heights. Several feet of water was reported covering some taxiways and gate areas at O'Hare Airport. Standing water was reported in streets and in fields in Evanston. Park Boulevard was under water with a stalled car near Streamwood, and Popular Creek flooded fields. In Northbrook, an overflowing stream flooded Green Park. There were close to 200 reports of basement flooding in Chicago, along with a few flooded viaducts. Over 5,000 residences in unincorporated Maine Township were affected by flooding and 86 basements were completely filled to the first floor with flood water. Numerous vehicles were stuck or abandoned in flood waters including two police cars and an ambulance. Flooding was also reported in Schaumburg, Palatine and Arlington Heights. A 28 year old man attempted to swim across a flooded retention basin near the Sunset Meadows Park in Arlington Heights. He was seen struggling in the water and rescue crews pulled his body out of the pond a few hours later. A 13 year old boy was swept into Salt Creek in Elk Grove Village while crossing a foot bridge. He was quickly rescued by onlookers. A business in Rolling Meadows suffered significant flooding from two nearby retention ponds. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District reversed the flow of the Chicago River, sending mainly rainwater runoff into Lake Michigan at rate of 25 billion gallons per hour. Rainfall totals included, 7.07 inches near Evanston, 6.60 inches near Elk Grove Village, 6.10 inches in Morton Grove and 5.89 inches in Streamwood.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindChicago1 killed, $100,000Measured gust to 74 mph near Wrigley Field. A cinder block wall was blown down near Wrigley Field. Debris from this wall fell onto a man and crushed him. The man died one week later from his injuries.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindBrighton Park1 killed, $4,000A 72 year old man was driving on the 3000 block of West Ogden Avenue when a tree limb fell through the sunroof of his car striking the man. The man died in the hospital during the afternoon of July 12th.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindNorth Northfield1 killedA large tree was blown down striking and killing a bicyclist on a bike trail.
September 2013Heavy RainDeering1 killedThunderstorms training over the Chicago metro area dropped from around 1.5 inches to just over three inches of rain in just a couple hours. A construction worker inside the sewer in the 3000 block of North Rockwell Street was swept away by rushing water after removing his harness to reach a confined space about 30 inches in diameter.
September 2008FloodKimberly Hgts1 killedAfter heavy rain and flash flooding across much of southern Cook County from the early morning through the afternoon of September 13th, flooding continued across many locations through the evening hours and into the early morning hours of September 14th, when another wave of heavy rain moved across the area. A elderly man fell head first into a flooded window well and drowned in Oak Lawn. He was trying to clear a plugged drain in the window well.
July 2001LightningMaywood1 killedno account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindArlington Hgts1 killedno account filed
August 1998FloodCountywide1 killedno account filed
May 1996LightningNorthbrook1 killedno account filed
June 1996LightningPark Ridge1 killedno account filed
May 1991Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 killedno account filed
March 1984Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 killedno account filed
July 1992Thunderstorm Windnot stated37 hurtno account filed
September 1959Tornado (F1)not stated14 hurt, $250,000no account filed
September 1986Tornado (F1)not stated10 hurt, $250,000no account filed
June 1962Tornado (F2)not stated10 hurt, $250,000no account filed
April 1970Tornado (F2)not stated9 hurt, $25,000no account filed
March 1991Tornado (F3)not stated7 hurt, $25,000,000no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindEvanston6 hurt, $5,000Trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. Six people suffered minor injuries when numerous tents were blown down at an art fair.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindLambert6 hurtA festival tent at 109th Street and 88th Avenue near Moraine Valley Community College was lifted and then dropped onto six workers causing minor injuries.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindDes Plaines4 hurt, $75,000A building under renovation collapsed due to severe winds resulting in minor injuries to four workers who were trapped and had to be rescued. Winds were estimated to around 65 mph by a trained spotter at Oakton Community College.
August 1956Tornado (F2)not stated3 hurt, $250,000no account filed
June 2010Thunderstorm WindOak Lawn3 hurtA large tent was blown down on 15 people at Greek Fest. Three people were injured.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindBridgeview2 hurt, $1,500,000A downburst caused extensive damage from 79th Street about 300 yards west of Harlem to just north of 77th and Harlem. Several evergreen trees were uprooted and tree limbs were downed. A few garages collapsed or had roofs torn off. A large section of an apartment roof was torn off and debris damaged other nearby apartments and other buildings. About 40 cars were damaged by flying debris. Two police officers were injured by flying glass. About 1/2 mile further northeast the roof was damaged at a FedEx facility.
October 2006Thunderstorm WindHickory Hills2 hurt, $1,000,000The roof of a junior high school was blown off in Hickory Hills near the intersection of 97th Street and Roberts Road. The roof landed on a service van in a parking lot next to the school. Two occupants in the van were trapped and injured. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. Several homes along 97th Street received damage from falling trees and tree limbs. In Bridgeview, structural damage was noted to a warehouse buildings in an industrial park along 100th place, west of Harlem Avenue. A building of cinder block construction partially collapsed when the north and east walls were blown down. Additional minor damage was noted at Bridgeview Fire Station number 2. Winds were estimated between 80 and 110 mph.
May 1955Tornado (F1)not stated2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
June 1972Tornado (F1)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
June 2011Thunderstorm WindAvondale2 hurt, $10,000Local media reported that two people were in serious to critical condition after their car was crushed by a falling tree near the intersection of Farragut Avenue and Leavitt Street.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindOak Lawn2 hurt, $5,000Strong winds damaged the roof of St. Lawrence High School as well as to a nearby baseball field dugout. Two people near the dugout were injured. A man had part of the dugout roof land on his leg and a teenage boy was struck in the head by a brick. Both were were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
May 1983Tornado (F0)not stated2 hurt, $2,500no account filed
June 2022Thunderstorm WindBellwood2 hurtA large section of the roof of an apartment building was peeled off, exposing numerous apartments at the corner of 24th Avenue and Washington Boulevard. Two people in the apartment building were injured. Wind gusts were estimated between 90 and 95 mph.
June 1999LightningChicago2 hurtLightning struck a tree, causing a limb to fall on a car on the southwest side of Chicago.
May 1987Thunderstorm Windnot stated2 hurtno account filed
August 1972Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
June 2010Thunderstorm WindDes Plaines1 hurt, $75,000Trees and limbs were blown down. A woman lost control of her car due to falling power lines and limbs and crashed into a house. Winds blew down twenty eight 80 foot tall power poles on Touhy Avenue.
June 2014LightningHawthorne1 hurt, $50,000A home on the 15700 block of Peggy Lane was struck by lightning sparking a fire. The building was not occupied because it had been struck by lightning earlier in the year; however, a worker inside the building was shocked and had to be transported to the hospital.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindGlenview1 hurt, $50,000A large tree was blown down onto a vehicle near Lyons School. The vehicle was destroyed. A three year old girl was trapped inside but suffered only minor injuries. Numerous other trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down.
August 2006LightningTinley Park1 hurt, $50,000A house was struck by lightning which started a fire in the attic. The lightning struck the chimney, knocking part of it down. A woman washing her face felt a shock in her arm but suffered no serious injuries.
August 2006LightningChicago1 hurt, $25,000A house was struck by lightning on the northwest side of Chicago. A young girl was watching TV and was taken to the hospital with numbness in her arm. A few blocks away, another bolt of lightning struck a hair salon and knocked down part of the facade.
May 1983Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
October 2007Thunderstorm WindChicago1 hurt, $10,000Numerous windows were blown out in a lobby of River Plaza Condominiums in downtown Chicago. One person was injured by flying glass.
January 2002LightningMt Prospect1 hurt, $5,000no account filed
July 2025Thunderstorm WindMorgan Park1 hurtA person suffered minor injuries after a tree fell on their house near 109th Street and Throop Street in Morgan Park.
August 2025LightningUptown1 hurtA Chicago Park District lifeguard is believed to have been impacted by a nearby lightning strike. The man sustained minor injuries as storms were passing over just before 3 PM CST. He was transported to a local hospital and kept overnight as a precaution and was released the following morning.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindMorgan Park1 hurtA large tree fell on a car near 106th Street and Campbell Avenue. The man driving the car suffered a minor arm injury.
July 2023Tornado (EF1)Burr Ridge1 hurtThis tornado began near 79th and Grant streets in Burr Ridge and continued northeast, crossing into Cook County at the Burr Ridge Village Center, the intersection of Interstates 55 and 294, the southeastern side of the Progress Rail Electro-Motive facility, and into Stickney. Damage along the path of the tornado consisted of snapped trees and tree branches, damage to walls and roofs of homes and businesses, and the movement of shipping containers in industrial areas. One truck driver was injured as his truck was blown over on First Avenue in McCook. The tornado appeared to lift near Veterans Memorial Park in Stickney.
August 2022LightningGarfield Park1 hurtA 13 year old girl was struck by lightning while exploring the outdoor gardens at the Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago. The lightning either struck the girl or the lightning hit the ground near where she was standing. The girl was taken to the hospital in critical condition. She was released from the hospital several days later.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindHollywood1 hurtA 64 year old man was seriously injured when a large tree limb crashed through his windshield near 31st Street and McCormick Avenue. The man was a resident of North Riverside and suffered multiple injuries including rib fractures, a fractured arm and wrist, a punctured lung and other internal injuries.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindSteger1 hurtA woman was trapped after a 60 foot tall tree fell on her at the intersection of Frederick Road and George Street. The woman was taken to a hospital with bruises and a possible broken leg.
July 2018Lightning(Cgx)Meigs Fld Chica1 hurtAn adult female was struck by lightning and seriously injured at Maggie Daley Park near South Lake Shore Drive and East Monroe Drive.

Mines and quarries

60 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 60 workings inside this county. 15 still produce and 45 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken42
Sand and Gravel, Construction8
Limestone, General3
Clay2
Perlite1
Aluminum, Zinc1
Ruthenium, Gold, Iridium, Palladium, Platinum, Silver1
Gallium1
Graphite1
Iron1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
(Facility) Simmons Precious Metals RefineryRuthenium, Gold, Iridium, Palladium, Platinum, Silver, GalliumPlant
Apex Intl Alloys-Chicago PlantAluminum, ZincPlant
Silbrico Expanded Perilite PlantPerliteProducer
Superior Graphite,Chicago PlantGraphiteProducer
Us Steel Chicago Plant--South WorksIronProducer
Yard No. 22 Clay PitClayPast Producer
Yard R Clay PitClayProducer
Elmhurst-Mccarthy JointLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Marblehead South Chicago Lime PlantLimestone, GeneralProducer
Thorton Plant LimeLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Al Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bartlett PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Beverly Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hammonds Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPlant
Meachum PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Route 20 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
West Bartlett Plant Land PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Worth PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
A C O'Laughlin Stone Co QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Barge Slip QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Bellwood QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Brownell Improvement Co QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Chicago Hghts City EngStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Chicago Union Lime Works QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
City of Calumet - Own CrewsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
City of Chicago Eng. - Own CrewsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Cook County Highway Dept.-Own CrewsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Dolese and Shepard Crushed StoneStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Evanston City EngStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Federal Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant
Glencoe City Engr. - Own CrewsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Grand and Campbell Ave QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hoffman Estates City Eng.-Own CrewsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Illinois Stone Co QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Lemont Quarry Consumers CompanyStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Lyons QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Markham City Dept. of Public WorksStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mc Cook Yard No. 387 & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant
Melrose Park City Eng. - Own CrewsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Morton Grove City Eng. - Own CrewsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Mount Prospect City EngStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Niles City Dept of Public WorksStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Northbrook City Dept of Public WorkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Northlake City Eng. - Own CrewsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Palatine City Eng. - Own CrewsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
River Forest City Eng - Own CrewsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Riverside Lime and Stone Co QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Rolling Meadows Dept of Public WorkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Stearns Lime and Stone Co QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Stony Island QuarriesStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Summit Quarry Consumers CompanyStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Superior Stone Co QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Thornton Underground Mine No. 2Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Thorton Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
West Chester City Eng. - Own CrewsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Wester Springs City Eng.-Own CrewsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Wilmette City Eng. - Own CrewsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Winnetka City Eng. - Own CrewsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

The townships, in 1909

1,221,520 words

History of Cook County, Illinois : Being a General Survey of Cook County History, Including a Condensed History of Chicago and Special Account of Districts Outside the City Limits : from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time devotes a chapter to each township: its boundaries and streams, who settled it and when, the mills, the schools and the churches. All 6 are reproduced here in full. Each row shows the township's own shape and where it lies in the county, drawn from the Census Bureau's boundary. Which settlements belong to which township is computed from that same boundary, not taken from the book.

Shape and position in the county TownshipSettlements in it LengthSections
Barrington TownshipBarrington, Barrington Center, Barrington Hills, Sutton44,928 words19
Calumet TownshipBlue Island, Calumet Park104,760 words24
Chicago CityAlbany Park, Aldine Square, Altgeld Gardens, Arcade Row, Archer Heights, Archer Limits, Armour Patch, Armour Square, Ashburn, Auburn Park, Austin, Avalon Highlands, Avalon Park, Avondale, Back of the Yards, Becks Park, Belgravia Terrace, Belmont Cragin, Belmont Park, Berkeley Cottages, Beverly, Beverly Hills, Birchwood, Bohemian California, Bowmanville, Brainerd, Bricktown, Bridgeport, Brighton Park, Bronzeville, Brookdale, Brookline, Buena Park, Burnham Place, Burnside, Cabrini Addition, California Park, Calumet, Calumet Heights, Canal Trustees, Canalport, Canaryville, Carl Sandburg Village, Carpenters Addition, Carville, Cedar Lawn, Central Park, Central Station, Chatham, Chatham Fields, Cheltenham, Chester Highlands, Chicago, Chicago Lawn, Chicago Loop, Chinatown, Cityfront Center, Cityfront Place, Claremont Cottages, Clarkdale, Clearing, Cleaverville, Colonial Gardens, Conleys Patch, Cornell, Corwith, Cragin, Crawford, Cuyler, Dauphin Park, Dearborn Homes, Dolands Addition, Douglas, Drexel Estate, Ducktown, Duncans Addition, Dunning, East Garfield Park, East Side, Edgebrook, Edgewater, Egandale, Elsdon, Englewood, Essex, Fifty Acres, Film Row, Forest Hill, Forestville, Fort Dearborn Addition, Frances Cabrini Homes, Fuller Park, Gage Park, Galewood, Gano, Garden Homes, Garfield Manor, Garfields, Garibaldi Square, Gladstone, Glendale, Gold Coast, Grace Abbott Homes, Grand Boulevard, Grand Crossing, Grant Village, Granville Gardens, Grayland, Green Bay, Hamlin Park, Hanson Park, Harbor Square, Harwood Heights, Hegewisch, Hermosa, Honeymoon Row, Humboldt, Humboldt Park, Hyde Park, Ida B Wells Housing Project, Irondale, Irondale, Ironworkers Addition to South Chicago, Irving Park, Italian Bowery, Jackson Park Highlands, Jackson Park Terrace, Jane Addams Homes, Jefferson Park, Jeffery Manor, Kelvyn Grove, Kennicott Place, Kensington, Kenwood, Killgubbin, Kinzies Addition, Lake Meadows, LeClaire Courts, Lilydale, Lincoln Park, Lincoln Square, Little Hell, Little Sicily, Locks, Logan Square, Lombard Tree, Lower West Side, Mandell, Maplewood, Maplewood Courts, Marquette Manor, Martin Luther, Mayfair, McCormickville, McKinley Park, Merrionette Manor, Mexico, Mid-North District, Montclare, Montrose, Moreland, Morgan Park, Mount Greenwood, Mount Pleasant, Near North Side, Near South Side, Nearwest Side, New Auburn, New City, New Patch, Norridge, North Center, North Edgewater, North Englewood, North Lawndale, North Park, North Pullman, Oakenwald, Oakland, Pacific Junction, Packingtown, Park Manor, Park Row, Parkside, Pennock, Philip Murray Homes, Pierces Park, Pilsen, Pine Grove, Placerdale, Portage Park, Poverty Row, Prairie Avenue Courts, Prairie Courts, Prairie Shores, Pullman, Ravenswood, Ravenswood Gardens, Ravenswood Manor, Ravenswood Place, Riverdale, Robert Brooks Homes, Robert Taylor Homes, Rogers Park, Roseland, Rosemont, Sauganash, Schorsch, Shantytown, Six Corners, Sleepy Hollow, South Branch Addition, South Brighton, South Chicago, South Chicago Heights, South Commons, South Deering, South Edgewater, South Englewood, South Kenwood, South Lawndale, South Lynn, South Pole, South Shore, Stateway Gardens, Stewart Ridge, Stony Island, Stony Island Heights, Streeterville, Summerdale, Sunnyside, Swede Town, Swedentown, Taylors Addition to South Chicago, The Bush, The Cottage, Towertown, Trumbull Park Homes, Trumbull Park Terrace, Uptown, Victor A Olander Homes, Washington Heights, Washington Park, Washington Park Court, West Edgewater, West Elsdon, West Englewood, West Garfield Park, West Lawn, West Pullman, West Ravenwood, West Ridge, West Roseland, West Town, Western Dunning, Whiskey Point, Whiskey Row, William Green Homes, Winchester-Hood Garden Homes, Windsor Park, Winnemac, Wolcott Gardens, Wolcotts and Bushnells Additions, Woodlawn902,150 words406
Evanston CityEvanston, North Evanston, Oakton, South Evanston90,367 words23
Palatine TownshipBaldwin, Barrington Woods, Brentwood, Capri Village, Creekside, Deer Lake, Fairfax Village, Heatherlea, Hidden Lake, Howe Terrace, Inverness, Lake Park Estates, Palatine, Pepper Tree, Pinehurst Manor, Plum Grove Village, Rolling Meadows, South Barrington, Staples Corner, Winthrop Village10,882 words2
Wheeling TownshipArlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Forest River, Forest View Estates, Prospect Heights, Villas North, Wheeling, Winschester Lane North68,433 words20

The county's history books

952,941 words

One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 1 chapter in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.

History of Cook County, Illinois. From the Earliest Period to the Present Time (1884)

ChapterLength
The whole text952,941 words in 61 parts

The people it describes

113 named

Everyone History of Cook County, Illinois : Being a General Survey of Cook County History, Including a Condensed History of Chicago and Special Account of Districts Outside the City Limits : from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time stops to write about, with the section that describes them. Among them are the men who founded the place and governed the Territory. Each name opens the passage itself, in the words of 1909.

Every populated place in the county

621

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Cook County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.