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Two counties are named for Native American tribes, and one bears the name of a plant used as a food source by Native Americans. While it does have a Lincoln city, Illinois does not have a county named after its favorite son, Abraham Lincoln; it does, however, have a Douglas County (founded 1859) named after his political rival Stephen A. Douglas.
The county seat is Chicago, the most populous city in Illinois and the third most populous city in the United States. The county is at the center of the Chicago metropolitan area. Cook County was incorporated in 1831 and named for Daniel Pope Cook, an early Illinois statesman. It achieved its present boundaries in 1839.
The Chicago metropolitan statistical area (MSA) was originally designated by the United States Census Bureau in 1950. It comprised the Illinois counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake and Will, along with Lake County in Indiana.
This category is for the Chicago metropolitan area, including populated places, and sub-categories for populated places over 30,000; counties; regions; and sub-regions. Contents Top
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 December 2024. "Cities in Illinois" redirects here. For unincorporated communities, see List of unincorporated communities in Illinois. For CDPs, see List of census-designated places in Illinois. Map of the United States with Illinois highlighted Illinois is a state located in the Midwestern United ...
Of the 102 counties, 85 are divided into townships. [2] [2] The remaining 17 counties are divided into 261 precincts, instead of townships. [10]In addition, all governmental functions were removed from townships in Chicago by a mayoral proclamation in 1902.
Milam Township, Macon County — merged into neighboring Mount Zion Township, Macon County in 2009. [29] North Chicago, South Chicago, and West Chicago Townships, Cook County, formed in the 1840s within Chicago, abolished 1902; Ridgeville Township, Cook County — see Evanston Township in this list; Rocky Run Township, Hancock County [30]
DuPage County (/ d uː ˈ p eɪ dʒ / doo-PAYJ) is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, and one of the collar counties of the Chicago metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census , the population was 932,877, making it Illinois' second-most populous county .