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CARO Photo Archive

The CARO Photo Archive is a collection of still images (with a limited number of videos) created by Cook County Government throughout the 20th century, with some older photos dating back to the 1800s. Many of these photos were collected by or fell into the possession of former Secretary to the Board and County Historian Matthew B. DeLeon. Additionally, he

Dates: 1800s-2020s   |   Extent: 8000 images
Archives: Cook County Historic Archives and Records Office (CARO)

Cook County Journals of Proceedings

The Cook County Journals of Proceedings is a collection of Minutes created by Cook County Government throughout the government’s existence, which dates to 1831 when it was created by an act of the Illinois Legislature. It is unknown when the first Journals were created because they were lost in the Great Fire of 1871. It is assumed that the Journals

Dates: 1876–1979 (excluding 1948), 1980 (partial), 1981, 1982 (partial), 1991–Present   |   Extent: Approximately 140 years of Journals
Archives: Cook County Historic Archives and Records Office (CARO)