Chicago is renowned the world over. The Second City is the famous metropolitan area in the Midwestern United States, serving as a hub for entertainment, business and general American culture for the middle third of the country. Cook County, Chicago’s proud primary host county, however, is a little less well known outside the area of Northeastern Illinois. Named for Daniel Cook, the second U.S. Representative from the state of Illinois and the state’s first Attorney General, the county was created in 1831 as the 54^th county within the State of Illinois. According to its original boundary, modern day DuPage County residents would find their homes well entrenched within the Cook County borders.