Most of suburban Cook is as bad as the city now. The remaining good parts should break free, but would never be allowed to.
Cook is named for Daniel Pope Cook
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Pope_Cook
An early history IL politician
We call it “Crook County”, which is ironic since there really are counties with that name in Oregon and Wyoming, named for General George Crook.
Do you know there is only 1 county in the whole country named for our first Supreme Court Chief Justice? Jay County Indiana.
“Those who refuse to govern themselves will be governed by evil men.”
- Plato
He was talkin’ ‘bout Connecticut.