The Cook County Building is located on the corner of Clark and Washington. Interestingly, it is co-located with the Chicago City Hall: The west side of the building is the City Hall building, whilst the east side houses County offices. It's a beautiful building, and this iteration (it's been rebuilt several times over the course of Chicago's history) is the third that has been shared with the city hall. It's a Holibard & Roache-designed structure, the storied firm that designed several of the city's treasures.
My visit here was to the city side to pick up residential parking permits. I was really glad that I wasn't here for the vital statistics office of county clerk's office, because that line was out the door and down the hall. When I went to pick up copies of my daughter's birth certificate, I went to the Skokie Courthouse and was in and out within ten minutes, so if you're able to get there for some of the vital stats docs, I'd suggest doing so. read more