Cook County, Illinois property search
Search an address or an owner in Cook County, Illinois with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 1,864,829 lots are mapped here, covering 2,965,498 acres. 172,993 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Cook County received $1.5 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 48 recipients. 176 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Greece. Crop insurance paid $407,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 1,864,829
- Lots mapped
- 2,965,498
- Acres
- 172,993
- Institutional
Land use in Cook County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Cook County, Illinois| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| Residential | 1,588,967 | 1,924,616 |
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| Exempt Property | 93,320 | 179,284 |
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| Commercial/Industrial | 91,150 | 799,976 |
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| Vacant | 60,421 | 26,140 |
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| Multi-Family | 19,945 | 9,349 |
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| Railroad Property | 5,044 | 13,778 |
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| Industrial Incentive | 2,223 | 8,148 |
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| Commercial/Industrial Incentive | 1,905 | 2,805 |
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| Class 3 Multi-Family Residential Real Estate Incentive | 937 | 484 |
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| Not-For-Profit | 464 | 420 |
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| Commercial Incentive | 373 | 433 |
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| Commercial/Industrial Remediation Incentive | 76 | 62 |
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Largest landowners in Cook County
Largest landowners by acreage in Cook County, Illinois| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| COOK COUNTY FOREST PRE | 3,619 | 64,219 |
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| RAILROAD | 4,941 | 13,223 |
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| CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT | 2,250 | 5,605 |
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| CHICAGO CITY OF | 16,700 | 3,959 |
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| CHICAGO BOARD OF ED | 2,288 | 1,994 |
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| COOK COUNTY | 3,253 | 1,776 |
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| WASTE MANAGEMENT INC | 30 | 554 |
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| NORTH SHORE HOLDINGS L | 180 | 484 |
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| NORTH SHORE HOLDINGS | 150 | 477 |
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| PALATINE PARK DISTRICT | 151 | 435 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Illinois
Federal farm payments in Cook County
- $1.5M
- Paid in 2025
- 48
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Cook County, Illinois, 2025| Program | Paid |
|---|
| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $1.4M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $88K |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $62K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual | $2K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $2K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Cook County
- 176
- Acres disclosed
- 4
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Cook County, Illinois, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Greece | 129 |
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| United Kingdom | 29 |
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| France | 18 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Cook County, Illinois| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Glenwood Solar, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 29 |
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| RED FOOD STORES, INC. (FRANCE) | 18 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Cook County
- 52
- Policies
- 7,293
- Insured acres
- $407K
- Claims paid
- 1.21
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Cook County, Illinois, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Wheat | $219K |
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| Soybeans | $152K |
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| Corn | $35K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 6
- CRP acres, 2025
- 221
- Substations
- 25
- 345 kV and up
- 345 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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This copy of Cook County's records was taken on August 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.