In October 2023, the median sale price of a home in Cook County remained unchanged from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 3.9%.
The most prevalent ethnicity in the Cook County district's student body in the 2021-22 school year was Hispanic, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
The Village of Oak Park has secured temporary housing for 160 illegal immigrants, relocating them from two local churches to the Carleton of Oak Park Hotel and West Cook YMCA.