cookcountyil.gov

We performed a comprehensive analysis of cookcountyil.gov on 2026-06-30. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 10742ms. The page is served over HTTP/2 protocol with Gzip compression enabled, achieving approximately 60.0% size reduction. The total page weight is 86 KB, and the site is served behind a CDN (Content Delivery Network). The website uses a secure HTTPS connection with a valid SSL certificate issued by Amazon (DV type). The connection is encrypted using TLS 1.3 with the TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 cipher suite and sha256WithRSAEncryption signature algorithm. The certificate covers 2 domain(s) (Subject Alternative Names) and expires on 2026-11-17, which is 140 days from now. The security headers analysis reveals a score of 30/100 (below average). The following security headers are properly configured: X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options. However, the site is missing Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), Referrer-Policy, and Permissions-Policy, which could expose the site and its users to cross-site scripting (XSS), clickjacking, and other web-based attacks. Our technology detection scan identified 5 technologies across 5 categories powering cookcountyil.gov. The detected stack includes Drupal, Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager, jQuery, and Font Awesome. Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, cookcountyil.gov receives an overall trust score of 71/100, classified as "Likely Safe".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, cookcountyil.gov receives a trust score of 71/100, which places it in the "Likely Safe" category. This score is calculated by evaluating multiple factors including SSL certificate validity, domain registration history, email authentication protocols, security header configuration, and blacklist status across major threat intelligence databases. The analysis identified several positive trust signals: a valid HTTPS connection protecting data in transit, a valid SSL certificate issued by Amazon with 140 days until expiration, SPF (Sender Policy Framework) email authentication preventing email spoofing, and DMARC email authentication with a quarantine policy. Areas of concern include: the absence of a Content-Security-Policy header, which leaves the site more vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, missing Referrer-Policy, potentially leaking URL information to third parties, the domain's WHOIS information is hidden behind a privacy service, making it harder to verify the owner's identity, and DNSSEC is not enabled, leaving DNS queries vulnerable to spoofing attacks. While these issues don't necessarily indicate malicious intent, they represent areas where the website's security posture could be improved. We checked cookcountyil.gov against 8 major blacklist databases including Google Safe Browsing, Phishtank, Urlhaus, Openphish, Dnsfilter, Spamhaus Dbl, Surbl, and Virustotal. The domain passed all 8 checks with a clean status, meaning it has not been flagged for phishing, malware distribution, spam, or other malicious activities by any of the tested threat intelligence providers.

Our technology detection engine scanned cookcountyil.gov and identified 5 distinct technologies across 5 categories. This analysis is performed by examining HTTP response headers, HTML source code patterns, JavaScript library fingerprints, CSS framework signatures, and DNS records. CMS: Drupal — manages the content and page structure for cookcountyil.gov. Analytics: Google Analytics 4 — tracks visitor behavior and provides traffic insights for cookcountyil.gov. Tag Manager: Google Tag Manager — manages marketing and analytics tags without code changes for cookcountyil.gov. JavaScript Library: jQuery — provides utility functions and DOM manipulation for cookcountyil.gov. Icon Set: Font Awesome — provides additional functionality for cookcountyil.gov. We also extracted the following tracking identifiers: Google Analytics 4 Measurement ID G-LMEDTH47YF and Google Tag Manager container GTM-W9K2SDNZ. These IDs can be used to identify other websites operated by the same organization.

cookcountyil.gov delivers its homepage in 10742ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 86 KB, and we detected 266 resource requests loading assets from 9 third-party domains. A high number of third-party domains can significantly impact page load time due to additional DNS lookups and TLS handshakes required for each domain. The website uses Gzip compression for text-based assets, achieving an estimated 60.0% reduction in transfer size. This reduces bandwidth usage and improves page load times, especially for visitors on slower connections. Asset minification status: 4 out of 42 CSS files and 1 out of 10 JavaScript files are minified. Minifying the remaining 47 unminified file(s) could further reduce page weight by 10-30% for those assets. Minification is a best practice that reduces download sizes without affecting functionality. The site is served through a Content Delivery Network (CDN), which caches static assets at edge servers around the world. This means visitors from different geographic regions receive content from the nearest edge server, significantly reducing latency. CDN usage is particularly important for websites with a global audience, as it can reduce page load times by 40-60% for distant visitors. From an environmental perspective, each page view of cookcountyil.gov produces approximately 0.04g of CO₂, earning a carbon rating of A. This places the website among the cleanest on the web, demonstrating efficient use of server resources and optimized content delivery. For reference, the average web page produces about 0.5g of CO₂ per page view. The page weight of 86 KB is the primary factor in this calculation. Core Web Vitals data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is not available for cookcountyil.gov. This typically means the site doesn't have enough real-world Chrome user traffic to generate statistically significant field data, or the domain is not included in the CrUX dataset. Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) are important Google ranking factors that measure real user experience.

cookcountyil.gov resolves to the IPv4 address 18.165.122.120, but does not support IPv6. IPv6 adoption is increasingly important as IPv4 address space becomes exhausted, and some ISPs and regions are transitioning to IPv6-only connectivity. The domain has 4 A record(s) configured. The domain name system is managed by 4 name servers: ns-1018.awsdns-63.net, ns-1359.awsdns-41.org, ns-1582.awsdns-05.co.uk, and ns-231.awsdns-28.com. Having 4 name servers provides good redundancy — if one fails, the others can continue serving DNS queries. The choice of name servers often indicates the DNS hosting provider or CDN service being used. Email for cookcountyil.gov is handled by fireeyecloud.com with 4 MX records configured: primary.us.email.fireeyecloud.com, alt1.us.email.fireeyecloud.com, and alt2.us.email.fireeyecloud.com and 1 more. Multiple MX records provide failover redundancy — if the primary mail server is unavailable, email will be routed to the next available server. SPF (Sender Policy Framework) is configured, which specifies which mail servers are authorized to send email on behalf of this domain. This helps prevent email spoofing and improves email deliverability. DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance) is configured with a quarantine policy — a moderate setting, directing unauthorized emails to spam/junk folders. DKIM was not detected. Without DKIM, recipients cannot cryptographically verify that emails claiming to be from this domain are authentic. DNSSEC is not enabled for cookcountyil.gov. While not critical for most websites, DNSSEC adds an important security layer by ensuring DNS responses haven't been tampered with during transit. Enabling DNSSEC is recommended for domains handling sensitive data or financial transactions.

The homepage of cookcountyil.gov contains 1,115 words of visible text content. This is a substantial amount of content that provides good opportunities for search engine indexing. The page is structured with 26 H2 headings, 0 H3 headings, 0 H4 headings. The page includes 10 images. 1 images (10%) are missing alt text attributes, which is a significant concern for both accessibility and SEO. Screen readers rely on alt text to describe images to visually impaired users, and search engines use alt text to understand image content. Only 90% of images have proper alt text — we recommend adding descriptive alt attributes to all images. The link structure consists of 184 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 12 external links pointing to third-party websites. The high number of internal links suggests a well-interconnected site structure, which helps search engines discover and crawl all pages efficiently. There are 10 external JavaScript files, 42 CSS stylesheets, and 1 iframes on the page. The site implements the following web standards and features: XML Sitemap (helps search engines discover all pages) and robots.txt (controls search engine crawling behavior). Notable missing features: Schema.org structured data. Adding these could improve search engine discoverability and rich result eligibility. The website has social media presence across 3 platforms: Facebook (@cookcountygov), Twitter (@cookcountygov), and Instagram (@cookcountygov). An active social media presence is a positive trust indicator and helps build brand awareness and customer engagement.

The title tag for cookcountyil.gov is well-optimized at 46 characters: "Cook County Government, Illinois | Cook County". The length falls within the ideal range for Google search results, ensuring the full title is displayed without truncation. The meta description is 181 characters (slightly long): "Cook County contains 134 municipalities in its region, the most well known being the City of Chicago – which is the Coun...". Google typically displays up to 155-160 characters of the meta description in search results. A compelling meta description with a clear call-to-action can significantly improve click-through rates from search results. The canonical url is correctly set to https://www.cookcountyil.gov/, preventing duplicate content issues, the page language is declared as en, and a favicon is configured. Open Graph meta tags are configured with 3/4 recommended fields: OG title ("Cook County Government, Illinois..."), OG image (social sharing thumbnail), OG type (government). These tags control how the page appears when shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media platforms that support the Open Graph protocol.