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The Superior Court of Cook County was a court in Cook County, Illinois . It was preceded by earlier courts. 1845 saw the creation of the County Court of Cook County. [1] In 1849, this was renamed The Cook County Court of Common Pleas. [1] In 1859, this was continued as the newly-founded The Superior Court of Chicago.
Circuits. There are 25 judicial circuits in the state, each comprising one or more of Illinois' 102 counties. The jurisdiction of seven of these circuits courts are solely within the confines of a single county; these are Cook, Kane, Will, DuPage, Lake, McHenry (all Chicago metropolitan area counties), and St. Clair in Metro East.
Judiciary of Illinois. The judiciary of Illinois is the unified court system of Illinois primarily responsible for applying the Constitution and law of Illinois. It consists of the Supreme Court, the Appellate Court, and circuit courts. The Supreme Court oversees the administration of the court system.
Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in Illinois.Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming.
The Illinois Freedom of Information Act ( FOIA / ˈfɔɪjə / FOY-yə ), 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq., is an Illinois statute that grants to all persons the right to copy and inspect public records in the state. The law applies to executive and legislative bodies of state government, units of local government, and other entities defined as "public bodies".
This list of county courthouses in Illinois provides information about each current Illinois county courthouse: name, photograph, city, construction year, and further comments. Each of the 102 county governments in the U.S. state of Illinois operates out of a building or complex of buildings known as the county's courthouse.
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) is a quasi-independent State of Illinois agency that is active in facets of criminal justice other than direct law enforcement. The Authority works with agencies across all sectors of the criminal justice system..
The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) is a nonprofit organization in the United States whose goal is to improve electoral integrity by helping states improve the accuracy of voter rolls, increase access to voter registration, reduce election costs, and increase efficiencies in elections. ERIC is operated and financed by state ...