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  2. Administrative divisions of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The basic subdivisions of Illinois are the 102 counties. [2] Illinois has more units of local government than any other state—over 8,000 in all. [3] The Constitution of 1970 created, for the first time in Illinois, a type of "home rule", which allows localities to govern themselves to a certain extent. [4]

  3. Village (United States) - Wikipedia

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    A village is usually, but not always, within a single town. A village may be coterminous with, and have a consolidated government with, a town. A village is a clearly defined municipality that provides the services closest to the residents, such as garbage collection, street and highway maintenance, street lighting and building codes.

  4. Category:Villages in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The main article for this category is List of towns and villages in Illinois; Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villages in Illinois; See also Illinois and categories Cities in Illinois, Towns in Illinois, Census-designated places in Illinois, Unincorporated communities in Illinois

  5. Incorporated town - Wikipedia

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    Illinois's standard law on municipalities came into effect on July 1, 1872, and does not provide for the incorporation of municipal towns. Since the Municipal Code provides a standard way for citizens to incorporate a new city or village, but not a town, incorporated towns are far less common than city and village municipalities in Illinois.

  6. List of Illinois townships - Wikipedia

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    Local government in the Illinois Territory, and the state of Illinois after 1818 statehood, was predominantly handled by the state's counties, although towns and villages also existed. Chicago was chartered as the state's first city in 1837.

  7. List of municipalities in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 October 2024. "Cities in Illinois" redirects here. For unincorporated communities, see List of unincorporated communities in Illinois. For CDPs, see List of census-designated places in Illinois. Map of the United States with Illinois highlighted Illinois is a state located in the Midwestern United ...

  8. Category:Villages in Illinois by county - Wikipedia

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    This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Villages in Illinois. It includes villages that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This is a container category .

  9. Government of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The Government of Illinois, under Illinois' Constitution, has three branches of government: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. The State's executive branch is split into several statewide elected offices, with the Governor as chief executive and head of state, and has numerous departments, agencies, boards and commissions.