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The Circuit Court of Cook County, which is an Illinois state court of general jurisdiction is funded, in part, by Cook County, and accepts more than 1.2 million cases each year for filing. [27] The Cook County Department of Corrections , also known as the Cook County Jail , is the largest single-site jail in the nation.
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In regards to townships, the district's boundaries included parts of Niles, Northfield, Palatine, and Wheeling townships. [5] [8] It is located in northern Cook County. [9] The district was 90.32 square miles (57,806.14 acres). [10]
New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States Census. [3]In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, the district's redistricted boundaries included portions of the city of Chicago, as well as portions of Bremen, Elk Grove, Lemont, Leyden, Lyons, Maine, Northfield, Orland, Palos, Proviso, Wheeling, and Worth townships.
The district was established in 1994, when the board transitioned from holding elections in individual districts, as opposed to the previous practice of having two multi-member districts districts: one for ten members from the city of Chicago and another for seven members from suburban Cook County.
Orland Township is bordered by Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 43) on the east, 135th Street on the north, Will-Cook Road on the west (where Cook County and Will County share a border), and 183rd Street on the south (which is also the Cook-Will county border).
Based in Cook County, the district includes much of the South Side of Chicago and continues southwest to Joliet. From 2003 to early 2013 it extended into the city's southwest suburbs until reaching the border of Will County , and covered 97.84 square miles (253.4 km 2 ), making it one of the 40 smallest districts in the U.S. (although there are ...
New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States Census. [4]In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, the district's redistricted boundaries included portions of the city of Chicago and portions of the Leyden, Maine, Norwood Park, Oak Park, and River Forest townships.