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The IGAC derives its standing from the Guardianship and Advocacy Act, enacted in 1978. Advocates in the 1970s had pointed out the existence of many Illinois residents who needed a legal guardian and had none. Under the English common law, it had been assumed that persons requiring guardianship would be taken care of by their extended families.
The Office of the Cook County Public Guardian is a governmental office in the U.S. state of Illinois set up to act as the legal guardian when needed of disabled adults, as well as to act as attorneys and guardian ad litem for abused and neglected children in Cook County. The Public Guardian's Office employs around 400 personnel, including ...
Illinois State Universities Civil Service System; Illinois State Universities Retirement System; Illinois Student Assistance Commission; Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission; Office of the Illinois Attorney General; Office of the Illinois Auditor General; Office of the Illinois Comptroller; Office of the Illinois Governor; Office of the ...
I. Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board; Illinois Gaming Board; Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission; Illinois Housing Development Authority
An Illinois Answers Project investigation last year found that the state agency has been plagued with issues, including rising abuse and neglect complaints and a number of children who died while ...
The Illinois Department on Aging is the code department [1] [2] of the Illinois state government that exercises, administers, and enforces all rights, powers, and duties vested in it by the Illinois Act on the Aging. [3] [4] As of March 2019 Paula A. Basta became the Director of Aging. [5]
Under the Constitution of Illinois, the attorney general is the state's chief legal officer, and has the powers and duties prescribed by law.The attorney general's duties include advocating for the people of Illinois, working with the General Assembly to push for new legislation, and litigating to ensure that state laws are followed. [3]
The official reporter for opinions of the Supreme Court and the Appellate Court are published on the website of the Supreme Court using a public domain case citation. [20] [21] There are also unofficial sources such as West's Illinois Decisions (an Illinois-specific version of the North Eastern Reporter).