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The state does have a Lee County (founded 1839) named after the American Revolution's Henry Lee III, the father of Robert E. Lee from the Civil War, who at one time served in Illinois. Illinois also has two counties named after the same person, the prominent early 19th century New York governor DeWitt Clinton (DeWitt County, and Clinton County).
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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]
State law specifies that no two townships in Illinois shall have the same name, [3] and that, if the Illinois Secretary of State compares the township abstracts and finds a duplicate, the county that last adopted the name shall instead adopt a different name at the next county board meeting. [4]
Use a different map base that distinguishes between adjacent counties. 20:48, 19 April 2013: 3,453 × 6,157 (84 KB) Dewclouds: Fixed typo in source to add Randolph County. 18:58, 24 February 2007: 3,453 × 6,157 (84 KB) Dual Freq: This is a map highlighting Illinois counties without township government (Precincts not townships).
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