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The community in which the courthouse is located is known as the county seat. The oldest current courthouse is the Putnam County Courthouse, built in 1839, while other courthouses have been built since 2010. Many courthouses were built following the destruction of previous buildings, either planned or unplanned; however, some former courthouses ...
In 1837, Congress created the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, placing it in Chicago, Illinois and giving it jurisdiction over the District of Illinois, 5 Stat. 176. [5] On February 13, 1855, by 10 Stat. 606, the District of Illinois was subdivided into Northern and the Southern Districts. [5]
Illinois circuit courts. A map of Illinois breaking out its twenty-five total judicial circuits as of December 5, 2022. The Illinois circuit courts are state courts of the judiciary of Illinois. They are trial courts of original and general jurisdiction. As of 2024, outside of Cook County which has its own circuit court, there are 24 numbered ...
Magistrate Court is meant to give people a place to file small claims and work out their issues before a judge in an efficient way. EXPLAINER: How does the Chatham County Magistrate Court operate ...
There are 102 counties in Illinois. The most populous of these is Cook County, the second-most populous county in the United States and the home of Chicago, while the least populous is Hardin County. The largest by land area is McLean County, while the smallest is Putnam County. Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL.
He was raised in Chatham at 8144 South Calumet Avenue. [20] Mahalia Jackson (1911–1972), gospel singer. She lived at 8358 South Indiana Avenue from 1956 until her death in 1972. [21] R. Eugene Pincham (1925–2008), attorney, civil rights activist, and Judge of the Illinois Appellate Court. He was a resident of Chatham. [22] [23]
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Chatham is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. It is located 2.8 miles (4.5 km) south of Springfield and has a retail trade area that extends into four other municipalities, including Springfield. The population was 11,500 as of the 2010 census and estimated to be 13,008 as of 2019. [2]