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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]
The office of Cook County Clerk was established in 1831, the year that Cook County, Illinois was created. For the first several years, the clerk was appointed by the three-member Cook County Board of Commissioners. This was changed, and it became an elected office with a four-year term in 1837, with the first election being held in August of ...
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 ]
Descriptions of each individual state highway are filed with the county clerk of the county in which the state highway resides. [4] State highways may be maintained by either the municipalities if within a municipality, or the Illinois Department of Transportation. [ 5 ]
Of the 102 counties in the state of Illinois, 17 are divided into minor civil divisions known as precincts. [1] The 261 [ citation needed ] such precincts in Illinois are listed below. The remaining 85 counties are divided into 1,433 townships . [ 1 ]
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In 1832, county officials paid $1,094 for the construction of a later courthouse. A two-story square measuring 40 feet (12 m) on each side, it contained a first-story courtroom with office space for county government on the second story.