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Kendall County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, within the Chicago metropolitan area. According to the 2020 census , it has a population of 131,869. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Yorkville , [ 2 ] and its most populous municipality is Oswego .
After considering running for Illinois Attorney General, Cross decided to run for Treasurer. [6] He faced DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan in the Republican primary on March 18, 2014, but defeated him, 57% to 43%. [7] Cross went on to face Democratic nominee Mike Frerichs in the general election on November 4, 2014.
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Illinois.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2018 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 846 law enforcement agencies employing 48,240 sworn police officers, about 379 for each 100,000 residents.
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]
James E. Ryan (February 21, 1946 – June 12, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician who served two four-year terms as Illinois Attorney General. A career Republican , he received his party's nomination and ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Illinois against Rod Blagojevich in 2002 .
The last county, Ford County, was created in 1859. Cook County, established in 1831 and named for the early Illinois Attorney General Daniel Pope Cook, contained the absolute majority of the state's population in the first half of the 20th century and retains more than 40% of it as of the 2020 census.
Kwame Raoul (/ ˈ k w ɑː m eɪ r ɑː ˈ uː l /, born September 30, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician who has been the 42nd Attorney General of Illinois since 2019.He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Lisa Murray Madigan [1] (born July 30, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as Attorney General of the U.S. state of Illinois from 2003 to 2019, being the first woman to hold that position.