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Putnam County is the least extensive county in the U.S. state of Illinois.According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,637. [1] The county seat is Hennepin. [2] The county was formed in 1825 out of Fulton County and named after Israel Putnam, [3] who was a general in the American Revolution.
The Putnam County Courthouse, located at 120 N. 4th Street in Hennepin, is Putnam County, Illinois' county courthouse. Built in 1839, the building is the oldest courthouse in the state which is still in use. The courthouse was designed in the Greek Revival style and features four Doric columns at its front entrance. J.A. Williams later (1893 ...
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 ...
The United States District Court for the District of Illinois was established by a statute passed by the United States Congress on March 3, 1819, 3 Stat. 502. [4][5] The act established a single office for a judge to preside over the court. Initially, the court was not within any existing judicial circuit, and appeals from the court were taken ...
Mar. 15—LIMA — Putnam County residents will be voting on two county commissioner spots this year. In one race, incumbent Michael Lammers will face Brad Brubaker and in the other, incumbent ...
In Cook County, elections will be held for State's Attorney, Clerk of the Circuit Court, one seat on the Board of Review, 2 seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and several judgeships in the Circuit Court of Cook County and its subcircuits.
The Putnam County Courthouse, in Hennepin, was built in 1837, and is the oldest county courthouse in Illinois still serving its original purpose. [4] Abraham Lincoln visited the courthouse, including when he campaigned for a Congressional seat in September 1845. The Putnam County Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Circuits. There are 25 judicial circuits in the state, each comprising one or more of Illinois' 102 counties. The jurisdiction of seven of these circuits courts are solely within the confines of a single county; these are Cook, Kane, Will, DuPage, Lake, McHenry (all Chicago metropolitan area counties), and St. Clair in Metro East.