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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 January 2025. "Cities in Illinois" redirects here. For unincorporated communities, see List of unincorporated communities in Illinois. For CDPs, see List of census-designated places in Illinois. Map of the United States with Illinois highlighted Illinois is a state located in the Midwestern United ...
The Cook County Coroner was the coroner of Cook County, Illinois until the position was abolished in 1976. The office of existed as an elected position from the early history of Cook County's government until its abolition in 1976. The first Coroner of Cook County was John Kinzie Clark, who was appointed in April 1831. [1]
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 legal name of each township is the form "___ Township" or "Town of ____". [2] 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 ...
Mar. 5—CARTHAGE, Mo. — Randy Nace resigned as Jasper County coroner and will be replaced at least for now with the only person who has filed to run for the position in November. Jasper County ...
Jasper County was formed in 1831 out of Clay and Crawford Counties.It was named for Sgt. William Jasper, a Revolutionary War hero from South Carolina.During the defense of Fort Moultrie in 1776, the staff of the American flag was shot away. Sgt. Jasper attached the flag to a pole and stood on the wall waving the flag at the British until a new staff was erected.
Bayley Walker, 20, and her 13-year-old brother, Bryson Walker, died in the collision near the intersection of U.S. 50 and Big Four Road Sunday night, Clay County Coroner Bryce Henry said.
Boling was driving a 2003 Dodge Durango west at 8:39 p.m. Saturday on Illinois 154 just east of U.S. 51 when her vehicle crossed the center line for unknown reasons and collided with a 1999 ...