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The Government of Illinois, under the State of Illinois Constitution, has three branches of government: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. The State's executive branch is split into several statewide elected offices, with the Governor as chief executive and head of state, and has numerous departments, agencies, boards and commissions.
The governor is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. Since becoming a state in 1818, 43 people have served as governor of Illinois; before statehood, it had only one territorial governor, Ninian Edwards. The longest-serving governor was James R. Thompson, who was elected to four terms lasting 14 years, from 1977 to 1991.
The Illinois state government has numerous departments, but the so-called code departments provide most of the state's services. [1] [2] Code departments.
Variant form(s) Weaver, Webbe, Webster, Webber, Webe: Webb is an English and Scottish surname meaning weaver of cloth. Notable people with the surname "Webb" include
State flag of Illinois Location of Illinois in the U.S. map This is a list of notable individuals who come from the state of Illinois , a state within the larger United States of America . This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Daniel K. Webb (born September 5, 1945) is an American lawyer and public official. He is the co-executive chairman of the international law firm of Winston & Strawn.He is a former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois and previously served as the Special Counsel in the Iran-Contra affair.
Pages in category "State agencies of Illinois" The following 57 pages are in this category, out of 57 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
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