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147:. All Cook County Sheriff's Deputies have police powers regardless of their particular job function or title. Like other Sheriffs' departments in Illinois, the Sheriff can provide all traditional law-enforcement functions, including county-wide patrol and investigations irrespective of municipal boundaries, even in the city of Chicago, but has traditionally limited its police patrol functions to unincorporated areas of the county.
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is the county's legislative body. It made up of 17 commissioners who are elected by district for four-year terms. The county board sets policy and laws for the county regarding property, public health services, public safety, and maintenance of county highways. It is presided over by the County Board
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provides legal representation in the areas of felony and misdemeanor criminal cases, delinquency, abuse/neglect, some appeals, post-conviction and traffic (non-petty) cases throughout the county. It is the largest Public
Defender System in the United States. It is the largest State Public Defender's
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Talk of secession from Cook County amongst some outlying communities again heated up in mid-2008 in response to a highly controversial 1% sales tax hike which has pushed the tax rates across the county communities up amongst the highest in the nation. Some border towns in particular had been
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outraged, as people can take their business across the county border (paying, for instance, 7% in Lake County instead of
Palatine's 9.5%). The secession issue eventually died down from the nominal tax increase.
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county, today they are under the jurisdiction of the state.
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houses the County Board chambers and administrative offices
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of Cook County. The organization has dominated County,
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Home rule county government in Illinois, United States
996:"CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY AN INFORMATIONAL GUIDE"
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2783:Carol Stream
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2706:Hanover Park
2671:Edwardsville
2667:Granite City
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1999:Hanover Park
1959:Carol Stream
1822:Crystal Lake
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3126:Taylorville
3112:Springfield
3094:St. Charles
3049:East Peoria
3019:Tinley Park
3015:Orland Park
2990:Rock Island
2986:East Moline
2958:Bourbonnais
2853:Des Plaines
2750:Bolingbrook
2741:Bloomington
2625:Quad Cities
2605:North Shore
2575:Forgottonia
2414:Environment
2394:Earthquakes
2389:Delegations
2326:Springfield
2220:Sub-regions
2201:Great Lakes
2089:Tinley Park
2049:Orland Park
1949:Bolingbrook
1897:St. Charles
1832:Des Plaines
1817:Crown Point
1327:Cook County
1175:11 November
1149:11 November
1123:11 November
838:Orland Park
826:Blue Island
815:Dave Regnar
76:Cook County
3700:Categories
3657:Williamson
3632:Washington
3602:Stephenson
3497:Montgomery
3422:Livingston
3372:Jo Daviess
3247:Cumberland
3121:Rock Falls
3099:Schaumburg
3089:Loves Park
3057:Washington
2935:Harrisburg
2930:Northbrook
2861:Park Ridge
2806:Charleston
2778:Carbondale
2754:Romeoville
2715:Belleville
2710:Streamwood
2697:Plainfield
2689:Naperville
2630:River Bend
2590:Metro East
2580:Fox Valley
2424:Government
2084:Streamwood
2074:Schaumburg
2069:Romeoville
2064:Plainfield
2034:Northbrook
1902:Valparaiso
1887:Park Ridge
1877:Naperville
1762:Major city
1323:Government
1237:2013-07-12
1072:2013-07-12
963:2023-12-10
919:. p.
894:References
861:Adam Brown
795:Schaumburg
779:Barrington
730:Republican
389:1,488,537
366:1,611,946
332:Republican
82:county in
3662:Winnebago
3647:Whiteside
3617:Vermilion
3592:St. Clair
3467:McDonough
3362:Jefferson
3337:Henderson
3282:Effingham
3212:Christian
3207:Champaign
3167:Alexander
3081:Belvidere
3000:Mundelein
2921:Galesburg
2880:Effingham
2875:Woodridge
2829:Algonquin
2797:Champaign
2792:Centralia
2565:Corn Belt
2519:Windmills
2444:Languages
2419:Geography
2404:Education
2329:(capital)
2099:Woodridge
2024:Mundelein
1558:Elections
1395:President
1377:Treasurer
1363:(defunct)
1357:(defunct)
824:In 2004,
799:Elk Grove
775:panhandle
768:secession
740:in 1972.
711:townships
694:1,059,607
688:1,378,343
665:1,537,181
642:1,181,316
625:1,234,307
617:1,063,268
596:1,180,814
573:1,124,584
556:1,055,558
550:1,112,641
527:1,129,973
504:1,249,533
481:1,153,289
458:1,280,547
435:1,439,724
412:1,582,973
343:1,725,973
293:sales tax
80:home rule
56:Treasurer
3667:Woodford
3607:Tazewell
3577:Schuyler
3572:Sangamon
3557:Richland
3552:Randolph
3507:Moultrie
3452:Marshall
3437:Macoupin
3412:Lawrence
3387:Kankakee
3347:Iroquois
3322:Hamilton
3307:Gallatin
3297:Franklin
3242:Crawford
3154:Counties
3131:Waukegan
3117:Sterling
3077:Rockford
3072:Rochelle
3028:Streator
3010:Oak Park
3005:Oak Lawn
2950:Kankakee
2926:Glenview
2916:Freeport
2907:Evanston
2894:Elmhurst
2848:Sycamore
2834:Danville
2763:Wheeling
2727:O'Fallon
2702:Bartlett
2680:Palatine
2469:Politics
2454:Military
2349:Abortion
2316:Illinois
2268:Illinois
2165:Lake, IN
2160:Lake, IL
2145:Kankakee
2108:Counties
2094:Wheeling
2059:Palatine
2044:Oak Park
2039:Oak Lawn
1989:Glenview
1944:Bartlett
1907:Waukegan
1847:Evanston
1842:Elmhurst
1345:Assessor
1331:Illinois
1287:Municode
1097:July 23,
1042:March 2,
980:Archived
939:95-46017
867:See also
846:Matteson
791:Wheeling
787:Palatine
327:Democrat
311:Politics
305:Oak Lawn
301:Evanston
215:ad litem
84:Illinois
68:Assessor
3542:Pulaski
3472:McHenry
3442:Madison
3407:LaSalle
3392:Kendall
3377:Johnson
3352:Jackson
3327:Hancock
3287:Fayette
3277:Edwards
3262:Douglas
3227:Clinton
3197:Carroll
3192:Calhoun
3144:Wheaton
3062:Pontiac
3032:LaSalle
2963:Lincoln
2954:Bradley
2902:Addison
2898:Lombard
2839:Decatur
2815:Chicago
2810:Mattoon
2528:Regions
2509:Tourism
2504:Symbols
2494:Society
2434:History
2399:Economy
2384:Culture
2194:Regions
2170:McHenry
2155:Kenosha
2150:Kendall
2009:Lombard
1934:Addison
1912:Wheaton
1892:Portage
1872:Kenosha
1857:Hammond
1770:Chicago
1367:Sheriff
1355:Coroner
834:Burbank
803:Lincoln
783:Hanover
692:43.33%
671:895,718
669:36.82%
648:960,493
646:41.11%
615:46.01%
602:987,498
600:44.69%
579:856,574
577:39.60%
554:48.40%
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510:605,300
508:28.20%
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485:26.73%
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347:24.01%
341:74.22%
271:coroner
145:sheriff
143:is the
135:Sheriff
90:is the
48:Sheriff
3627:Warren
3622:Wabash
3587:Shelby
3567:Saline
3547:Putnam
3517:Peoria
3502:Morgan
3492:Monroe
3487:Mercer
3482:Menard
3477:McLean
3462:Massac
3447:Marion
3367:Jersey
3357:Jasper
3332:Hardin
3317:Grundy
3312:Greene
3302:Fulton
3267:DuPage
3257:DeWitt
3252:DeKalb
3187:Bureau
3139:Gurnee
3067:Quincy
3053:Morton
3041:Peoria
3024:Ottawa
2982:Moline
2977:Herrin
2973:Marion
2968:Macomb
2945:Joliet
2911:Skokie
2844:DeKalb
2801:Urbana
2773:Canton
2745:Normal
2736:Cicero
2732:Berwyn
2693:Oswego
2685:Aurora
2499:Sports
2474:Portal
2464:People
2429:Health
2409:Energy
2336:Topics
2180:Porter
2175:Newton
2135:Jasper
2130:Grundy
2125:DuPage
2120:DeKalb
2079:Skokie
2054:Oswego
1994:Gurnee
1969:Cicero
1867:Joliet
1827:DeKalb
1807:Berwyn
1802:Aurora
1789:Cities
1569:1980 (
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717:, and
685:56.37%
662:63.18%
639:50.56%
622:53.41%
593:53.44%
570:51.99%
547:51.02%
524:55.77%
501:58.21%
478:66.79%
455:68.63%
432:70.25%
409:76.48%
386:74.00%
363:73.90%
284:Budget
228:, and
86:. The
3642:White
3637:Wayne
3612:Union
3597:Stark
3582:Scott
3527:Piatt
3522:Perry
3457:Mason
3432:Macon
3427:Logan
3342:Henry
3272:Edgar
3232:Coles
3217:Clark
3182:Brown
3177:Boone
3162:Adams
3045:Pekin
2885:Elgin
2866:Dixon
2663:Alton
2459:Music
2374:Crime
2344:Index
2312:State
2029:Niles
1837:Elgin
1528:Clerk
1517:Other
1350:Clerk
1285:from
1144:Slate
1118:Slate
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707:wards
338:2020
323:Year
64:Clerk
3652:Will
3537:Pope
3532:Pike
3512:Ogle
3402:Lake
3397:Knox
3382:Kane
3292:Ford
3237:Cook
3222:Clay
3202:Cass
3172:Bond
3036:Peru
2185:Will
2140:Kane
2115:Cook
1925:2020
1852:Gary
1793:2020
1677:2024
1672:2022
1667:2020
1662:2018
1657:2016
1652:2014
1647:2012
1642:2010
1637:2008
1632:2006
1627:2004
1622:2002
1617:2000
1612:1998
1607:1996
1602:1994
1597:1992
1592:1990
1587:1988
1582:1986
1577:1984
1565:1946
1177:2012
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1099:2008
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701:The
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633:1968
610:1972
587:1976
564:1980
541:1984
518:1988
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472:1996
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380:2012
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