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Agencies and Courts
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Links to federal, state, and local agencies as well as the courty system
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Assessors Office of Cook County
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The Cook County Assessors Office is responsible for determining fair assessments on all residential, commercial and industrial property in Cook County. Each parcel is reassessed once every three years. The Assessors Office also administers a variety of exemptions providing relief to Senior citizens and all Cook County Homeowners, as well as incentives encouraging development throughout Cook County.
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Chicago Department of Public Health
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To make Chicago a healthier and happier place by working with community partners to promote health, prevent disease, reduce environmental hazards and ensure access to health care.
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Circuit Court of Cook County
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The State of Illinois is divided into 22 judicial circuits. Each circuit is a unified court system in which all trial courts are consolidated under a chief judge. The chief judge has centralized administrative authority to coordinate and supervise the functions of the court.
The Circuit Court of Cook County is not only the largest of the 22 circuits in Illinois, it is also one of the largest unified court systems in the world. It was created by a 1964 amendment to the Illinois Constitution which reorganized the courts of our state. The amendment effectively merged the often confusing and overlapping jurisdictions of Cook County's 161 courts into one uniform and cohesive court of general jurisdiction.
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Circuit Court Clerk of Cook County
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The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, is the keeper of the records for the Court. In this role, the Clerk records court decisions and events, handles fines, bail bonds and other financial transactions and provides the court system with supportive services such as record storage, microfilming and automation.
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Federal Web Locator
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The Federal Web Locator is a service provided by the Center for Information Law and Policy and is intended to be the one stop shopping point for federal government information on the World Wide Web. This list is maintained to bring the cyber citizen to the federal government's doorstep.
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Human Rights Department of Illinois
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The Department of Human Rights administers the Illinois Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (with regard to employment ), age 40 and over, marital status, physical or mental handicap, military service or unfavorable military discharge.
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Human Rights Commission of Chicago
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The Commission (CCHR) is charged with enforcing the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance and the Chicago Fair Housing Ordinance. The Commission investigates complaints to determine whether discrimination may have occurred, and uses its enforcement powers to punish acts of discrimination. Under the City's Hate Crimes Law, the agency aids hate crime victims. CCHR also employs pro-active programs of education, intervention, and constituency building to discourage bigotry and bring people from different groups together
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Human Services Department of Illinois
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DHS helps Illinois families achieve self-sufficiency, independence and health to the maximum extent possible. DHS improves the quality of life of thousands of Illinois families by providing an array of comprehensive, coordinated services.
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Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar
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The Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar consists of seven members of the bar appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to oversee the administration of all aspects of bar admissions in the state, including the character and fitness process, the semiannual administration of the bar examination, and the review and approval of applications for admission on motion.
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Industrial Commission of Illinois
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The Industrial Commission is the state court for workers' compensation cases. Workers' compensation is a no-fault system of benefits paid by employers to workers who experience job-related injuries or diseases. The information on this Web site will serve as a guide to the rights and responsibilities of injured workers and employers. Please understand that, outside of the hearing rooms, our staff cannot answer specific legal questions; we can, however, explain Commission procedures and case status.
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Insurance Department of Illinois
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Our mission is to protect consumers by providing assistance and information, by efficiently regulating the insurance industry’s market behavior and financial solvency, and by fostering a competitive insurance marketplace.
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Labor Department of Illinois
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The mission of the Illinois Department of Labor is to promote and protect the rights, wages, welfare, working conditions, safety and health of Illinois workers through enforcement of the state labor laws, to safeguard the public through regulation of amusement rides, and to ensure compliance with all other labor standards.
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Law Library of Cook County
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The Cook County Law Library provides professional library services at seven branch locations offering one of the largest and broadest collections of law books in the nation, including statutes, case law and digests for all fifty states, as well as numerous Illinois practice manuals.
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Medical Examiners Office
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The Medical Examiners Office investigates any human death that falls within any or all of the following catergories: criminal violence; suicide; accident; suddenly when in apparent good condition; unattended by a practicing licensed physician; suspicious or unusual circumstances; criminal abortion; poisoning or attributable to an adverse reaction to drugs and/or alcohol; disease constituting a threat to public health; disease; injury or toxic agent resulting form employment; during medical diagnostic or therapeutic procedures; in any person or penal institution; when involuntarily confined in jail, prison hospitals or other institutions or in police custody; when any human body is to be cremated, dissected or buried at sea; unclaimed bodies; when a dead body is brought into a new medico-legal jurisdiction without proper medical certification.
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Public Defenders Office of Cook County
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Our mission is to protect the fundmental rights, liberties and dignity of each person whose case has been entrusted to us by providing the finest legal representation. The Public Defender is appointed by the Judge when an individual is not able to afford an attorney. The Public Defender provides legal representation in the areas of criminal, misdemeanor, abuse and neglect, paternity and traffic cases for individuals who cannot afford legal representation. A Public Defender should be available to individuals at the time of the first court appearance.
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Public Guardian's Office
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The Office of the Public Guardian renders guardianship to adults with disabilities, acts as Guardian ad Litem and/or attorney for minors whose parents are charged with abuse and neglect, and acts as Guardian ad Litem for minors whose parents are involoved in disputed proceedings.
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Public Health Department of Illinois
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IDPH is responsible for protecting the state's 12.4 million residents, as well as countless visitors, through the prevention and control of disease and injury. The Department's nearly 200 programs touch virtually every age, aspect and cycle of life.
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Sheriff's Office of Cook County
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Provide services and security to all county court facilities, administer Cook County Jail and community-based supervision programs, police unincorporated areas of the county, provide custodial services for county-operated buildings, coordinate the countys emergency response plan, and offer community relations programs designed to prevent crime.
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Treasurer's Office of Cook County
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The Cook County Treasurers Office has the primary goals of mailing, collecting, investing, and distributing all real estate taxes for the county of cook.
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Treasurer's Office of Illinois
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As stated in the Illinois Constitution, "The Treasurer, in accordance with law, shall be responsible for the safekeeping and investment of monies and securities deposited with him [her], and for their disbursement upon order of the Comptroller."
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Veterans Affairs Department of Illinois
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The mission of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs is to assist veterans and their dependents and survivors in obtaining the benefits they are entitled to under the laws of the United States, and the State of Illinois or any other governmental agency, through its forty-three Veterans' Services Offices located statewide; to evaluate and approve veterans' education and training programs available at colleges, universities and vocational training centers in Illinois, to provide skilled nursing and domiciliary care for eligible veterans; and administer State grants and benefits to eligible Illinois veterans.
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