Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 625 ILCS 5/8-105

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
     The surety bond shall, by its terms, inure to the benefit of the person recovering any such judgment, and shall provide that an action may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction upon such bond by the owner of any such judgment; and such bond, for the full amount thereof shall, by its terms, be a lien for the benefit of the beneficiaries of said bond on such real estate so scheduled, and shall be recorded in the office of the recorder in each county in which such real estate is located.