20 ILCS 205 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Agriculture Law)
20 ILCS 210 State Fair Act
20 ILCS 220 Rural Rehabilitation Corporation Act
20 ILCS 230 Biotechnology Sector Development Act
20 ILCS 235 Illinois AgrAbility Act

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > Chapter 20 > Dpt Of Agriculture

  • accredited: as used in this Article in connection with a university or institution, means an institution of higher education accredited by the North Central Association or other comparable regional accrediting association. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 105 ILCS 5/21B-105
  • Acquittal:
    1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
    2. A verdict of "not guilty."
     
  • act of terrorism: means : (1) any act that is intended to cause or create a risk and does cause or create a risk of death or great bodily harm to one or more persons; (2) any act that disables or destroys the usefulness or operation of any communications system; (3) any act or any series of 2 or more acts committed in furtherance of a single intention, scheme, or design that disables or destroys the usefulness or operation of a computer network, computers, computer programs, or data used by any industry, by any class of business, or by 5 or more businesses or by the federal government, State government, any unit of local government, a public utility, a manufacturer of pharmaceuticals, a national defense contractor, or a manufacturer of chemical or biological products used in or in connection with agricultural production; (4) any act that disables or causes substantial damage to or destruction of any structure or facility used in or used in connection with ground, air, or water transportation; the production or distribution of electricity, gas, oil, or other fuel (except for acts that occur inadvertently and as the result of operation of the facility that produces or distributes electricity, gas, oil, or other fuel); the treatment of sewage or the treatment or distribution of water; or controlling the flow of any body of water; (5) any act that causes substantial damage to or destruction of livestock or to crops or a series of 2 or more acts committed in furtherance of a single intention, scheme, or design which, in the aggregate, causes substantial damage to or destruction of livestock or crops; (6) any act that causes substantial damage to or destruction of any hospital or any building or facility used by the federal government, State government, any unit of local government or by a national defense contractor or by a public utility, a manufacturer of pharmaceuticals, a manufacturer of chemical or biological products used in or in connection with agricultural production or the storage or processing of agricultural products or the preparation of agricultural products for food or food products intended for resale or for feed for livestock; (7) any act that causes substantial damage to any building containing 5 or more businesses of any type or to any building in which 10 or more people reside; (8) endangering the food supply; or (9) endangering the water supply. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/29D-10
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Agricultural production: means the breeding and growing of livestock and crops. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/29D-10
  • Agricultural products: means crops and livestock. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/29D-10
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Ashes: means residue from fires used for cooking and for heating buildings. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/11-19-2
  • Asset forfeiture: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Authority: means the Illinois-Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/105-5
  • Authority: means the Illinois Valley Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/110-5
  • Authority: means the Jasper County Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/115-5
  • Authority: means the Jefferson County Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/120-5
  • Authority: means the Jo Daviess County Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/125-5
  • Authority: means the Katherine Dunham Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/130-5
  • Authority: means the Marengo Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/145-5
  • Authority: means the Mason County Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/150-5
  • Authority: means the Matteson Metropolitan Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/155-5
  • Authority: means the Maywood Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/160-5
  • Authority: means the Melrose Park Metropolitan Exposition Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/165-5
  • Authority: means any Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority, as provided in this Article. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/170-5
  • Authority: means the Milford Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/175-5
  • Authority: means the Normal Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/180-5
  • Authority: means the Oak Park Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/185-5
  • Authority: means the Orland Park Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/190-5
  • Authority: means the Ottawa Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/195-5
  • Authority: means the Pekin Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/200-5
  • Authority: means Peoria Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/205-5
  • Authority: means the Pontiac Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/210-5
  • Authority: means the Illinois Quad City Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/215-5
  • Authority: means the Quincy Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/220-5
  • Authority: means the Randolph County Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/225-5
  • Authority: means the River Forest Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/230-5
  • Authority: means the Riverside Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/235-5
  • Authority: means the Rockford Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/240-5
  • Authority: means the Salem Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/245-5
  • Authority: means the Sheldon Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/250-5
  • Authority: means the Springfield Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/255-5
  • Authority: means the Sterling Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/260-5
  • Authority: means the Waukegan Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/270-5
  • Authority: means the West Frankfort Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/275-5
  • Authority: means the Will County Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/280-5
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Bench trial: Trial without a jury in which a judge decides the facts.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Biological products used in or in connection with agricultural production: includes , but is not limited to, seeds, plants, and DNA of plants or animals altered for use in crop or livestock breeding or production or which are sold, intended, designed, or produced for use in crop production or livestock breeding or production. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/29D-10
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Illinois-Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/105-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Illinois Valley Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/110-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Jasper County Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/115-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Jefferson County Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/120-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Jo Daviess County Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/125-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Katherine Dunham Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/130-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Marengo Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/145-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Mason County Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/150-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Matteson Metropolitan Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/155-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Maywood Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/160-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Melrose Park Metropolitan Exposition Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/165-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of any Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority, as provided in this Article. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/170-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Milford Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/175-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Normal Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/180-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Oak Park Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/185-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Orland Park Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/190-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Ottawa Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/195-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Pekin Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/200-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Peoria Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/205-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Pontiac Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/210-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Illinois Quad City Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/215-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Quincy Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/220-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Randolph County Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/225-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the River Forest Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/230-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Riverside Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/235-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Rockford Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/240-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Salem Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/245-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Sheldon Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/250-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Springfield Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/255-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Sterling Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/260-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Waukegan Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/270-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the West Frankfort Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/275-5
  • Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Will County Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/280-5
  • Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Circuit clerk: means clerk of the circuit court. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.26
  • City: means the City of Peoria, Illinois. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/205-5
  • City clerk: means the City Clerk of the City of Peoria, Illinois. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/205-5
  • City council: means the City Council of the City of Peoria, Illinois. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/205-5
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Code: means any municipal ordinance that pertains to or regulates: sanitation practices; forestry practices; the attachment of bills or notices to public property; the definition, identification and abatement of public nuisances; and the accumulation, disposal and transportation of garbage, refuse and other forms of solid waste in a municipality. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-1
  • Combined waterworks and sewerage system: means and includes a waterworks and sewerage system, which the municipality determines by ordinance to operate in combination. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/11-139-1
  • Committee membership: Legislators are assigned to specific committees by their party. Seniority, regional balance, and political philosophy are the most prominent factors in the committee assignment process.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Computer: means a device that accepts, processes, stores, retrieves, or outputs data, and includes, but is not limited to, auxiliary storage and telecommunications devices. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/29D-10
  • Computer network: means a set of related, remotely connected devices and any communications facilities including more than one computer with the capability to transmit data among them through communication facilities. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/29D-10
  • Contagious or infectious disease: means a specific disease designated by the Illinois Department of Agriculture as contagious or infectious under rules pertaining to the Illinois Diseased Animals Act. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/29D-10
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Crops: means plants raised for: (1) human consumption, (2) fruits that are intended for human consumption, (3) consumption by livestock, and (4) fruits that are intended for consumption by livestock. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/29D-10
  • Cross examine: Questioning of a witness by the attorney for the other side.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Data: means representations of information, knowledge, facts, concepts or instructions, including program documentation, that are prepared in a formalized manner and are stored or processed in or transmitted by a computer. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/29D-10
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • decree: is synonymous with the word "judgment". See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.24
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Defense attorney: Represent defendants in criminal matters.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Endangering the food supply: means to knowingly:
             (1) bring into this State any domestic animal that
    
is affected with any contagious or infectious disease or any animal that has been exposed to any contagious or infectious disease;
        (2) expose any animal in this State to any contagious
    
or infectious disease;
        (3) deliver any poultry that is infected with any
    
contagious or infectious disease to any poultry producer pursuant to a production contract;
        (4) except as permitted under the Insect Pest and
    
Plant Disease Act, bring or release into this State any insect pest or expose any plant to an insect pest; or
        (5) expose any raw agricultural commodity, animal
    
feed, or processed food to any contaminant or contagious or infectious disease. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/29D-10
  • Endangering the water supply: means to knowingly contaminate a public or private water well or water reservoir or any water supply of a public utility or tamper with the production of bottled or packaged water or tamper with bottled or packaged water at a retail or wholesale mercantile establishment. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/29D-10
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Garbage: means wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food; wastes from the handling, storage and sale of produce. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/11-19-2
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • General construction or demolition debris: has the meaning given to that term in § 3. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/11-19-2
  • General Revenue Law of Illinois: or any equivalent expression, when used with reference to revenue, shall be deemed to refer to the Property Tax Code and all existing and future amendments thereto and modifications thereof, and all rules now or hereafter adopted pursuant thereto. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.23
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Governor: means the Governor of the State of Illinois. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/255-5
  • Governor: means the Governor of the State of Illinois. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/280-5
  • Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • Hearing officer: means a person other than a sanitation inspector or law enforcement officer having the following powers and duties:
            (1) to preside at an administrative hearing called to
    •     
    determine whether or not a code violation exists;
            (2) to hear testimony and accept evidence from the
        
    sanitation inspector, the respondent and all interested parties relevant to the existence of a code violation;
            (3) to preserve and authenticate the record of the
        
    hearing and all exhibits and evidence introduced at the hearing;
            (4) to issue and sign a written finding, decision and
        
    order stating whether a code violation exists; and
            (5) to impose penalties consistent with applicable
        
    code provisions and to assess costs reasonably related to instituting the proceeding upon finding the respondent liable for the charged violation, provided, however, that in no event shall the hearing officer have the authority to impose a penalty of incarceration. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-1
  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • institution: means such college, university, or for-profit or not-for-profit entity that meets requirements set by the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 105 ILCS 5/21B-105
  • Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
  • Judgement: The official decision of a court finally determining the respective rights and claims of the parties to a suit.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Livestock: means animals bred or raised for human consumption. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/29D-10
  • Material support or resources: means currency or other financial securities, financial services, lodging, training, safe houses, false documentation or identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives, personnel, transportation, any other kind of physical assets or intangible property, and expert services or expert assistance. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/29D-10
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the municipalities of Lyons, McCook, Hodgkins, Countryside, Indianhead Park, Willow Springs, Justice, Bridgeview, Bedford Park, Summit and Lemont, and all the incorporated area lying within the Village of Burr Ridge, all the unincorporated area lying within Cook and DuPage County, which is bounded on the North by the north line of the Des Plaines River, on the west by a line 10,000 feet west of the center line of Illinois Rt. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/105-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the Cities of LaSalle, Oglesby, Peru and Spring Valley in the County of LaSalle. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/110-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the county of Jasper. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/115-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the County of Jefferson. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/120-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within Jo Daviess County. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/125-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the City of East St. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/130-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of School District No. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/145-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the County of Mason. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/150-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory which lies within the corporate boundaries of the Village of Matteson. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/155-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the village of Maywood. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/160-5
  • Metropolitan Area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the Village of Melrose Park. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/165-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the county or counties establishing an authority as provided in this Article. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/170-5
  • Metropolitan Area: means all that territory which lies within the corporate boundaries of the Village of Milford. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/175-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the City of Normal in the County of McLean. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/180-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate limits of the Village of Oak Park. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/185-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory which lies within the corporate boundaries of the Village of Orland Park. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/190-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the City of Ottawa in the County of LaSalle. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/195-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory which is in the corporate boundaries of the City of Pekin. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/200-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the City of Pontiac. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/210-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the County of Rock Island and not within the territory of any other civic center authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/215-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the City of Quincy. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/220-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the County of Randolph. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/225-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the Township of River Forest. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/230-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the Village of Riverside in Cook County, Illinois. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/235-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the County of Winnebago. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/240-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the City of Salem in Marion County. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/245-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory which lies within the corporate boundaries of the Village of Sheldon. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/250-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the Townships of Springfield, Woodside and Capital in the County of Sangamon. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/255-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the City of Sterling. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/260-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the City of Waukegan. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/270-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the City of West Frankfort. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/275-5
  • Metropolitan area: means all that territory in the State of Illinois lying within the corporate boundaries of the County of Will. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/280-5
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • Month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" a calendar year unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" alone, is equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.10
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC
  • Net revenues: means the revenues of the Authority exclusive of taxes after deducting all costs of operation and maintenance and such reserves as may be deemed necessary or advisable by the Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/205-5
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • oath: shall be deemed to include an affirmation, and the word "sworn" shall be construed to include the word "affirmed. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.12
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • obtain: means :
         (a) In relation to property, to bring about a transfer of interest or possession, whether to the offender or to another, and
         (b) In relation to labor or services, to secure the performance thereof. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/15-7
  • ordinary civil cases: or any equivalent expression, when used with reference to practice, procedure, or appeal, shall be deemed to refer to cases under the Civil Practice Law, and all existing and future amendments thereto and modifications thereof, and the Supreme Court Rules as now or hereafter adopted. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.22
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • owner: means a person, other than the offender, who has possession of or any other interest in the property involved, even though such interest or possession is unlawful, and without whose consent the offender has no authority to exert control over the property. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/15-2
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: has the meaning given in Section 2-15 of this Code and, in addition to that meaning, includes, without limitation, any charitable organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, any professional fund raiser, professional solicitor, limited liability company, association, joint stock company, association, trust, trustee, or any group of people formally or informally affiliated or associated for a common purpose, and any officer, director, partner, member, or agent of any person. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/29D-10
  • Person under legal disability: means a person 18 years or older who (a) because of mental deterioration or physical incapacity is not fully able to manage his or her person or estate, or (b) is a person with mental illness or is a person with developmental disabilities and who because of his or her mental illness or developmental disability is not fully able to manage his or her person or estate, or (c) because of gambling, idleness, debauchery or excessive use of intoxicants or drugs, so spends or wastes his or her estate as to expose himself or herself or his or her family to want or suffering. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.06
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Petty offense: A federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • police force: shall be construed to include such persons in the employ of a municipality as members of the department of police, who are or shall hereafter be appointed and sworn as policemen. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.20
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Pretrial conference: A meeting of the judge and lawyers to discuss which matters should be presented to the jury, to review evidence and witnesses, to set a timetable, and to discuss the settlement of the case.
  • Pro se: A Latin term meaning "on one's own behalf"; in courts, it refers to persons who present their own cases without lawyers.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Processed food: means any food other than a raw agricultural commodity and includes any raw agricultural commodity that has been subject to processing, such as canning, cooking, freezing, dehydration, or milling. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/29D-10
  • property: means anything of value. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/15-1
  • Property owner: means the legal or beneficial owner of an improved or unimproved parcel of real estate. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-1
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Raw agricultural commodity: means any food in its raw or natural state, including all fruits that are washed, colored, or otherwise treated in their unpeeled natural form prior to marketing and honey that is in the comb or that is removed from the comb and in an unadulterated condition. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/29D-10
  • Recognized: as used in this Article in connection with the word "school" or "institution" means such college, university, or for-profit or not-for-profit entity that meets requirements set by the State Board of Education, in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 105 ILCS 5/21B-105
  • Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. Source: FDIC
  • Refuse: means combustible trash, including, but not limited to, paper, cartons, boxes, barrels, wood, excelsior, tree branches, yard trimmings, wood furniture, bedding; noncombustible trash, including, but not limited to, metals, tin cans, metal furniture, dirt, small quantities of rock and pieces of concrete, glass, crockery, other mineral waste; street rubbish, including, but not limited to, street sweepings, dirt, leaves, catch-basin dirt, contents of litter receptacles, but refuse does not mean earth and wastes from building operations, nor shall it include solid wastes resulting from industrial processes and manufacturing operations such as food processing wastes, boiler-house cinders, lumber, scraps and shavings. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/11-19-2
  • Remainderman: One entitled to the remainder of an estate after a particular reserved right or interest, such as a life tenancy, has expired.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
  • Respondent: means a property owner, waste hauler or other person charged with liability for an alleged code violation and the person to whom the notice of violation is directed. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-1
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Sanitation inspector: means a municipal employee authorized to issue citations for code violations and to conduct inspections of public or private real property in a municipality to determine if code violations exist. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-1
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Sewerage system: means and includes any or all of the following: a sewerage treatment plant or plants, collecting, intercepting and outlet sewers, lateral sewers, and drains, including combined and separate storm water and sanitary drains, force mains, conduits, pumping stations, ejector stations and all other appurtenances, extensions and improvements necessary, useful, or convenient for the collection, treatment, and disposal in a sanitary manner of sewage and industrial wastes. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/11-139-1
  • Solid waste: means demolition materials, food and industrial processing wastes, garden trash, land cleaning wastes, mixed refuse, non-combustible refuse, rubbish, and trash as those terms are defined in the Solid Waste Disposal District Act. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-1
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
  • Substantial damage: means monetary damage greater than $100,000. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/29D-10
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Surviving spouse: means "widow" or "widower" as the case may be. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.32
  • sworn: shall be construed to include the word "affirmed. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.12
  • Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
  • Testate: To die leaving a will.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • threat: means a menace, however communicated, to:
         (a) Inflict physical harm on the person threatened or any other person or on property; or
         (b) Subject any person to physical confinement or restraint; or
         (c) Commit any criminal offense; or
         (d) Accuse any person of a criminal offense; or
         (e) Expose any person to hatred, contempt or ridicule; or
         (f) Harm the credit or business repute of any person; or
         (g) Reveal any information sought to be concealed by the person threatened; or
         (h) Take action as an official against anyone or anything, or withhold official action, or cause such action or withholding; or
         (i) Bring about or continue a strike, boycott or other similar collective action if the property is not demanded or received for the benefit of the group which he purports to represent; or
         (j) Testify or provide information or withhold testimony or information with respect to another's legal claim or defense; or
         (k) Inflict any other harm which would not benefit the offender. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/15-5
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
  • United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • Units of local government: has the meaning established in Section 1 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.28
  • Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
  • Waste hauler: means any person owning or controlling any vehicle used to carry or transport garbage, refuse or other forms of solid waste. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/11-19.2-1
  • waterworks: means and includes a waterworks system in its entirety or any integral part thereof, including mains, hydrants, meters, values, standpipes, storage tanks, pump tanks, intakes, wells, impounding reservoirs, pumps, machinery, purification plants, softening apparatus, and all other elements, useful in connection with a water supply or water distribution system. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/11-139-1
  • Wills: includes codicils. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.13

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