Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 105 ILCS 5/10-2

  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
     The directors of each district shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name of “school directors of district No. …., county of …. and State of Illinois,” and by that name may sue and be sued in all courts and places where judicial proceedings are had.