Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 3475/3

  • 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.
  • 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
     Executive Order No. 2017-1 created the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum as a State agency under the jurisdiction of the Governor. This Act is the implementation of that Executive Order. To the extent that there is a conflict between the provisions of the Executive Order and this Act, this Act supersedes the Executive Order, and shall be controlling.