Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 30 ILCS 400/1

  • 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
     The State of Illinois is authorized to issue and sell and provide for the retirement of bonds of the State of Illinois to the amount of $150,000,000 for the purpose of providing funds in order to relieve overcrowded conditions by making permanent improvements at mental health and other public welfare institutions owned by this State which are now under the jurisdiction, management and control of the Department of Public Welfare.