Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 615 ILCS 35/4

  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • 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 Attorney General of the State of Illinois is hereby authorized and directed to institute in the name of the People and to prosecute whatever suits are necessary to protect and maintain the rights of the State in and to said Illinois & Michigan Canal throughout its entire ninety-six mile course from the south fork of the south branch of the Chicago River to the point at which it connects with the Illinois at LaSalle.
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