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55 ILCS 5/5-1001 (2026)

Corporate name of county

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(55 ILCS 5/5-1001) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1001)
    Sec. 5-1001. Corporate name of county. Each county which has been, or may be established in this State, according to the laws thereof, shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of "The county of ....," and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and may be impleaded, defend and be defended against in any court having jurisdiction of the subject-matter, or other place where justice shall be administered.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2013–2016 · leading case: Coleman v. East Joliet Fire Prot. Dist., 2016 IL 117952 (Ill. 2016).
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Coleman v. East Joliet Fire Prot. Dist., 2016 IL 117952 (Ill. 2016). “” See (55 ILCS 5/5-1001 (West 2006)) (Counties Code).”
Coleman v. East Joliet Fire Prot. Dist., 2016 IL 117952 (Ill. 2016). “” See (55 ILCS 5/5-1001 (West 2006)) (Counties Code).”
Rodgers v. Cook Cnty., Illinois, 2013 IL App (1st) 123460 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “” 55 ILCS 5/5-1001 (West 2006); Turnipseed v.”
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