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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 725 ILCS 215/10

  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • 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
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
     The Attorney General shall, at the earliest opportunity, upon initiation of Grand Jury action, consult with and advise the State‘s Attorney of any county involved in a Statewide Grand Jury terrorist or narcotics investigation. Further, the State’s Attorney may attend the Grand Jury proceedings or the trial of any party being investigated or indicted by the Statewide Grand Jury, and may assist in the prosecution, which in his or her judgment, is in the interest of the people of his or her county. Prior to granting transactional immunity to any witness before the Statewide Grand Jury, any State’s Attorney with jurisdiction over the offense or offenses being investigated by the Statewide Grand Jury must consent to the granting of immunity to the witness. Prior to granting use immunity to any witness before the Statewide Grand Jury, the Attorney General shall consult with any State’s Attorney with jurisdiction over the offense or offenses being investigated by the Statewide Grand Jury.