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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 805/805-510

  • 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 Department has the power to erect, supervise, and maintain all public monuments and memorials erected by the State on properties under the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources, except when the supervision and maintenance of a monument or memorial is otherwise provided by law. Under the power granted by this Section the Department shall (i) provide a site in Rock Cut State Park for the Winnebago County Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial and (ii) allow the Vietnam Veterans’ Honor Society to erect the Memorial of an agreed design.