County County GovernmentGovernmentin the United Statesin the United States

47 states have counties47 states have counties(about 3000 in the United States)(about 3000 in the United States)

Counties are created by state governments Counties are created by state governments

and are under the stateand are under the state’’s controls control

Some people who work Some people who work for every county:for every county:

ClerkClerk SheriffSheriff AssessorAssessor School School

SuperintendentSuperintendent TreasurerTreasurer CoronerCoroner SurveyorSurveyor AuditorAuditor Prosecuting Prosecuting

AttorneyAttorney JudgesJudges

County ClerkCounty Clerk

The Cook County Clerk serves as the chief The Cook County Clerk serves as the chief election authority for the entire county, Along election authority for the entire county, Along with administering elections in suburban Cook with administering elections in suburban Cook County, the Clerk's office maintains birth, County, the Clerk's office maintains birth, marriage and death records, assists property marriage and death records, assists property owners in redeeming delinquent taxes, and owners in redeeming delinquent taxes, and records the activity of the Cook County Board of records the activity of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.Commissioners.

SheriffSheriff

Sheriff's OfficeSheriff's Office The Lake County Sheriff's Office exists to serve The Lake County Sheriff's Office exists to serve

the community by protecting life and property, the community by protecting life and property, by preventing crime, by enforcing the laws by preventing crime, by enforcing the laws and incarcerating offenders of the laws, and and incarcerating offenders of the laws, and by maintaining order for all citizens.by maintaining order for all citizens.

AssessorAssessor

Mission Statement:   The Office of Assessments Mission Statement:   The Office of Assessments strives to administer an accurate, fair, uniform, strives to administer an accurate, fair, uniform, and timely assessment of all real property in and timely assessment of all real property in McHenry County in accordance with and as McHenry County in accordance with and as mandated by the Illinois Property Tax Code.mandated by the Illinois Property Tax Code.

Function:   It is the function of the county Function:   It is the function of the county Office of Assessments to monitor and direct Office of Assessments to monitor and direct the countywide valuation of real property for the countywide valuation of real property for the purpose of real estate taxation. the purpose of real estate taxation.

School School Superintendent Superintendent

Barrington Community Unit School District 220 was formed in 1973 as a consolidated unit, combining two elementary districts and a high school district into one unit that educates students from pre-kindergarten through high school. Located about 35 miles northwest of Chicago, District 220 encompasses 72 square miles. It covers 12 villages: all of Barrington, Lake Barrington, Tower Lakes; and portions of Barrington Hills, Carpentersville, Deer Park, Fox River Grove, Port Barrington, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, North Barrington, and South Barrington. In addition, District 220 is geographically located in 4 counties: Cook, Lake, McHenry, and Kane. District 220 has one high school, two middle school campuses for grades 6-8, eight elementary schools, and one early childhood center.

TreasurerTreasurer

Duties of Kane County TreasurerDuties of Kane County Treasurer The County Treasurer has the duty and The County Treasurer has the duty and

power to receive and safely keep the power to receive and safely keep the revenue and public monies of the County. revenue and public monies of the County. He must keep an account of all monies He must keep an account of all monies received by him. He also keeps accounts received by him. He also keeps accounts of all monies paid out by him, stating the of all monies paid out by him, stating the time, to whom payment is made, and on time, to whom payment is made, and on what account payment has been made.what account payment has been made.

CoronerCoroner The Coroner Division's critical The Coroner Division's critical

function and responsibilities function and responsibilities are to determine the medical are to determine the medical cause and mode of death, cause and mode of death, identification of the deceased identification of the deceased through thorough through thorough examination, and the receipt, examination, and the receipt, examination, documentation examination, documentation and storage of personal and storage of personal effects. All cases that require effects. All cases that require a medical examination are a medical examination are brought to the morgue where brought to the morgue where a Pathologist examines them. a Pathologist examines them. Deputy Coroners investigate Deputy Coroners investigate the scene of death, remove the scene of death, remove the deceased and provide the deceased and provide transportation to the morgue. transportation to the morgue. The Division records and The Division records and documents their findings in documents their findings in the Death Certificate.the Death Certificate.

SurveyorSurveyor

Responsible for Responsible for maintaining survey maintaining survey records. Further duties records. Further duties include: include:

Restoration,  Restoration,  preservation, and preservation, and documentation of land documentation of land corners established by corners established by the federal government the federal government beginning in the 1850's. beginning in the 1850's. Filing and checking Filing and checking subdivisions, land subdivisions, land partitions, boundary partitions, boundary surveys, and assistance surveys, and assistance with research are also with research are also part of the county part of the county surveyor's duties. surveyor's duties. 

AuditorAuditor

Charged with Charged with reviewing the reviewing the obligation, obligation, expenditure, expenditure, receipt and use of receipt and use of public funds. public funds.

Prosecuting AttorneyProsecuting Attorney State's Attorneys OfficeState's Attorneys Office

The State's Attorney has the The State's Attorney has the

exclusive and statutory exclusive and statutory responsibility for prosecuting responsibility for prosecuting violations of the criminal laws of violations of the criminal laws of the State of Illinois, as well as the State of Illinois, as well as many other regulatory laws of the many other regulatory laws of the state and county including traffic state and county including traffic regulations.regulations.

He is also the lawyer for Lake He is also the lawyer for Lake County providing legal advice, County providing legal advice, defense of court actions, and defense of court actions, and filing and presentation of cases filing and presentation of cases brought by, or against, Lake brought by, or against, Lake County. The State's Attorneys County. The State's Attorneys Office is divided into four main Office is divided into four main parts, the Executive Staff, the parts, the Executive Staff, the Criminal Division, the Civil Criminal Division, the Civil Division and the Administrative Division and the Administrative Services Division.Services Division.

JudgesJudges

Message from the Chief Message from the Chief Judge:Judge:

The judges and support staff The judges and support staff of the Circuit Court of the of the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit of Nineteenth Judicial Circuit of the State of Illinois are the State of Illinois are committed to serving the committed to serving the public by providing a fair and public by providing a fair and efficient system of justice efficient system of justice that fosters the public trust that fosters the public trust and confidence. We work and confidence. We work toward accomplishing this toward accomplishing this mission by continually mission by continually improving the facilities, improving the facilities, programs, and services programs, and services provided to the people of provided to the people of Lake and McHenry Counties.Lake and McHenry Counties.

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