Illinois became the 21st state on December 3, 1818. Springfield is the state capital. There are currently 102 counties each with a courthouse.
Click on a county below to learn more:
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Adams County / Alexander County / Bond County / Boone County / Brown County / Bureau County / Calhoun County / Carroll County / Cass County / Champaign County / Christian County / Clark County / Clay County / Clinton County / Coles County / Cook County / Crawford County / Cumberland County / DeKalb County / DeWitt County / Douglas County / Du Page County / Edgar County / Edwards County / Effingham County / Fayette County / Ford County / Franklin County / Fulton County / Gallatin County / Greene County / Grundy County / Hamilton County / Hancock County / Hardin County / Henderson County / Henry County / Iroquois County / Jackson County / Jasper County / Jefferson County / Jersey County / Jo Daviess County / Johnson County / Kane County / Kankakee County / Kendall County / Knox County / Lake County / La Salle County / Lawrence County / Lee County / Livingston County / Logan County
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Macon County / Macoupin County / Madison County / Marion County / Marshall County / Mason County / Massac County / McDonough County / McHenry County / McLean County / Menard County / Mercer County / Monroe County / Montgomery County / Morgan County / Moultrie County / Ogle County / Peoria County / Perry County / Pike County / Platt County / Pope County / Pulaski County / Putnam County / Randolph County / Richland County / Rock Island County / Saint Clair County / Saline County / Sangamon County / Schuyler County / Scott County / Shelby County / Stark County / Stephenson County / Tazewell County / Union County / Vermilion County / Wabash County / Warren County / Washington County / Wayne County / White County / Whiteside County / Will County / Williamson County / Winnebago County / Woodford County
Illinois Appellate Court – Elgin - Second District
Illinois Appellate Court – Mount Vernon - Fifth District
Illinois Appellate Court – Ottawa - Third District
Illinois Appellate Court – Springfield - Fourth District
State Capitol – Springfield
Governor Mansion – Springfield