Seventh Circuit.-The counties of Sangamon, Macoupin, Morgan, Scott, Greene and Jersey.

JUDGES.

JAMES A. CREIGHTON, Springfield.
ROBERT B. SHIRLEY, Carlinville.
OWEN P. THOMPSON, Jacksonville.

Eighth Circuit.-The counties of Adams, Schuyler, Mason, Cass, Brown, Pike, Calhoun and Menard.

JUDGES.

HARRY HIGBEE, Pittsfield.

THOMAS N. MEHAN, Mason City.
ALBERT AKERS, Quincy.

Ninth Circuit.-The counties of Knox, Warren, Henderson, Hancock, McDonough and Fulton.

JUDGES.

GEORGE W. THOMPSON, Galesburg.

JOHN A. GRAY, Canton.

ROBERT J. GRIER, Monmouth.

Tenth Circuit.-The counties of Peoria, Marshall, Putnam, Stark and Tazewell.

JUDGES.

LESLIE D. PUTERBAUGH, Peoria.
THEODORE N. GREEN, Pekin.

NICHOLAS E. WORTHINGTON, Peoria.

Eleventh Circuit.—The counties of McLean, Livingston, Logan, Ford and Woodford.

JUDGES.

COLOSTIN D. MYERS, Bloomington.
GEORGE W. PATTON, Pontiac.

JOHN H. MOFFETT, Paxton.

Twelfth Circuit.—The counties of Will, Kankakee and Iroquois.

JUDGES.

DORRANCE DIBELL, Joliet.

ROBERT W. HILSCHER, Watseka.
CHARLES B. GARNSEY, Joliet.

Thirteenth Circuit.—The counties of Bureau, LaSalle and Grundy,

JUDGES.

CHARLES BLANCHARD, Ottawa.

SAMUEL C. STOUGH, Morris.

RICHARD M. SKINNER, Princeton.

Fourteenth Circuit. -The counties of Rock Island, Mercer, Whiteside and Henry.

JUDGES.

WILLIAM H. GEST, Rock Island.

FRANK D. RAMSAY, Morrison.

EMERY C. GRAVES, Geneseo.

Fifteenth Circuit.-The counties of Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Carroll,

Ogle and Lee.

JUDGES.

RICHARD S. FARRAND, Dixon.

JAMES S. BAUME, Galena.

OSCAR E. HEARD, Freeport.

Sixteenth Circuit.-The counties of Kane, Du Page, De Kalb and Kendall.

JUDGES.

HENRY B. WILLIS, Elgin.

CHARLES A. BISHOP, Sycamore.
GEORGE W. BROWN, Wheaton.

Seventeenth Circuit.-The counties of Winnebago, Boone, McHenry and Lake.

JUDGES.

ARTHUR H. FROST, Rockford.

CHARLES H. DONNELLY, Woodstock.
ROBERT W. WRIGHT, Belvidere.

(4) COURTS OF COOK COUNTY.

The State Constitution recognizes Cook county as one judicial circuit, and establishes the Circuit, Criminal and Superior Courts of said county. The Criminal Court has the jurisdiction of a Circuit Court in criminal and quasi-criminal cases only, and the judges of the Circuit and Superior Courts are judges, ex-officio, of the Criminal Court.

CIRCUIT COURT.

CLERK-John A. Cooke, County Building, Chicago.

CLERK-John A. Linn, County Building, Chicago.

JOSEPH E. GARY,

HENRY M. SHEPARD,

THEODORE BRENTANO,
PHILIP STEIN,
JONAS HUTCHINSON,
ARTHUR H. CHETLAIN,

JUDGES.

HENRY V. FREEMAN,

FARLIN Q. BALL,
AXEL CHYTRAUS,

JESSE HOLDOM,

MARCUS KAVANAGH,
WILLARD M. MCEWEN.

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(5) CITY COURTS.

City Courts existing prior to the Constitution of 1870 were continued until abolished by the qualified voters of the city. These courts may now be established under Sec. 21 of Chap. 37, R. S., and when so established have concurrent jurisdiction within the city, with the Circuit Courts, in all civil and criminal cases, except treason and murder, and in appeals from justices of the peace residing within the city. (Hercules Iron Works v. E., J. & E. Ry. Co., 141 Ill. 497.) *

*The act in relation to courts of record in cities, Par. 240 of Ch. 37, Hurd's R. S., 1899, gives city courts jurisdiction in probate matters. McKinstry v. Elliott, 89 IIL App. 599.

(6) COUNTY AND PROBATE COURTS.

In the counties of Cook, Kane. La Salle, Peoria. Sangamon, St. Clair and Will, each having a population of over established, distinct from the county courts.

70,000, probate courts are

In the other counties the

county courts have jurisdiction in all matters of probate. (Laws 1881, 72.)

Springfield.

Springfield.

Rushville.

Winchester.
Shelbyville.
Toulon.
Belleville.
Belleville.
Freeport.
Pekin.
Jonesboro.
Danville.

Mt. Carmel.

Monmouth.
Nashville.
Fairfield.

Carmi.
Morrison.

Joliet.
Joliet.
Marion.
Rockford.