{"data":{"id":"us-il/55-ilcs-5-4-1001","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"55 ILCS 5/4-1001","heading":"Counties classified.","body":"For the purpose of fixing the fees and compensation of county and township officers in this State, the several counties therein are hereby divided into 3 classes, according to population as ascertained by the most recent Federal Census, which classes shall be known as the first, second and third, as follows:\nCounties containing a population of not exceeding 25,000 inhabitants shall be known as counties of the first class.\nCounties containing a population over 25,000 and not exceeding 1,000,000 shall be known as counties of the second class.\nCounties containing a population exceeding 1,000,000 shall be known as counties of the third class.\nThe fees and compensation of the several officers hereinafter named, shall be as provided by law in the respective classes of the counties to which they belong.","path":["CHAPTER 55 COUNTIES","Counties Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=750\u0026ChapterID=12\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:22Z","sha256":"5fd97581d4bd009d9825718fde7ff1999dece6e36cb9843c3181a925ac2b1fab","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/55-ilcs-5-4-10005","next":"us-il/55-ilcs-5-4-2001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}