Illinois Legal Overview: Peoria-Canto The Peoria-Canton metropolitan area in Illinois is defined by the Census Bureau as covering six counties, including Fulton, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell and Woodford counties. Another way to look at it is that it is comprised of the Canton micropolitan area, which covers Fulton County and the Peoria MSA, which includes the five remaining counties. Each of these counties comes under one of the 23 judicial circuits in Illinois. Listed below are the main cities and towns in the Peoria-Canton metro area.
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1. Marshall, Peoria, Stark and Tazewell counties are served by the 10th Judicial Circuit. The Peoria County Circuit Court is located in the city of Peoria and has divisions for everything from general jurisdiction criminal and law cases to a limited jurisdiction small claims court for cases not exceeding $10,000. The circuit also has divisions for probate and family/juvenile cases. Fulton County comes under the 9th Judicial Circuit with its circuit court in Lewistown while Woodford County comes under the 11th Judicial Circuit and has its circuit court located in Eureka.
Trending Peoria-Canto Legal Topics: Appeals against verdicts obtained in any of the five circuit courts other than the Woodford Circuit Court may be filed with the Third District Appellate Court. Woodford County comes under the Fourth District Appellate Court. The Illinois Supreme Court is the court of last resort and may decide to take up an appeal for review. Federal cases in all six counties have to be filed with the Peoria Division of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. |