Indiana Legal Overview: Naperville-Michigan-City The Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City metropolitan area is defined by the Census Bureau as a combined statistical area or CSA comprised of the Chicago metro area, the Michigan City-LaPorte metro area in Indiana and the Kankakee-Bradley metro area in Illinois. The Chicago metro area, also known as Chicagoland, includes the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet MSA in Illinois, the Gary, IN MSA and the Lake County-Kenosha County MSA that spans Illinois and Wisconsin. The main cities across the five Indiana counties in the Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City metro area are listed below.
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1. The superior and circuit courts together have original jurisdiction over all cases in any Indiana county. For example, the LaPorte County Circuit Court based in the city of LaPorte has original jurisdiction on civil cases. The LaPorte County Superior Court has four divisions to handle criminal and civil cases. Divisions 1, 2 and 4 are based in Michigan City while Division 3 is in LaPorte. Small claims regarding disputes below $6,000 are handled by Divisions 3 and 4 of the Superior Court.
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