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Neutral Bill Mar 16, 2026

PUBLIC DEFENDER-COOK COUNTY

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, in counties with a population over 3,000,000, representation by the public defender in immigration cases shall be limited to those arising or being heard within the geographical boundaries of the county where the public defender has been appointed to office and to those of county residents with immigration cases outside of the county unless the county board authorizes the public defender to provide representation beyond those limits (rather than limited to those arising in immigration courts located within the geographical boundaries of the county where the public defender has been appointed to office unless the county board authorizes the public defender to provide representation outside the county).

https://legiscan.com/IL/bill/HB2436/2025
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Jen Gong-Gershowitz State Representative Theresa Mah State Representative Cosponsor Dee Avelar State Representative Cosponsor Norma Hernandez State Representative Cosponsor Barbara Hernandez State Representative Cosponsor Jaime Andrade State Representative Cosponsor Lisa Hernandez State Representative Cosponsor Thaddeus Jones State Representative Cosponsor
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