Duties of the State's Attorney
The office of the Will County State's Attorney serves the people of Will County, Illinois with a population of just over 502,000. The county covers 849 square miles, is the 13th largest county in the state, and is the 2 nd largest county of the 6-county Chicago metro region. The City of Joliet, with over 126,000 citizens, is the county seat of Will County. The office of State's Attorney is similar to that of a District Attorney or County Prosecutor in other states and is charged with a wide range of duties and responsibilities which include the following:
- Felony, Misdemeanor and Traffic Prosecutions under state law
- Juvenile Actions including Delinquency, abuse and neglect
- Civil Representation of the County and it's Officers and Officials
- Victim/Witness Services
- Bad Check Restitution Program
Other Services of the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office include:
- Children’s Advocacy Center
- Crime Prevention and Community Education Programs
- Drug Court
- Identity Theft Response Assistance
- Speaker’s Bureau
- Victim and Witness Services
- Walk-In Complaints
The State's Attorney's Office Cannot:
- Provide legal representation to persons seeking a divorce or dissolution of marriage
- Provide legal representation to persons seeking child custody or enforcement of a custody order or visitation order
- Offer legal advice to persons involved in "civil legal disputes” such as landlord-tenant problems, bankruptcies, collection of bad debts, adoptions, automobile accidents, income tax matters, or contract disputes
- Lower your real estate taxes because you feel you have been unjustly assessed or taxed
- Provide legal advice on how to start or operate a business
