Instead, the task of safeguarding the nine justices falls to the Supreme Court Police, a 125-person force that's also charged with securing the court building and grounds. Though the court has long had security guards, a separate police department wasn't formally created by Congress until 1949.
History of Waukegan Park District The Park District traces its origin to December 26, 1916, when the people of Waukegan authorized the creation of the Park District in a local referendum. The Park District marked its first official act on January 8, 1917, when the first five Park Commissioners met to organize the District and elect officers.
Early Illinois History. Before Illinois became a State, it was known as the Illinois Territory. In early 1818, the General Assembly of the Illinois Territory sent a petition to the United States Congress asking to be admitted into the Union. Part of the process for being admitted as a State was for Illinois to adopt its own constitution.