City of Chicago Department of Law

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government agency municipal law department public law office

The City of Chicago Department of Law is the municipal legal agency that represents the city in legal matters, provides counsel to city officials and departments, and oversees the enforcement of local laws and regulations.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Chicago Department of Law 1
City of Chicago Department of Law canonical 1
City of Chicago Law Department 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency ⓘ
municipal law department ⓘ
public law office ⓘ
alsoKnownAs City of Chicago Department of Law ⓘ
surface form: Chicago Department of Law

City of Chicago Department of Law ⓘ
surface form: City of Chicago Law Department
collaboratesWith Cook County State's Attorney ⓘ
surface form: Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office

Illinois Attorney General ⓘ
surface form: Illinois Attorney General’s Office
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
employerOf attorneys ⓘ
legal support staff ⓘ
paralegals ⓘ
field administrative law ⓘ
civil litigation ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
contract law ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ
labor and employment law ⓘ
land use law ⓘ
municipal law ⓘ
real estate law ⓘ
torts ⓘ
governs legal affairs of the City of Chicago ⓘ
hasClient City of Chicago ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dol.html ⓘ
headquartersLocation Chicago City Hall ⓘ
jurisdiction City of Chicago ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalAuthorityFrom Chicago municipal code ⓘ
surface form: Municipal Code of Chicago

laws of the State of Illinois ⓘ
legalCounselTo Chicago City Council ⓘ
City of Chicago boards and commissions ⓘ
City of Chicago departments ⓘ
Mayor of Chicago ⓘ
locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
oversees settlement of claims against the City of Chicago ⓘ
parentOrganization City of Chicago ⓘ
partOf Government of Chicago ⓘ
surface form: Government of the City of Chicago
represents City of Chicago in administrative proceedings ⓘ
City of Chicago Department of Law self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: City of Chicago in civil litigation

City of Chicago in transactional matters ⓘ
responsibleFor defending the city in lawsuits ⓘ
drafting municipal ordinances ⓘ
enforcement of local laws and regulations ⓘ
prosecuting certain municipal code violations ⓘ
providing legal opinions to city officials ⓘ
reviewing municipal contracts ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ
serviceArea City of Chicago ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chicago municipal code → enforcedBy → City of Chicago Department of Law ⓘ
subject surface form: Chicago Municipal Code
City of Chicago Department of Law → represents → City of Chicago Department of Law self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: City of Chicago in civil litigation
City of Chicago Department of Law → alsoKnownAs → City of Chicago Department of Law ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chicago Department of Law
City of Chicago Department of Law → alsoKnownAs → City of Chicago Department of Law ⓘ
this entity surface form: City of Chicago Law Department