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Fleetwood, 413 Ill. 530, 547 (1952). In 1977, the Illinois legislature passed the District Act, which pertained to counties of 3 million or more people, while the original enabling act pertained to the rest of the state. 70 ILCS 805/6 (West 2012); see 80th Ill. Gen. 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