ST. CLAIR COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, 
ILLINOIS FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT POSTING 
PURSUANT TO 5 ILCS 140/1   et. seq. 
 
DUTIES OF THE OFFICE 
 
1)   To commence and prosecute all actions, suits, indictments and 
prosecutions, civil and criminal, in the circuit court for St. Clair 
County, in which the People of the State or County may be concerned. 
 
2)   Provide counsel to the Grand Jury and to commence and prosecute all 
investigations before the Grand Jury. 
 
3)   To commence and prosecute all actions and proceedings brought by 
any County officer in his or her official capacity. 
 
4)   To defend all actions and proceedings brought against St. Clair 
County, or against any County or State officer, in his or her official 
capacity, within St. Clair County. 
 
5)   To attend hearings of all persons brought before any judge on habeas 
corpus, when the prosecution is in St. Clair County. 
 
6)   To prosecute charges of felony or misdemeanor. 
 
7)   To give opinions, without fee, to any County officer in St. Clair 
County, upon any question or law relating to any criminal or other 
matter, in which the People or the County may be concerned. 
 
8)   To appear in all proceedings on behalf of the St. Clair County 
Collector of taxes against delinquent taxpayers for judgments to sell 
real estate, and see that all the necessary preliminary steps have been 
legally taken to make the judgment legal and binding. 
 
9)   To proceed on behalf of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and 
Family Services to assure the support of minor children. 
 
10)  To perform such other and further duties as may, from time to time, 
be required by law. 
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EMPLOYEES AND BUDGET 
 
In 2013, the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office, had fifty-one 
(51) full time employees and seven (7) part-time employees.  These numbers 
are subject to change at any time. 
 
In 2013, St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office, fiscal year budget 
was two million, fifty-four thousand, eight hundred and seventy-three dollars 
($2,054,878.00).  This number is subject to change at any time. 
 
HOW TO REQUEST DOCUMENTS 
 
The St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office, Freedom of 
Information Act Officers, are Assistant State’s Attorney, Leonard E. Cleary 
Jr., and Assistant State’s Attorney Benjamin P. Henning. 
 
In order for any member of the public to request information and/or 
public records from the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office, he or she 
must make such a request in written format and must specifically request the 
information and/or documents requested.  A standard request form can be 
provided, if requested.  Furthermore, the request must be directed either in 
written format to   bhenning@co.st-clair.il.us  , or to the following address 
either by United State’s Mail, postage prepaid, or in person: 
 
St. Clair County  
State’s Attorney’s Office 
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10 Public Square, 1  Floor 
Belleville, IL 62220 
 
The following records are under this offices control and are available 
upon request when not exempted or otherwise prohibited by law from 
disclosure:   
 
1)   All documents related to the duties to any of the St. Clair County 
State’s Attorney’s Office, as listed on page 1, paragraphs 1-10, of this 
document. 
 
 
 
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SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR DOCUMENTS REQUESTED 
PURSUANT TO THE ILLINOIS FREEDOM OF 
INFORMATION ACT 5 ILCS 140/1   et. seq.   
 
1)   The first fifty (50) pages of black and white, letter or legal sized copies 
are   FREE. 
 
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2)   Each copy after the 50  page of black and white, letter or legal sized is 
15 CENTS   per page. 
 
3)   A request of color copies or copies in a size other than legal or letter will 
be charged the office’s   ACTUAL COST OF REPRODUCTION   of 
these copies.   
 
4)   For documents produced in electronic format, the requestor will be 
charged the office’s   ACTUAL COST OF PROVIDING THE 
MEDIA   (cd, dvd, diskette, etc.) which will contain the documents 
requested.  No per page cost will be charged for documents provided 
only in electronic format. 
 
5)   For obtaining a certified copy an additional fee of   $1.00 PER 
CERTIFIED DOCUMENT      will be assessed. 
 
Please Note:   This office may require payment of all fees prior to the 
initiation of any copying of documents pursuant to 
statute.  Reproduction fees for requests to be used for 
commercial purposes require advance payment of all 
fees. 
 
 
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