Chapter 315 — URBAN PROBLEMS

(315 ILCS 10/1) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 91.1) Sec. 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Blighted Vacant Areas Development Act of 1949. (Source: Laws 1949, p. 994.)

(315 ILCS 10/2) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 91.2) Sec. 2. Legislative finding and declaration. It is hereby found and declared: (a) That there exists within the populous areas in the State of Illinois an inadequate quantity of housing and that this inadequacy may not be regarded as tr…

(315 ILCS 10/3) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 91.3) Sec. 3. Definitions. The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this Act, shall have the following respective meanings, unless, in any case, a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (a) "Private interest" and "de…

(315 ILCS 10/4) Sec. 4. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 81-1509. Repealed by P.A. 100-621, eff. 7-20-18.)

(315 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 91.5) Sec. 5. Institution of eminent domain proceedings and vesting of title. When the Governor has adopted the recommendation of the Board, he shall thereupon execute a declaration taking the site on behalf of the State of Illinois and esti…

(315 ILCS 10/5.5) Sec. 5.5. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 94-1…

(315 ILCS 10/6) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 91.6) Sec. 6. Sale of land. After title to the site is vested in the State of Illinois, the State of Illinois, acting through the Governor and the Secretary of State, shall sign, seal, and deliver a deed conveying the site to the developer o…

(315 ILCS 10/7) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 91.7) Sec. 7. Funds derived from sale. The purchase price for said land shall be deposited either in the general fund or in such special fund as may be segregated for the administration of this Act. (Source: Laws 1949, p. 994.)

(315 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 251) Sec. 1. Title of Act. This Act may be cited as the Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation Law. (Source: P.A. 86-1475.)

(315 ILCS 20/10) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 260) Sec. 10. Acts prohibited). No Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation shall: (1) Acquire title to any Real Property, or any interest therein except by way of unexercised option, unless it shall first have obtained a certificate from the…

(315 ILCS 20/11) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 261) Sec. 11. Name. The name of every Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall include the words "Neighborhood" and "Redevelopment," and no corporation, hereafter organized under the laws…

(315 ILCS 20/12) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 262) Sec. 12. Certificates of compliance. Unless it shall be accompanied by the certificate of the Redevelopment Commission, none of the following documents shall be filed by the Secretary of State: (1) Report of issuance of shares and incr…

(315 ILCS 20/13) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 263) Sec. 13. Dissolution. No statement of intent to dissolve a Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation, whether by voluntary consent of the shareholders or by voluntary action of the corporation, shall be filed by the Secretary of State unl…

(315 ILCS 20/14) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 264) Sec. 14. Fees, franchise taxes and charges to be collected by Secretary of State. Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporations shall incur the same fees for filing documents and issuing certificates, and the same license fees, franchise tax…

(315 ILCS 20/15) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 265) Sec. 15. Taxation of Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporations. Except as provided in Section 15-5, Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporations organized under this Act, notwithstanding their function in the Redevelopment of Slum and Blight …

(315 ILCS 20/15-5) Sec. 15-5. Property tax abatement; limitation. (a) Once the requirements of this Section have been complied with, except as otherwise provided in this Section, the general real estate taxes imposed on the real property located in St. Clair County of a neighborh…

(315 ILCS 20/16) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 266) Sec. 16. Application of the "Business Corporation Act of 1983". Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporations organized under this Act shall be subject to the provisions of the "Business Corporation Act of 1983" and all existing and future a…

(315 ILCS 20/17) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 267) Sec. 17. Acquisition of property and construction subject to approval - Application for and issuance of certificates of convenience and necessity). No Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation shall acquire title to any Real Property, or …

(315 ILCS 20/18) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 268) Sec. 18. Public hearing upon development plan-Issuance or denial of certificate of convenience and necessity. (1) The Redevelopment Commission, after receipt of an application by a Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation for approval of…

(315 ILCS 20/2) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 252) Sec. 2. Necessity and purpose of act and declaration of public policy and public use. There exist in certain urban areas of the State these degenerative conditions, at once both characteristic and causative of Slum and Blight Areas, nam…

(315 ILCS 20/20) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 270) Sec. 20. Extension of time for initiation and completion of development. Upon application in writing filed by a Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation with the Redevelopment Commission for an extension of the time limit within which to…

(315 ILCS 20/21) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 271) Sec. 21. Statement of development area-Filing with Secretary of State. (1) Not earlier than forty days and not later than sixty days from the date of the entry of the order approving a Development Plan, entered by the Redevelopment Com…

(315 ILCS 20/22) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 272) Sec. 22. Preference in issuance of certificates of convenience and necessity. The Redevelopment Commission, in its issuance of certificates of convenience and necessity pursuant to Section 18 of this Act, shall give preference, other t…

(315 ILCS 20/23) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 273) Sec. 23. Amendments to development plans. At any time prior to the Redevelopment of the Development Area, the Redevelopment Commission may approve an amendment to a Development Plan, but no such amendment shall be approved unless and u…

(315 ILCS 20/24) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 274) Sec. 24. Limitation of development area. Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporations subject to the supervision of the Redevelopment Commission of cities, villages or incorporated towns having a population of five hundred thousand or more …

(315 ILCS 20/25) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 275) Sec. 25. Duties of Redevelopment Commission. In addition to the duties elsewhere in this Act provided for it, the Redevelopment Commission shall be charged with the performance of the following duties: (1) By rules, to provide for thos…

(315 ILCS 20/26) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 276) Sec. 26. Termination of control. (1) Anything in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, the supervision and regulation of any parcel of the Development Area by the Redevelopment Commission shall without more cease and determine as t…

(315 ILCS 20/27) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 277) Sec. 27. Investigations, inquiries and hearings. In the discharge of its functions and duties set forth in this Act, the Redevelopment Commission shall have general supervision of all Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporations, the Develo…

(315 ILCS 20/28) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 278) Sec. 28. Testimony-Immunity. No person shall be excused from testifying or from producing any papers, books, accounts or documents in any investigation or inquiry or upon any hearing ordered or held by the Redevelopment Commission, whe…

(315 ILCS 20/29) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 279) Sec. 29. Subpoenas - Service - Fees - Deposit - Production of books and papers - Compelling attendance or production - Deposition.) All subpoenas issued under the terms of this Act may be served by any person of full age. The fees of w…

(315 ILCS 20/3) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 253) Sec. 3. Whenever used or referred to in this Act, the terms defined in the Sections following this Section and preceding Section 4, inclusive, have the meanings and inclusions therein ascribed, unless a different intent clearly appears …

(315 ILCS 20/3-1) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 253-1) Sec. 3-1. "Development" means specific work repair or improvement to put into effect a Development Plan. The term includes the Real Property, buildings and improvements owned, constructed, managed or operated by a Neighborhood Redev…

(315 ILCS 20/3-10) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 253-10) Sec. 3-10. "Redevelopment Commission" means the commission created and established pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 of this Act. (Source: Laws 1947, p. 685.)

(315 ILCS 20/3-11) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 253-11) Sec. 3-11. "Slum and Blight Areas" means those urban districts in which the major portion of the housing is detrimental to the health, safety, morality or welfare of the occupants by reason of age, dilapidation, overcrowding, faul…

(315 ILCS 20/3-12) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 253-12) Sec. 3-12. "Conservation Area" shall mean an area in which the structures in fifty per cent or more of the area are residential having an average age of thirty-five years or more. Such an area by reason of dilapidation, obsolescen…

(315 ILCS 20/3-2) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 253-2) Sec. 3-2. "Development Area" means that portion of a Slum and Blight or Conservation Area to which a Development Plan is applicable and for the Redevelopment of which portion a certificate of convenience and necessity is issued by t…

(315 ILCS 20/3-3) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 253-3) Sec. 3-3. "Development Cost" means the amount determined, either prospectively or otherwise, by the Redevelopment Commission to be the actual cost of the Development and includes, among other costs, the costs of planning the Develop…

(315 ILCS 20/3-4) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 253-4) Sec. 3-4. "Development Plan" means a plan for the Redevelopment of all or any part of a Slum and Blight or Conservation Area, which plan may include but is not limited to (1) land uses, residential and non-residential; (2) improveme…

(315 ILCS 20/3-5) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 253-5) Sec. 3-5. "Mortgage" means a mortgage, trust indenture, deed of trust or other instrument creating a lien on Real Property, and the indebtedness secured thereby. (Source: Laws 1947, p. 685.)

(315 ILCS 20/3-6) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 253-6) Sec. 3-6. "Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation" means a corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this Act. (Source: Laws 1947, p. 685.)

(315 ILCS 20/3-7) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 253-7) Sec. 3-7. "Plan Commission" means the plan commission of any city, village or incorporated town as authorized by Division 12 of Article 11 of the Illinois Municipal Code, as heretofore and hereafter amended. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 1…

(315 ILCS 20/3-8) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 253-8) Sec. 3-8. "Real Property" means lands, lands under water, structures, and any and all easements, franchises and incorporeal hereditaments and estates, and rights therein, legal and equitable, including terms for years and liens by w…

(315 ILCS 20/3-9) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 253-9) Sec. 3-9. "Redevelopment" means the eradication, rehabilitation, repair and rebuilding of all or any part of the structures within a Slum and Blight or Conservation Area, and the provision for such industrial, commercial, residentia…

(315 ILCS 20/30.01) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 280-1) Sec. 30.01. All final administrative decisions of the Redevelopment Commission hereunder shall be subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all amendments and modifications thereof…

(315 ILCS 20/32) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 282) Sec. 32. City attorney to represent Redevelopment Commission on appeals. It shall be the duty of the attorney for the city, village or incorporated town, and in the instance of the City of Chicago its corporation counsel, to represent …

(315 ILCS 20/33) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 283) Sec. 33. Suspension of order of Redevelopment Commission pending judicial review or appeal.) (1) The pendency of a judicial review or appeal, taken from an order of the Redevelopment Commission pursuant to the provisions of Section 30.…

(315 ILCS 20/34) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 284) Sec. 34. Mandamus or injunction by a Redevelopment Commission against neighborhood redevelopment corporations. Whenever in the judgment of the Redevelopment Commission a Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation fails or omits, or is abou…

(315 ILCS 20/35) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 285) Sec. 35. Review of orders in mandamus or injunction.) Appeals from final orders of the circuit court in an action brought pursuant to Section 34 of this Act may be taken as in other civil cases. (Source: P.A. 79-1362.)

(315 ILCS 20/36) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 286) Sec. 36. Use of land to conform to zoning ordinances, etc. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter the provisions of the statutes of this State with reference to zoning and planning. The Redevelopment Commission shall not appro…

(315 ILCS 20/37) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 287) Sec. 37. Determination of development cost. (1) The Redevelopment Commission shall upon the issuance of a certificate of convenience and necessity pursuant to Section 18 of this Act (unless the order by virtue of which the certificate …