Chapter 5 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

(5 ILCS 490/7) Sec. 7. Indigenous Peoples Day. The last Monday in September of each year is designated as Indigenous Peoples Day to be observed throughout the State as a day to recognize the contributions of indigenous peoples with suitable ceremony and fellowship designed to pro…

(5 ILCS 490/70) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-70) Sec. 70. Mothers Day. The second Sunday in May of each year is designated as Mothers Day to be observed throughout the State as a day set apart in the honor and remembrance of Mothers. (Source: P.A. 87-272.)

(5 ILCS 490/71) Sec. 71. Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. December 7th of each year is designated as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day to be observed throughout the State as a day set apart for appropriate ceremonies in honor and remembrance of the veterans who served so valiantly at Pea…

(5 ILCS 490/75) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-75) Sec. 75. Prairie Week. The third full week of September is designated as Illinois Prairie Week to be observed throughout the State as a week for holding appropriate events and observances in the public schools and elsewhere to demonstrat…

(5 ILCS 490/8) Sec. 8. Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month. The month of April of each year is designated as Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month to be observed throughout the State as a month to recognize the many ways that Sikh Americans have influenced American history, ach…

(5 ILCS 490/80) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-80) Sec. 80. Retired Teachers' Week. (a) The progress of this State, this nation, and in fact all civilization is due to the passing on of knowledge from one generation to the next. The burden of the transmittal and expansion of this body of…

(5 ILCS 490/83) Sec. 83. Alzheimer's Awareness Month. The month of November of each year is designated as Alzheimer's Awareness Month to be observed throughout the State as a month set apart to promote advocacy activities and the study of Alzheimer's Disease and to honor those wh…

(5 ILCS 490/85) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-85) Sec. 85. Senior Citizens Day. The third Sunday in May of each year is designated as Senior Citizens Day to be observed throughout the State as a day to honor and remember senior citizens. (Source: P.A. 87-272.)

(5 ILCS 490/86) Sec. 86. September 11th Day of Remembrance. September 11th of each year is designated as September 11th Day of Remembrance to be observed throughout the State as a day set apart in honor and remembrance of the persons killed and injured in the terrorist attacks on…

(5 ILCS 490/88) Sec. 88. Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month. September of each year is designated as Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month. (Source: P.A. 95-44, eff. 8-10-07.)

(5 ILCS 490/9) Sec. 9. Republic of Ireland Day. April 18 of each year is designated as Republic of Ireland Day to be observed throughout the State as a day in recognition of the anniversary of April 18, 1949, the day in which the Republic of Ireland officially declared itself ind…

(5 ILCS 490/90) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-90) Sec. 90. Veterans Day. The eleventh day of November of each year shall be a holiday to be known as Veterans Day and to be observed throughout the State as a day to hold appropriate exercises in commemoration of the victory of the United …

(5 ILCS 490/93) Sec. 93. G.I. Bill of Rights Day. The 4th day of November of each year is designated as G.I. Bill of Rights Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day in recognition of the landmark legislation that provided benefits to World War II veterans, and would serv…

(5 ILCS 490/95) (from Ch. 1, par. 3051-95) Sec. 95. Viet Nam War Veterans Day. The 29th day of March of each year is designated a commemorative holiday to be known as Viet Nam War Veterans Day and to be observed throughout the State as a day in honor and remembrance of the men an…

(5 ILCS 510/0.01) (from Ch. 1, par. 3700) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Land Cession Act. (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)

(5 ILCS 510/1) (from Ch. 1, par. 3701) Sec. 1. That jurisdiction of the lands and their appurtenances, which may be acquired by donation or purchase by the managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers within the State of Illinois, for the uses and purposes of the…

(5 ILCS 515/0.01) (from Ch. 1, par. 3750) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Chicago Land Cession Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(5 ILCS 515/2) (from Ch. 1, par. 3752) Sec. 2. Jurisdiction of the State of Illinois over said lands is hereby ceded to the United States, subject, however, to the right of the state and any and all officers under its authority to serve and execute on said lands any civil or crim…

(5 ILCS 517/10) Sec. 10. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 88-526; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 517/10-1) Sec. 10-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Pekin and Greenville Federal Correctional Institutions Cession Law. (Source: P.A. 88-526.)

(5 ILCS 517/10-10) Sec. 10-10. Acceptance. Cession shall be effective only upon the recording of an acceptance by the United States in the county in which the real property is situated. Federal jurisdiction shall end whenever the United States shall cease to own or lease the land…

(5 ILCS 517/10-15) Sec. 10-15. Previous Acts. Jurisdiction heretofore ceded to the United States over any land within this State by any previous Acts of the General Assembly shall continue according to the terms of the respective cessions. (Source: P.A. 88-526.)

(5 ILCS 517/10-5) Sec. 10-5. Cession of jurisdiction. The State of Illinois hereby cedes concurrent jurisdiction to the United States in and over the following land: (a) The federal correctional institution at Pekin, Illinois described as follows: Being part of the W 1/4 Section …

(5 ILCS 517/5-1) Sec. 5-1. (This Section is compiled at 5 ILCS 537/5-1). (Source: P.A. 88-526.)

(5 ILCS 517/5-10) Sec. 5-10. (This Section is compiled at 5 ILCS 537/5-10). (Source: P.A. 88-526.)

(5 ILCS 517/5-5) Sec. 5-5. (This Section is compiled at 5 ILCS 537/5-5). (Source: P.A. 88-526.)

(5 ILCS 517/6) Sec. 6. (State land transaction; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 88-526; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 517/7.1) Sec. 7.1. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 88-526; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 517/7.2) Sec. 7.2. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 88-526; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 517/7.8) Sec. 7.8. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 88-526; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 517/7.9) Sec. 7.9. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 88-526; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 517/8.1) Sec. 8.1. (State land transaction; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 88-526; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 517/8.2) Sec. 8.2. (State land transaction; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 88-526; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 517/8.3) Sec. 8.3. (State land transaction; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 88-526; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 517/8.4) Sec. 8.4. (State land transaction; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 88-526; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 517/8.5) Sec. 8.5. (State land transaction; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 88-526; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 517/9) Sec. 9. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 88-526; text omitted.)

(5 ILCS 517/99) Sec. 99. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 88-526.)

(5 ILCS 520/0.01) (from Ch. 1, par. 3800) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the St. Clair Land Cession Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(5 ILCS 520/1) (from Ch. 1, par. 3801) Sec. 1. Jurisdiction over the following described land in the County of St. Clair, State of Illinois, is hereby ceded to the United States of America: First. Over that part of Sections 10, 15 and 16, Township One (1) North, Range Seven (7) W…

(5 ILCS 525/0.01) (from Ch. 1, par. 3850) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Champaign Land Cession Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(5 ILCS 525/1) (from Ch. 1, par. 3851) Sec. 1. Jurisdiction over the following described lands in the County of Champaign, State of Illinois, is hereby ceded to the United States of America: First. Over the East three-quarters (E 3/4) of the North Half (N 1/2) of the South half (…

(5 ILCS 530/0.01) (from Ch. 1, par. 3900) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Chicago U. S. Courthouse Cession Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(5 ILCS 530/1) (from Ch. 1, par. 3901) Sec. 1. The State of Illinois hereby cedes to the United States concurrent civil and criminal jurisdiction over the United States Courthouse Annex and Parking Facility, described as follows: That part of Block #123 in the school section addi…

(5 ILCS 530/2) (from Ch. 1, par. 3902) Sec. 2. Cession shall be effective only upon the filing of an acceptance by the United States. Federal jurisdiction shall end whenever the United States shall cease to own, lease or use for national purposes the lands or improvements thereon…

(5 ILCS 530/3) (from Ch. 1, par. 3903) Sec. 3. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to deprive the State of Illinois of any of its jurisdiction over the above described lands. (Source: P.A. 80-1344.)

(5 ILCS 532/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Thomson United States Penitentiary Cession Act. (Source: P.A. 98-70, eff. 7-15-13.)

(5 ILCS 532/10) Sec. 10. Acceptance. Cession shall be effective upon the filing of an acceptance by the United States with the Governor of the State of Illinois in accordance with the requirements of 40 U.S.C. 3112. Federal jurisdiction shall end whenever the United States shall …

(5 ILCS 532/15) Sec. 15. Retention of jurisdiction. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to deprive the State of Illinois of any of its jurisdiction over the above described lands. (Source: P.A. 98-70, eff. 7-15-13.)

(5 ILCS 532/5) Sec. 5. Cession of concurrent jurisdiction. The State of Illinois hereby cedes to the United States concurrent jurisdiction in and over the following land comprising the site of the United States Penitentiary, Thomson, described as follows: A part of the southeast …