Chapter 55 — COUNTIES

(55 ILCS 5/5-30021) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-30021) Sec. 5-30021. Determination of economic hardship. The preservation commission, upon a determination after review of all evidence and information that the denial of a certificate of appropriateness has denied, or will deny the owner …

(55 ILCS 5/5-30022) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-30022) Sec. 5-30022. Appeals. The final denial of a certificate of appropriateness or a certificate of economic hardship by a preservation commission is an administrative decision as defined in Section 3-101 of the Administrative Review La…

(55 ILCS 5/5-3003) Sec. 5-3003. Contracts for goods and services valued at more than $30,000. (a) As used in this Section, "familial relationship" means an individual's father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, great aunt, great uncle, first cousin, nephew, nie…

(55 ILCS 5/5-31001) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31001) Sec. 5-31001. Subtitle. This Division shall be subtitled the County Historical Museum District Law. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-31002) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31002) Sec. 5-31002. Purpose. The purpose of this Division is to provide for the creation of county historical museum districts to acquire real property and collect and curate materials which help establish or illustrate the history of the…

(55 ILCS 5/5-31003) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31003) Sec. 5-31003. Definitions. As used in this Division unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "museum district" means a museum district organized under this Division. (b) "board" means the board of trustees of a museum district. (c…

(55 ILCS 5/5-31004) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31004) Sec. 5-31004. Election. (a) In any county having less than 1,000,000 population which is not organized as a forest preserve district and in which the county board has not in any 3 of the past 5 years levied taxes in support of an hi…

(55 ILCS 5/5-31005) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31005) Sec. 5-31005. Board of trustees. The affairs of a museum district shall be managed by a board of 5 trustees. If the museum district is composed of one county, the trustees shall be residents of the county. If the museum district is …

(55 ILCS 5/5-31006) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31006) Sec. 5-31006. Organization of board. Within 60 days after their appointment, the trustees shall organize by selecting from their number a president, secretary, treasurer and such other officers as are deemed necessary who shall hold…

(55 ILCS 5/5-31007) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31007) Sec. 5-31007. Funds. The board of any museum district, when requested by the treasurer, shall designate a bank, banks or other depository in which the funds received by the treasurer may be placed. Each designated depository shall f…

(55 ILCS 5/5-31008) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31008) Sec. 5-31008. Ordinances. All ordinances of the board imposing any penalty or making any appropriations shall be published at least once a week for 2 weeks in at least one general circulation newspaper published in the museum distri…

(55 ILCS 5/5-31009) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31009) Sec. 5-31009. Judicial effect. The courts of this State shall take judicial notice of the existence of a museum district and its jurisdiction. A museum district shall constitute a body corporate and public and as such may sue and be…

(55 ILCS 5/5-31010) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31010) Sec. 5-31010. Consultation. Every museum district shall seek the guidance of and consult with the Illinois State Museum and related agencies on all matters relating to preservation and restoration policies and plans. (Source: P.A. 8…

(55 ILCS 5/5-31011) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31011) Sec. 5-31011. Preservation. Every museum district shall consider the preservation of natural conditions and protection of any material which may help to establish or illustrate the history of the county as part of its principal purp…

(55 ILCS 5/5-31012) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31012) Sec. 5-31012. Powers of district. To the extent necessary to carry out the purpose of this Division and in addition to any other powers, duties, and functions vested in museum districts by law, but subject to limitations and restric…

(55 ILCS 5/5-31013) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31013) Sec. 5-31013. Transfer of property. No personal or real property may be disposed of, sold, conveyed or otherwise transferred except upon approval of 3/5 of the district trustees. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-31014) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31014) Sec. 5-31014. Finance. The fiscal year of each museum district shall commence July 1 and extend through the following June 30. The board of each museum district shall, on or before the second Tuesday in September of each year, adopt…

(55 ILCS 5/5-31015) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31015) Sec. 5-31015. Donations. Gifts, contributions and bequests of money and all licenses, fees, charges and other revenue received or collected by the museum district shall be deposited in the treasury of the museum district to be used …

(55 ILCS 5/5-31016) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31016) Sec. 5-31016. Indebtedness. Whenever a museum district does not have sufficient money in its treasury to meet all necessary expenses and liabilities, it may issue tax anticipation warrants. Such issue of tax anticipation warrants sh…

(55 ILCS 5/5-31017) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31017) Sec. 5-31017. Historical buildings. Nothing in this Division shall prohibit the museum district from appropriating funds as otherwise provided in this Division for the construction, equipment, extension, improvement, operation or ma…

(55 ILCS 5/5-31018) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31018) Sec. 5-31018. Assistance. A museum district may apply for and receive the grant or loan of money or other financial aid necessary for the undertaking, performance or execution of any of its purposes from any department or agency of …

(55 ILCS 5/5-31019) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31019) Sec. 5-31019. Existing county museum tax levy. Nothing in this Division shall be construed to prohibit or modify existing tax levies for county museums as authorized by Division 6-23. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-31020) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31020) Sec. 5-31020. Dissolution. At least 5% of the voters of a museum district which has been in existence for at least 3 years may file with the circuit clerk of the county comprising the museum district or the county within the museum …

(55 ILCS 5/5-31021) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-31021) Sec. 5-31021. Construction. This Division shall be construed as supplemental and in addition to existing statutory authority and as providing an independent method of financing the cost of acquiring lands or rights thereof and holdi…

(55 ILCS 5/5-31022) Sec. 5-31022. Cessation of district organization. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote of the board is in favor of the proposition to annex the district to another district whose boundaries are contiguous, or consolidate the district …

(55 ILCS 5/5-32001) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32001) Sec. 5-32001. Right to make local improvements. Any county may make a local improvement outside of a municipality, as defined in Section 1-1-2 of the "Illinois Municipal Code", whenever the public necessity requires such improvement…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32002) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32002) Sec. 5-32002. Definitions. In this Division the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them unless the context indicates otherwise: "Local improvements" means the constructing, installing, improving or extending of storm sewe…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32003) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32003) Sec. 5-32003. Committee of local improvements. There is created the Committee of Local Improvements consisting of the presiding officer of the County Board, or some person designated by him as his representative for the purposes of …

(55 ILCS 5/5-32004) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32004) Sec. 5-32004. Origination of local improvements. The Committee may originate a local improvement as defined in this Division anywhere in the county outside of a municipality, as defined in Section 1-1-2 of the "Illinois Municipal Co…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32005) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32005) Sec. 5-32005. Applicability of Division. The provisions of this Division may be made applicable to improvement of a private street or road upon petition signed by 3/5 of the owners of record of properties abutting or served by such …

(55 ILCS 5/5-32006) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32006) Sec. 5-32006. Public hearing on resolution. After the adoption of the resolution for a local improvement as provided for in this Division, the Committee by a resolution shall fix a day and hour for a public hearing thereon. The hear…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32007) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32007) Sec. 5-32007. Conduct of public hearing. At the time and place fixed in the specified notice for the public hearing, the Committee shall meet and hear the representations of any person desiring to be heard on the subject of the nece…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32008) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32008) Sec. 5-32008. Recommendation of improvement. Accompanying any ordinance for a local improvement presented by the Committee shall be a recommendation of such improvement by the Committee signed by at least a majority of the members t…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32009) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32009) Sec. 5-32009. Estimate of cost of improvement. An estimate of the cost of the improvement including the cost of engineering services as originally contemplated or as changed, altered, or modified at the public hearing itemized so fa…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32010) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32010) Sec. 5-32010. Petition for levy of special assessment. Upon the passage of any ordinance for a local improvement pursuant thereto, a petition shall be filed in the circuit court in the county where the affected territory lies prayin…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32011) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32011) Sec. 5-32011. Manner of assessment. Upon the filing of such a petition the President of the Committee shall appoint some competent person who is a resident and elector of the county to make a true and impartial assessment of, the co…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32012) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32012) Sec. 5-32012. Assessment roll. The assessment and the amount as found by the levying officer shall be known as the assessment roll. It shall contain, 1. A list of all of the lots, blocks, tracts and parcels of land assessed for the …

(55 ILCS 5/5-32013) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32013) Sec. 5-32013. Installments; interest. The ordinance provided for in this Division shall provide that the aggregate amounts assessed in each individual assessment shall be divided into installments not more than 10 in number. Such di…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32014) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32014) Sec. 5-32014. Special assessment notice. The Committee in addition to the notice in this Division provided for shall publish a notice at least twice not more than 30 days nor less than 15 days in advance of the time at which the con…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32015) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32015) Sec. 5-32015. Extension of time for filing objections. If 15 days have not elapsed between the first publication and the day fixed in the notice for filing objections, the cause shall be continued for 15 days, and time for filing ob…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32016) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32016) Sec. 5-32016. Filing objections to report; default. Any person interested in any real estate to be affected by an assessment, may appear and file objections to the report by the time mentioned in the specified notice, or in case of …

(55 ILCS 5/5-32017) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32017) Sec. 5-32017. Inquiries; powers of court. Upon objections or motions for that purpose, the court in which the specified proceeding is pending may inquire in a summary way whether the officer making roll has omitted any property bene…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32018) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32018) Sec. 5-32018. Hearing. On the application of the petitioner, at any time after the return day, the court may set down all objections, except the objection that the property of the objector will not be benefited to the amount assesse…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32019) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32019) Sec. 5-32019. Proceedings. If it is objected to on the part of any property assessed for such an improvement, that it will not be benefited thereby to the amount assessed thereon, and that it is assessed more than its proportionate …

(55 ILCS 5/5-32020) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32020) Sec. 5-32020. Distribution of deficiency. Whenever, on a hearing by the court or before a jury, the amount of any assessment is reduced or cancelled, so that there is a deficiency in the total amount remaining assessed in the procee…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32021) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32021) Sec. 5-32021. Time for hearing. The hearing in all the cases arising under this Division, may be had at such time as the court may designate, and such proceedings shall have precedence over all other cases in any court, where they a…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32022) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32022) Sec. 5-32022. Additional powers of court. The court before which any such proceedings may be pending may modify, alter, change, annul, or confirm any assessment returned as specified, in addition to the authority already conferred u…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32023) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32023) Sec. 5-32023. Effect of similar improvements previously made in same locality. It is no objection to the legality of any local improvement that a similar improvement has been previously made in the same locality, if the ordinance th…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32024) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32024) Sec. 5-32024. Confirmation of assessment roll. In case of a special assessment to be paid by installments under the provisions of this Division, the order of confirmation that is entered upon the return of the assessment roll shall …

(55 ILCS 5/5-32025) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32025) Sec. 5-32025. Review; effect of judgments. The judgments of the court shall be final as to all the issues involved, and the proceedings in the specified cause shall be subject to review by appeal as provided in this Division and not…