Chapter 55, COUNTIES

(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…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32026) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32026) Sec. 5-32026. Supplemental assessment. At any time after the bids have been received pursuant to the provisions of this Division, if it appears to the satisfaction of the Committee that the first assessment is insufficient to pay th…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32027) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32027) Sec. 5-32027. New assessment. If from any cause any county fails to collect the whole or any portion of any special assessment which may be levied, which is not cancelled or set aside by order of any court, for any public improvemen…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32028) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32028) Sec. 5-32028. Certification of assessment roll; collection of assessments. Within 30 days after the filing of the report of the amount and date of the first voucher issued on account of construction work done, the clerk of the court…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32029) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32029) Sec. 5-32029. Effect of appeal on part of judgment; warrant. If an appeal is taken on any part of such judgment and if the Committee elects to proceed with the improvement, notwithstanding such an appeal, the clerk shall certify the…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32030) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32030) Sec. 5-32030. Notice by collector. The collector, or some person designated by him and under his direction, receiving such a warrant shall give notice thereof within 10 days by publishing a notice once each week for 2 successive wee…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32031) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32031) Sec. 5-32031. Payment of moneys collected. The county collector where that officer is authorized to collect the warrants by general law shall pay over to the county treasury all moneys collected by him by virtue of such warrants or …

(55 ILCS 5/5-32032) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32032) Sec. 5-32032. Report of delinquent special assessments. The collector shall, on or before the 15th day of August in each year, make a report in writing to the general office of the county in which the respective lots, tracts and par…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32033) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32033) Sec. 5-32033. Applicability of general revenue laws. The general revenue laws of this State with reference to proceedings to recover judgment for delinquent taxes, the sale of property thereon, the execution of certificates of sale …

(55 ILCS 5/5-32034) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32034) Sec. 5-32034. Contractor's claim or lien on special assessments. No person obtaining contracts from the county and agreeing to be paid out of special assessments, has any claim or lien upon the county in any event, except from the c…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32035) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32035) Sec. 5-32035. Contracts for work or public improvements. Any work or other public improvement to be paid for by special assessment shall be constructed by contract let to the lowest responsible bidder in the manner prescribed in thi…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32036) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32036) Sec. 5-32036. Notice for bids; examination of bids. Notice shall be given by the Committee that bids will be received for the construction of such an improvement, either as a whole or in such sections as the Committee shall specify …

(55 ILCS 5/5-32037) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32037) Sec. 5-32037. Bonds of successful bidders. The successful bidder for the construction of such an improvement shall be required to enter into bond in a sum equal to 100% of the amount of his bid with sureties to be approved by the Co…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32038) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32038) Sec. 5-32038. Rejection of bids; failure of bidder to enter into contract. The Committee may reject any and all proposals or bids, should they deem it best for the public good. If the Committee is of the opinion that a combination e…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32039) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32039) Sec. 5-32039. Persons entitled to hearing on award of contract. Any owner or person interested in any of the property assessed and any bidder shall be entitled to a hearing before the Committee on any question connected with any suc…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32040) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32040) Sec. 5-32040. Notice of award of contract. A notice of such an award of contract shall be published in one or more newspapers, designated by the Committee in an order entered in its records, published in the county, or if no newspap…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32041) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32041) Sec. 5-32041. Failure or refusal of original bidder to enter into contract. If such original bidder fails or refuses for 20 days after the first publication of the notice of award, to enter into a contract which shall be simultaneou…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32042) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32042) Sec. 5-32042. Failure to complete work under contract within time provided; performance bond. If the contractors, who may have taken any contract, do not complete the work within the time mentioned in the contract, or within such fu…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32043) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32043) Sec. 5-32043. Certification of costs; excess of assessment over costs. Within 30 days after the final completion of the work, the Committee shall have the costs thereof, including the cost of engineering services certified in writin…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32044) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32044) Sec. 5-32044. Hearing on certificate of costs. In every assessment proceeding in which the assessment is divided into installments, the Committee shall state in the certificate whether or not the improvement conforms substantially t…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32045) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32045) Sec. 5-32045. Findings against allegations of certificate. If, upon the hearing, the court finds against the allegations of the certificate, it shall enter an order accordingly. The Committee shall then procure the completion of the…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32046) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32046) Sec. 5-32046. Inspection of work done. The Committee shall designate someone to carefully inspect the entire work done pursuant to any such proceeding and contract, and the materials therefor, during the progress of the work, to the…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32047) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32047) Sec. 5-32047. Loss of voucher, bond or interest coupon. Whenever any voucher, bond or interest coupon issued by a county in anticipation of the collection of special assessments under any of the provisions of this Division has been …

(55 ILCS 5/5-32048) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32048) Sec. 5-32048. Vouchers. From time to time as the work progresses the contractor shall be issued vouchers in payment therefor, and if not converted to bonds, the vouchers so issued shall be called for payment in numerical order and a…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32049) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32049) Sec. 5-32049. Bonds. The county, upon the written request of the holders of all of the outstanding and unpaid vouchers issued in payment of the work, shall issue and deliver to such voucher holders, in exchange for such vouchers, bo…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32050) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32050) Sec. 5-32050. Form of bonds. The bonds authorized in the preceding Section may be in the following form: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Number Dollars .... .... State of Illinois County of Cook .... of .... IMPROVEMENT BOND KNOW ALL MEN …

(55 ILCS 5/5-32051) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32051) Sec. 5-32051. Call and payment of bonds. The county shall have the right to call and pay the bonds authorized in Section 5-32049 or any number thereof in the following manner. Whenever there are sufficient funds in the hands of the …

(55 ILCS 5/5-32052) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32052) Sec. 5-32052. Sale of bonds. The bonds may be sold, or paid to the contractor having the contract for the improvement for which the assessment was levied, at no less than their par value and interest accrued to time of delivery, whe…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32053) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32053) Sec. 5-32053. Payment. Payment for any improvement done or performed under the provisions of this Division to be paid for out of any special assessment levied in installments as provided in this Division may be made in the bonds pro…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32054) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32054) Sec. 5-32054. Payment of assessment with vouchers or bonds. Any property owner may pay the assessment wholly or in part, either before or after it is due and whether or not the assessment has been withdrawn from collection or the pr…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32055) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32055) Sec. 5-32055. Claim or lien of persons accepting vouchers or bonds. No person accepting the vouchers or bonds as provided in this Division shall have any claim or lien upon the county in any event for the payment of his vouchers or …

(55 ILCS 5/5-32056) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32056) Sec. 5-32056. Work progress payments; reserve. From time to time, as the work under any contract for such an improvement progresses, upon certificates by the Committee or by some officer designated by the Committee for that purpose,…