Chapter 55 — COUNTIES

(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,…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32057) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32057) Sec. 5-32057. Estimate of interest deficiency. The Committee before crediting of the excess as provided for in Section 5-32043, shall estimate an amount as authorized in this Division sufficient to make up any probable deficiency of…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32058) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32058) Sec. 5-32058. Surplus after final settlement; rebate. If, after the final settlement with the contractor for any improvement and after full payment of all vouchers or bonds issued on account of that improvement, there is any surplus…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32059) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32059) Sec. 5-32059. Costs and expenses. The costs and expenses of maintaining the Committee for paying salaries of the members of the Committee and the expense of making, levying and collecting the special assessment, and also the entire …

(55 ILCS 5/5-32060) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32060) Sec. 5-32060. Appeals. Appeals from final judgments or orders of any court made in the proceedings provided for by this Division, may be taken to the Supreme Court of this State in the manner provided in other civil cases, by any of…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32061) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32061) Sec. 5-32061. Leave for appeal after expiration of 30 day period. After the expiration of the 30 day period allowed for filing a notice of appeal under this Division, an appeal from any such judgment may be filed in the manner provi…

(55 ILCS 5/5-32062) Sec. 5-32062. In addition to any power to convey real or personal property granted under this Division or any other existing statutory authority, a county may lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of any local improvement made under this Division to any public uti…

(55 ILCS 5/5-33001) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-33001) Sec. 5-33001. Superhighway bonds. Any county in this State having a population of 500,000 or more inhabitants, by one or more resolutions of its county board adopted from time to time, may incur indebtedness and issue bonds for the …

(55 ILCS 5/5-33002) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-33002) Sec. 5-33002. Resolution authorizing bonds and tax levy. The resolution or resolutions authorizing the superhighway bonds shall prescribe all the details thereof and shall provide for the levy of a direct annual tax upon all the tax…

(55 ILCS 5/5-33003) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-33003) Sec. 5-33003. Form and denomination of bonds; maturity. The superhighway bonds shall be of such form and denomination, payable at such place, bear such date, and be executed by such officials as may be provided by the County Board i…

(55 ILCS 5/5-33004) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-33004) Sec. 5-33004. Reduction of taxes on payment of bonds called. Whenever any superhighway bonds are called for payment and paid as provided in Section 5-33005, the taxes thereafter to be extended for payment of the principal of and int…

(55 ILCS 5/5-33005) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-33005) Sec. 5-33005. Deposit of proceeds. Moneys received from the proceeds of taxes levied for the payment of principal of and interest on superhighway bonds, and moneys received from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund applicable to such shall be de…

(55 ILCS 5/5-33006) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-33006) Sec. 5-33006. Joint construction by county and city. The proceeds of the superhighway bonds authorized under this Division may also be used to pay a portion of the cost of superhighways constructed jointly by such county and by any …

(55 ILCS 5/5-33007) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-33007) Sec. 5-33007. Definition. As used in this Division, the term "superhighways" means streets, avenues, roads and drives constituting limited access roadways, with all auxiliary streets, avenues, roads, drives, bridges, viaducts, under…

(55 ILCS 5/5-33008) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-33008) Sec. 5-33008. Additional powers conferred. This Division shall be construed as conferring powers in addition to but not as limiting powers granted under other laws. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-33009) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-33009) Sec. 5-33009. Any unexpended funds remaining after the retirement of bonds sold pursuant to this Division 5-33 may be used by the county for any highway construction, reconstruction or maintenance purposes. (Source: P.A. 87-145.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-34001) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-34001) Sec. 5-34001. Legislative determination. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination that there is excessive congestion on existing highways in large metropolitan areas in counties having a population of more than…

(55 ILCS 5/5-34002) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-34002) Sec. 5-34002. Bonds. Any county in this State having a population of 500,000 or more inhabitants, by one or more resolutions of its Board of Commissioners adopted from time to time, may incur indebtedness and issue bonds for the pur…

(55 ILCS 5/5-34003) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-34003) Sec. 5-34003. Resolution authorizing bonds and tax levy. The resolution or resolutions authorizing the Expressway bonds shall prescribe all the details thereof and shall provide for the levy of a direct annual tax upon all the taxab…

(55 ILCS 5/5-34004) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-34004) Sec. 5-34004. Form and denomination of bonds. The Expressway bonds shall be of such form and denomination, payable at such place, bear such date, and be executed by such officials as may be provided by the Board of Commissioners in …