Chapter 55 — COUNTIES

(55 ILCS 5/5-34005) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-34005) Sec. 5-34005. Reduction of taxes on payment of bonds called. Whenever any Expressway bonds are called for payment and paid as provided in Section 5-34004, the taxes thereafter to be extended for payment of the principal of and inter…

(55 ILCS 5/5-34006) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-34006) Sec. 5-34006. Deposit of proceeds. Moneys received from the proceeds of taxes levied for the payment of principal of and interest on Expressway bonds and moneys received from the State of Illinois applicable to such payment of princ…

(55 ILCS 5/5-34007) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-34007) Sec. 5-34007. Joint construction by county and city. The proceeds of the Expressway bonds authorized under this Division may also be used to pay a portion of the cost of Expressways constructed jointly by such county and by any city…

(55 ILCS 5/5-34008) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-34008) Sec. 5-34008. Definition. As used in this Division, the term "Expressways" means streets, avenues, roads and drives constituting limited access roadways, with all auxiliary streets, avenues, roads, drives, bridges, viaducts, underpa…

(55 ILCS 5/5-34009) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-34009) Sec. 5-34009. 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 5/5-34010) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-34010) Sec. 5-34010. Any unexpended funds remaining after the retirement of bonds sold pursuant to this Division 5-34 may be used by the county for any highway construction, reconstruction or maintenance purposes. (Source: P.A. 87-145.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-35001) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-35001) Sec. 5-35001. Committees on finance and public service. The board of Commissioners of the County of Cook shall establish and provide for the appointment of a committee on finance and may establish and provide for the appointment of …

(55 ILCS 5/5-36001) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-36001) Sec. 5-36001. Contracts for supplies, material and work. All contracts for supplies, material and work for the County of Cook shall be let as herein provided. All contracts for supplies, material or work for Cook County shall be app…

(55 ILCS 5/5-36002) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-36002) Sec. 5-36002. County purchasing agent. There shall be a county purchasing agent for the County of Cook who shall be appointed by the president by and with the consent of the Board of Commissioners. He shall hold office for one year …

(55 ILCS 5/5-36003) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-36003) Sec. 5-36003. Powers and duties of purchasing agent. The county purchasing agent shall, subject to the control and supervision of the board of commissioners, (a) purchase or contract for all supplies, materials and equipment, and co…

(55 ILCS 5/5-36004) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-36004) Sec. 5-36004. Definitions. The term "supplies, materials and equipment" as used in this Division shall include any and all articles or things which shall be furnished to or used by any Office, department, institution or agency of th…

(55 ILCS 5/5-36005) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-36005) Sec. 5-36005. Rules and regulations. The county purchasing agent, subject to the approval of the Board of Commissioners, shall adopt, promulgate, and from time to time amend the rules and regulations for the proper conduct of his of…

(55 ILCS 5/5-36006) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-36006) Sec. 5-36006. Competitive bids; government surplus materials. The purchases of and contracts for supplies, materials, equipment and contractual services and all sales of personal property which has become obsolete or unusable shall …

(55 ILCS 5/5-36007) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-36007) Sec. 5-36007. Purchases in open market. The county purchasing agent under such terms and conditions as the Board of Commissioners may prescribe, may authorize in writing any Office, department, institution or agency of the county go…

(55 ILCS 5/5-36008) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-36008) Sec. 5-36008. Contracts in violation of regulations. If any Office, department, institution or agency of the county government or officer or employee thereof shall purchase or contract for any supplies, materials, equipment or contr…

(55 ILCS 5/5-36009) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-36009) Sec. 5-36009. Interests of officers and employees. Neither the county purchasing agent nor any member of the Board of Standardization created by this Division shall be financially interested, either directly or indirectly, in any co…

(55 ILCS 5/5-36010) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-36010) Sec. 5-36010. Board of Standardization. There shall be a Board of Standardization for the County of Cook composed of the County purchasing agent who shall be chairman, the Superintendent of the County Hospital, or some person design…

(55 ILCS 5/5-36011) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-36011) Sec. 5-36011. Annual report by county purchasing agent. The county purchasing agent shall, at such time as prescribed by the Board of Commissioners, submit to the Board an annual report of the activities of his office. (Source: P.A.…

(55 ILCS 5/5-37001) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-37001) Sec. 5-37001. Applicability; subtitle. This Division shall apply only in counties containing 1,000,000 or more inhabitants, and shall be subtitled the "County Hospitals Law". (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-37002) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-37002) Sec. 5-37002. Legislative declaration. The General Assembly recognizes that adequate health care is a fundamental right of the people of the State of Illinois; that there should be no distinction in the availability of quality healt…

(55 ILCS 5/5-37003) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-37003) Sec. 5-37003. Duties and powers of board of commissioners. The Board of Commissioners shall have and exercise all rights, powers and duties heretofore exercised by the Commission. All books, records, papers, documents, property, rea…

(55 ILCS 5/5-37004) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-37004) Sec. 5-37004. Contracts for operation of hospitals, programs and services. The Board of Commissioners may contract with one or more responsible corporations, hospitals, health care facilities or units of local government or with the…

(55 ILCS 5/5-37005) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-37005) Sec. 5-37005. Budget; appropriations. The Board of Commissioners of such county shall prepare a consolidated budget covering all anticipated income, expenses, and capital outlays of any such hospital, hospital facility and the hospi…

(55 ILCS 5/5-37006) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-37006) Sec. 5-37006. Reimbursement for cost of services. In relation to inpatient hospital services provided at any health care facility maintained by the Commission to any person under the legal custody of the Sheriff of Cook County pendi…

(55 ILCS 5/5-37007) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-37007) Sec. 5-37007. Reports to Department of Public Health. The Board of Commissioners shall submit a semi-annual report in writing to the Illinois Department of Public Health including, but not limited to: conditions, plans and programs …

(55 ILCS 5/5-37008) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-37008) Sec. 5-37008. Operation plans. The Board of Commissioners shall submit to the General Assembly on or before May 1, 1980 a plan by which the facilities and programs under this Division can be operated in a fiscally responsible manner…

(55 ILCS 5/5-37009) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-37009) Sec. 5-37009. Exemptions. This Division shall not apply to sanitariums or other facilities established under Division 5-23, nor under "AN ACT to provide for the creation and management of tuberculosis sanitarium districts", approved…

(55 ILCS 5/5-37010) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-37010) Sec. 5-37010. Audit of accounts. The accounts and records of financial transactions of the hospitals, facilities and programs managed pursuant to this Division shall be subject to audit by the County Auditor of Cook County and by th…

(55 ILCS 5/5-37011) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-37011) Sec. 5-37011. Hospital security police force. The board of commissioners, subject to the applicable merit system rules, may establish and maintain a Hospital Security Police Force and may define and prescribe all such peace officers…

(55 ILCS 5/5-38001) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-38001) Sec. 5-38001. Establishment, equipment and maintenance. Subject to the provisions of Section 5-38012, every county board shall establish, equip and maintain a public county library service. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-38002) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-38002) Sec. 5-38002. Contract with existing library. In performing this duty, the county board may, if it is deemed advisable, contract in writing, with an existing library or libraries in any county, to establish, equip and maintain a pub…

(55 ILCS 5/5-38003) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-38003) Sec. 5-38003. County library board. The public county library service except in counties where such a service is maintained by contract with an existing library or libraries, shall be under the direct supervision and control of a co…

(55 ILCS 5/5-38004) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-38004) Sec. 5-38004. Expenses of board members. The members of the county library board shall serve without compensation but their actual and necessary expenses shall be a proper and legitimate charge against the library fund. (Source: P.A…

(55 ILCS 5/5-38005) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-38005) Sec. 5-38005. Prompt payment. Purchases made pursuant to this Division shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act". (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-38006) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-38006) Sec. 5-38006. Officers of board. Immediately after their appointment the members of the county library board shall elect a president and a secretary-treasurer from among their number. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-38007) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-38007) Sec. 5-38007. Powers and duties of board. The county library board shall (a) establish, equip and maintain a county library; (b) establish, equip and maintain branches and stations of the county library in the various parts of the c…

(55 ILCS 5/5-38008) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-38008) Sec. 5-38008. Annual tax levy. An annual tax of not to exceed .04%, or the rate limit in effect on July 1, 1967, whichever is greater, of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of all taxable property with…

(55 ILCS 5/5-38009) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-38009) Sec. 5-38009. Proceeds of tax in separate fund. In counties having a population of 25,000 or more, the proceeds of this tax shall be deposited in the treasury of the county in a separate library fund. In counties having a population…

(55 ILCS 5/5-38010) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-38010) Sec. 5-38010. Fiscal year. The fiscal year of any public county library service shall be co-extensive with the fiscal year of that county. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-38011) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-38011) Sec. 5-38011. Report of board. Within 30 days after the close of each fiscal year, the county library board shall make a written report to the county board. In cases where a public county library service is maintained by contract wi…

(55 ILCS 5/5-38012) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-38012) Sec. 5-38012. Referendum on establishment of county library service. None of the foregoing powers or duties shall be exercised, however, unless the question of establishing a public county library service shall have been submitted t…

(55 ILCS 5/5-38013) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-38013) Sec. 5-38013. Inapplicability to counties of 500,000 or more. This Division shall not apply to counties having a population of 500,000 or more. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-39001) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-39001) Sec. 5-39001. Establishment and use; fee. The county board of any county may establish and maintain a county law library, to be located in any county building or privately or publicly owned building at the county seat of government.…

(55 ILCS 5/5-40001) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-40001) Sec. 5-40001. Floodplain regulations. Counties are authorized to adopt and enforce floodplain regulations consistent with Federal Emergency Management Agency regulations that implement the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as am…

(55 ILCS 5/5-4001) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-4001) Sec. 5-4001. Contracts with municipality. In any county of 500,000 population or over having a public building or buildings owned by said county, adjacent or contiguous to a public building or buildings belonging to any municipality w…

(55 ILCS 5/5-41003) Sec. 5-41003. Applicability. This Division 5-41 applies to all counties except for the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will. (Source: P.A. 96-1386, eff. 7-29-10.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-41005) Sec. 5-41005. Definitions. In this Division 5-41, unless the context requires otherwise: "Code" means any county ordinance that pertains to or regulates any of the following: animal control; the definition, identification, and abatement of public nuisances; th…

(55 ILCS 5/5-41010) Sec. 5-41010. Code hearing unit. The county board in any county may establish by ordinance a code hearing unit within an existing code enforcement agency or as a separate and independent agency in county government. A county may establish a code hearing unit a…

(55 ILCS 5/5-41012) Sec. 5-41012. Fine schedule. The county board of any county that establishes a code hearing unit pursuant to this Division 5-41 may, by ordinance, establish a fine schedule for code violations. The fine schedule must include (i) a determinate fine for each cod…

(55 ILCS 5/5-41015) Sec. 5-41015. Hearing procedure not exclusive. In any county that establishes a code hearing unit pursuant to the provisions of this Division 5-41, the county is not precluded from using other methods to enforce the provisions of its codes. (Source: P.A. 90-51…