Chapter 55, COUNTIES

(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) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-844) 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 public…

(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…

(55 ILCS 5/5-41020) Sec. 5-41020. Instituting proceedings. (a) When a code enforcement officer observes a code violation, the officer shall note or, in the case of an animal control violation, the code enforcement officer may respond to the filing of a formal complaint by noting …

(55 ILCS 5/5-41025) Sec. 5-41025. Subpoenas; default. (a) At any time prior to the hearing date, at the request of the code enforcement officer, the attorney for the county, the respondent, or the attorney for the respondent, the hearing officer assigned to hear the case may issu…

(55 ILCS 5/5-41030) Sec. 5-41030. Representation at hearings. The case for the county may be presented by the code enforcement officer or by the State's Attorney. In no event, however, may the case for the county be presented by an employee of the code hearing unit. The case for …

(55 ILCS 5/5-41035) Sec. 5-41035. Evidence at hearings. The hearing officer shall preside at the hearing, shall hear testimony, and shall accept any evidence relevant to the existence or non-existence of a code violation on the property indicated. The code enforcement officer's s…

(55 ILCS 5/5-41040) Sec. 5-41040. Findings, decision, and order. At the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer shall make a determination on the basis of the evidence presented at the hearing as to whether a code violation exists. The determination shall be in writing and…

(55 ILCS 5/5-41045) Sec. 5-41045. Administrative review. The findings, decision, and order of the hearing officer shall be subject to review in the circuit court of the county. The Administrative Review Law and the rules adopted pursuant thereto shall apply to and govern every ac…

(55 ILCS 5/5-41050) Sec. 5-41050. Sanctions; transfer or conveyance of property. The order to correct a code violation and the sanctions imposed by a county against a respondent property owner as the result of a finding of a code violation under this Division 5-41 shall attach to…

(55 ILCS 5/5-41055) Sec. 5-41055. Collection of unpaid fines or other sanctions. (a) Any fine or other sanction or costs imposed, or any part of any fine or other sanction or costs imposed, remaining unpaid after the exhaustion of or failure to exhaust procedures for judicial rev…

(55 ILCS 5/5-41060) Sec. 5-41060. Adoption of other necessary provisions by county. Any county establishing a code hearing unit by ordinance under this Division 5-41 may adopt other provisions necessary and proper to carry into effect the powers granted and the purposes stated in…

(55 ILCS 5/5-41065) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 5-41065. Mechanics lien demand and referral adjudication. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Division, a county's code hearing unit must adjudicate an expired mechanics lien referred to th…

(55 ILCS 5/5-42000) Sec. 5-42000. Wind farms. A county may own and operate a wind generation turbine farm, either individually or jointly with another unit of local government, school district, or community college district that is authorized to own and operate a wind generation …

(55 ILCS 5/5-43005) Sec. 5-43005. Applicability. This Division 5-43 applies only to the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will. (Source: P.A. 96-1386, eff. 7-29-10.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-43010) Sec. 5-43010. Administrative adjudication of code and ordinance violations; definitions. (a) Any county may provide by ordinance for a system of administrative adjudication of county code violations to the extent permitted by the Illinois Constitution. (b) Any…

(55 ILCS 5/5-43015) Sec. 5-43015. Administrative adjudication procedures not exclusive. The adoption by a county of a system of administrative adjudication does not preclude the county from using other methods to enforce county ordinances. An intergovernmental agreement or contra…

(55 ILCS 5/5-43020) Sec. 5-43020. Code hearing units; powers of hearing officers. (a) An ordinance establishing a system of administrative adjudication, pursuant to this Division, shall provide for a code hearing unit within an existing agency or as a separate agency in the count…

(55 ILCS 5/5-43025) Sec. 5-43025. Administrative hearing proceedings. (a) Any ordinance establishing a system of administrative adjudication, pursuant to this Division, shall afford parties due process of law, including notice and opportunity for hearing. Parties shall be served …

(55 ILCS 5/5-43030) Sec. 5-43030. Rules of evidence shall not govern. The formal and technical rules of evidence do not apply in an adjudicatory hearing permitted under this Division. Evidence, including hearsay, may be admitted only if it is of a type commonly relied upon by rea…

(55 ILCS 5/5-43035) Sec. 5-43035. Enforcement of judgment. (a) Any non-real property tax, fee, fine, other sanction, or costs, or part of any non-real property tax, fee, fine, other sanction, or costs unpaid after the exhaustion of or the failure to exhaust judicial review proced…

(55 ILCS 5/5-43040) Sec. 5-43040. Impact on existing administrative adjudication systems. This Division does not affect the validity of systems of administrative adjudication that were authorized by State law, including home rule authority, and in existence before July 29, 2010 (…

(55 ILCS 5/5-43043) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 5-43043. Mechanics lien demand and referral adjudication. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Division, a county's code hearing unit must adjudicate an expired mechanics lien referred to th…

(55 ILCS 5/5-43045) Sec. 5-43045. Impact on home rule authority. This Division does not preempt counties or participating units of local government from adopting other systems of administrative adjudication pursuant to their home rule powers. (Source: P.A. 99-754, eff. 1-1-17.)…

(55 ILCS 5/5-44005) Sec. 5-44005. Findings and purpose. (a) The General Assembly finds: (1) Illinois has more units of local government than any other state. (2) The large number of units of local government results in the inefficient delivery of governmental services at a higher…

(55 ILCS 5/5-44010) Sec. 5-44010. Applicability. The powers and authorities provided by this Division 5-44 apply to all counties and units of local government within such counties. (Source: P.A. 99-709, eff. 8-5-16; 100-107, eff. 1-1-18.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-44015) Sec. 5-44015. Powers; supplemental. The Sections of this Division 5-44 are intended to be supplemental and in addition to all other powers and authorities granted to any county board, shall be construed liberally, and shall not be construed as a limitation of …

(55 ILCS 5/5-44020) Sec. 5-44020. Definitions. In this Division 5-44: "Fire protection jurisdiction" means a fire protection district, municipal fire department, or service organized under Section 5-1056.1 of the Counties Code, Sections 195 and 200 of the Township Code, Section 1…

(55 ILCS 5/5-44025) Sec. 5-44025. Dissolution of units of local government. (a) A county board may, by ordinance, propose the dissolution of a unit of local government. The ordinance shall detail the purpose and cost savings to be achieved by such dissolution, and be published in…

(55 ILCS 5/5-44030) Sec. 5-44030. Trustee-in-dissolution; powers and duties. (a) The trustee-in-dissolution shall have the following powers and duties: (1) to execute all of the powers and duties of the previous board; (2) to levy and rebate taxes, subject to the approval of the …

(55 ILCS 5/5-44035) Sec. 5-44035. Outstanding indebtedness. (a) In case any unit dissolved pursuant to this Division has bonds or notes outstanding that are a lien on funds available in the treasury at the time of consolidation, such lien shall be unimpaired by such dissolution a…

(55 ILCS 5/5-44040) Sec. 5-44040. Effect of dissolution. Immediately upon the dissolution of a unit of local government pursuant to this Division: (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Special Service Area Tax Law of the Property Tax Code that pertain to the establishment of …

(55 ILCS 5/5-44043) Sec. 5-44043. Rights and obligations of employees. (a) The status and rights of employees represented by an exclusive bargaining representative shall not be affected by the dissolution of a unit of local government under this Division, except that this subsect…

(55 ILCS 5/5-44045) Sec. 5-44045. Abatement of levy. Whenever a county has dissolved a unit of local government pursuant to this Division, the county or municipality shall, within 6 months of the effective date of the dissolution and every year thereafter, evaluate the need to co…