Chapter 55 — COUNTIES

(55 ILCS 5/5-5001) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-5001) Sec. 5-5001. Police protection in townships outside incorporated municipalities. The county board of any county may contract, with advice and consent of the sheriff in the county in which the request for contract services is made, bas…

(55 ILCS 5/5-6001) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-6001) Sec. 5-6001. Definitions. As used in the text of this Division, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated as follows, unless the context otherwise requires: "Code" shall mean and include any published compilation of rules …

(55 ILCS 5/5-6002) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-6002) Sec. 5-6002. Adoption of codes and public records by reference. Any county is authorized to adopt by reference the provisions of any code or portions of any code as herein defined, without setting forth the provisions of such codes in…

(55 ILCS 5/5-6003) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-6003) Sec. 5-6003. Publication of adopting ordinance or resolution. Nothing contained in this Division shall be deemed to relieve any county from the requirement of publishing the ordinance or resolution in full which adopts such code or pu…

(55 ILCS 5/5-6004) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-6004) Sec. 5-6004. Adoption of penalty clauses by reference prohibited. Nothing contained in this Division shall be deemed to permit the adoption of the penalty clauses by reference which may be established in the code or public record whic…

(55 ILCS 5/5-6005) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-6005) Sec. 5-6005. Amendments to codes or public records. Any amendment which may be made to any code or public record incorporated by reference by a county hereunder, may be likewise adopted by reference provided that the required number o…

(55 ILCS 5/5-6006) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-6006) Sec. 5-6006. Ratification of previous adoptions by reference. Any county which has heretofore enacted a code or public record by reference thereto shall not be required to re-enact such code or public record by reason of this Division…

(55 ILCS 5/5-6008) Sec. 5-6008. Building permits. Once a building permit is issued, the applicable building codes of any unit of local government that are in effect at the time of the issuance of the permit shall be the only building codes that apply for the duration of the build…

(55 ILCS 5/5-7001) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-7001) Sec. 5-7001. Tax for maintaining public nonsectarian hospitals. Each county board, subject to the provisions of Section 5-7002, has power to levy a tax of not to exceed .25%, or the rate limit in effect on July 1, 1967, whichever is g…

(55 ILCS 5/5-7002) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-7002) Sec. 5-7002. Election for tax levy. When a county board passes a resolution asking that an annual tax may be levied for the purpose of maintaining public nonsectarian hospitals in the county, and so instructs the county clerk, the cou…

(55 ILCS 5/5-7003) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-7003) Sec. 5-7003. Discontinuance of tax. When 100 legal voters of any county which has adopted the provisions of this Division presents a petition to the county clerk, requesting that the levying of a tax annually in such county for the pu…

(55 ILCS 5/5-8001) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-8001) Sec. 5-8001. Definitions. As used in this Division: "Garbage" means any refuse products or materials including but not limited to the following: putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking…

(55 ILCS 5/5-8002) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-8002) Sec. 5-8002. Rules and regulations; licenses. The county board in any county is authorized to: (1) license annually garbage disposal areas. License forms shall be supplied by the county board and shall provide for the following inform…

(55 ILCS 5/5-8003) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-8003) Sec. 5-8003. Fees. The county board in any county may fix the annual amounts of fees, terms and manner of issuing and revoking licenses provided for in this Division and for such purpose may, by ordinance definition, subclassify the t…

(55 ILCS 5/5-8004) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-8004) Sec. 5-8004. Local option. Any county board desiring to avail its county of the provisions of this Division may do so by ordinance. Such ordinance shall also set out the rules and regulations adopted by the county board under the auth…

(55 ILCS 5/5-8005) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-8005) Sec. 5-8005. Inspection. The county board or any of its authorized agents shall have authority to inspect at any time or place any vehicle used in hauling garbage or any garbage disposal area. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/5-8006) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-8006) Sec. 5-8006. Penalties for violations. Any person who violates any ordinance, rule, or regulation adopted pursuant to this Division commits a petty offense and may be punished by a suspension of any license held. (Source: P.A. 86-962.…

(55 ILCS 5/5-8007) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-8007) Sec. 5-8007. In any review proceeding of a decision of the county board made pursuant to this Division, the plaintiff in the review proceeding shall pay to the county the cost of preparing and certifying the record of proceedings. Sho…

(55 ILCS 5/5-9001) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-9001) Sec. 5-9001. Necessity of permit. In counties having a population of 500,000 or less inhabitants, no person, other than a county fair association, state fair or other not for profit association or corporation, shall hold any motor veh…

(55 ILCS 5/5-9002) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-9002) Sec. 5-9002. Fees. Each county board shall fix a permit fee not to exceed $100 for all races and events held by a person, other than a county fair association, state fair or other not for profit association or corporation, on a single…

(55 ILCS 5/6-10001) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-10001) Sec. 6-10001. Refunding bonds. The corporate authorities of any county, without submitting the question to the electors thereof for approval, may authorize by ordinance the issuance of refunding bonds (1) to refund its bonds prior t…

(55 ILCS 5/6-10002) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-10002) Sec. 6-10002. Ordinance. The ordinance authorizing the refunding bonds shall prescribe all details thereof and shall provide for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax upon all the taxable property within the county sufficie…

(55 ILCS 5/6-10003) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-10003) Sec. 6-10003. Exchange or sale of refunding bonds. The refunding bonds may be exchanged for the bonds to be refunded on the basis of dollar for dollar for the par value of the bonds, interest coupons, and interest not represented by…

(55 ILCS 5/6-10004) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-10004) Sec. 6-10004. Form of refunding bonds; maturity. The refunding 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 corporate authorities of…

(55 ILCS 5/6-10005) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-10005) Sec. 6-10005. Reduction of tax. Whenever any refunding bonds are purchased and cancelled, as provided in Section 6-10004, the taxes thereafter to be extended for payment of the principal of and the interest on the remainder of the i…

(55 ILCS 5/6-10006) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-10006) Sec. 6-10006. Sinking fund. Money which becomes available from taxes that were levied for prior years for payment of bonds or interest coupons that were paid or refunded before those taxes were collected, after payment of all warran…

(55 ILCS 5/6-10007) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-10007) Sec. 6-10007. Procedure by corporate authorities to effectuate refunding plan. The corporate authorities of a county may take any action that may be necessary to inform the owners of unpaid bonds regarding the financial condition of…

(55 ILCS 5/6-10008) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-10008) Sec. 6-10008. Applicability. This Division shall apply to any county regardless of the law under which it is organized and operating, and shall constitute complete authority for issuing refunding bonds as herein provided without ref…

(55 ILCS 5/6-1001) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-1001) Sec. 6-1001. Annual budget. In all counties not required by law to pass an annual appropriation bill within the first quarter of the fiscal year, the county board or board of county commissioners, as the case may be, shall adopt each …

(55 ILCS 5/6-1002) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-1002) Sec. 6-1002. Contents of annual budget. The annual budget shall contain: (a) A statement of the receipts and payments and a statement of the revenues and expenditures of the fiscal year last ended. (b) A statement of all moneys in the…

(55 ILCS 5/6-1002.5) Sec. 6-1002.5. Capital Improvement, Repair, or Replacement Fund. (a) In the preparation of the annual budget, an amount not to exceed 3% of the equalized assessed value of property subject to taxation by the county may be accumulated in a separate fund for th…

(55 ILCS 5/6-1003) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-1003) Sec. 6-1003. Further appropriations barred; transfers. After the adoption of the county budget, no further appropriations shall be made at any other time during such fiscal year, except as provided in this Division. Appropriations in …

(55 ILCS 5/6-1004) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-1004) Sec. 6-1004. Supplemental budget. Any county board which has adopted its annual budget may, by a like vote as is required for the adoption of the annual budget, adopt a supplemental budget to provide for payment of the expenses of the…

(55 ILCS 5/6-1005) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-1005) Sec. 6-1005. Contract or obligation in excess of appropriation. Except as herein provided, neither the county board nor any one on its behalf shall have power, either directly or indirectly, to make any contract or do any act which ad…

(55 ILCS 5/6-1006) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-1006) Sec. 6-1006. Accounts for each fund. The county treasurer shall keep a separate account with each fund to show at all times the cash balance thereof, the amount received for the credit of such fund, and the amount of the payments made…

(55 ILCS 5/6-1007) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-1007) Sec. 6-1007. Non-compliance not to affect tax levy. Failure by any county board to adopt an annual budget or to comply in any respect with the provisions of this Division shall not affect the validity of any tax levy otherwise in conf…

(55 ILCS 5/6-1008) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-1008) Sec. 6-1008. Violations. Any person who violates, or who neglects or fails to comply with, the terms of this Division commits a Class B misdemeanor. In cases of violation of this Division by action of the county board, each member of …

(55 ILCS 5/6-11001) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-11001) Sec. 6-11001. Resolution directing issuance of bonds. If no petition for referendum is filed as provided in this Division, or if such petition is filed and election is had and a majority of the voters voting on the proposition vote …

(55 ILCS 5/6-11002) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-11002) Sec. 6-11002. Extension of tax to pay funding bonds. It shall be the duty of such county clerk annually when extending taxes for other corporate purposes to extend taxes for the purpose of paying the principal of and interest on the…

(55 ILCS 5/6-11003) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-11003) Sec. 6-11003. Bondholder's rights. The holder of any such bonds shall not be obligated to inquire into the validity of the claims funded, but shall be entitled to rely upon the proceedings taken pursuant to the provisions of this Di…

(55 ILCS 5/6-11004) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-11004) Sec. 6-11004. Partial invalidity. The invalidity of any Section or portion of this Division shall not affect the remainder hereof. This Division shall not be construed as repealing or modifying any existing statute with respect to t…

(55 ILCS 5/6-12001) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-12001) Sec. 6-12001. Authorization. Any county having a population of less than 5,000 inhabitants is authorized to issue bonds for the purpose of paying claims against such county, which were incurred on or before January 1, 1964 for any p…

(55 ILCS 5/6-12002) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-12002) Sec. 6-12002. Resolution establishing validity of claims. Before any such county avails itself of the provisions of this Division, the county board shall examine and consider the claims proposed to be paid and if it appears that suc…

(55 ILCS 5/6-12003) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-12003) Sec. 6-12003. Issuance of bonds; maturity. All bonds issued under the provisions of this Division shall be signed in the name of the county by the chairman of the county board and shall be countersigned by the county clerk and shall…

(55 ILCS 5/6-12004) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-12004) Sec. 6-12004. Bond resolution; tax levy. Such bonds may be issued at any time and from time to time and at the time of issuing any such bonds, the county board shall provide by resolution the date of maturity of each bond, the rate …

(55 ILCS 5/6-12005) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-12005) Sec. 6-12005. Existing statutes. This Division shall not be construed as repealing or modifying any existing statute with respect to the issuance of bonds, but shall be deemed to be additional authority to issue funding bonds. The p…

(55 ILCS 5/6-13001) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-13001) Sec. 6-13001. Bonds to pay claims against counties of 180,000 to 200,000. Any county having a population of not less than 180,000 and not more than 200,000 is authorized to issue bonds at any time and from time to time prior to Janu…

(55 ILCS 5/6-13002) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-13002) Sec. 6-13002. Resolution establishing validity of claims. Before any such county avails itself of the provisions of this Division, the county board shall examine and consider the claims proposed to be paid and, if it appears that su…

(55 ILCS 5/6-13003) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-13003) Sec. 6-13003. Maturity of bonds; tax. All bonds issued under the provisions of this Division shall mature within 20 years from their date and bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorizatio…

(55 ILCS 5/6-13004) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-13004) Sec. 6-13004. Validity of bonds issued. The purchaser of any such bonds shall not be obligated to inquire into the validity of the claims funded by reason of the issue of such bonds; and all bonds issued hereunder shall be valid obl…