Chapter 55 — COUNTIES

(55 ILCS 5/6-4007) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-4007) Sec. 6-4007. Publication of resolution. After the resolution of the county board providing for the establishment of an annual levy has been adopted, it shall be published in some newspaper of general circulation in the county, once ea…

(55 ILCS 5/6-4008) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-4008) Sec. 6-4008. Petition for referendum. If a petition is filed with the county clerk not later than 28 days after the first publication or the posting of the resolution, signed by not less than 5% of the number of legal voters who voted…

(55 ILCS 5/6-4009) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-4009) Sec. 6-4009. When resolution effective. If no petition is filed within the time herein provided, the resolution shall be in full force and effect at the expiration of such period, and such county may proceed to incur the indebtedness …

(55 ILCS 5/6-4010) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-4010) Sec. 6-4010. County under 300,000. (a) Any county having a population under 300,000 may, by resolution of its county board, incur an indebtedness for the reconstruction and remodeling of an existing courthouse or the construction of a…

(55 ILCS 5/6-5001) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-5001) Sec. 6-5001. Referendum. For the purpose of purchasing voting machines, the county board of any county having more than 500,000 inhabitants and in which county there has been a favorable vote on the proposition of adopting voting mach…

(55 ILCS 5/6-5002) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-5002) Sec. 6-5002. Resolution authorizing bonds. The resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds shall specify the total amount of bonds to be issued, the form and denomination of the bonds, the date they are to bear, the place where …

(55 ILCS 5/6-5003) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-5003) Sec. 6-5003. Execution of bonds. The bonds shall be executed by such officials as may be provided in the resolution authorizing the issue. They may be made registerable as to principal and may be made callable on any interest payment …

(55 ILCS 5/6-5004) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-5004) Sec. 6-5004. Sinking fund. The resolution may provide for the creation of a sinking fund to consist of the proceeds of the taxes levied for the payment of the principal and interest upon these bonds. This fund shall be faithfully appl…

(55 ILCS 5/6-5005) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-5005) Sec. 6-5005. Sale of bonds. The bonds shall be sold to the highest and best bidder at not less than their par value and accrued interest. The county board shall advertise for proposals to purchase the bonds. Such advertisement shall b…

(55 ILCS 5/6-5006) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-5006) Sec. 6-5006. Resolution and referendum on additional indebtedness. For the purpose of purchasing voting machines, the county board of any county having more than 500,000 inhabitants and in which county there has been a favorable vote …

(55 ILCS 5/6-5007) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-5007) Sec. 6-5007. Requisites of resolution. The resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds shall specify the total amount of bonds to be issued, the form and denomination of the bonds, the date they are to bear, the place where they…

(55 ILCS 5/6-5008) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-5008) Sec. 6-5008. Execution of bonds; registration. The bonds shall be executed by such officials as may be provided in the resolution authorizing the issue. They may be made registerable as to principal and may be made callable on any int…

(55 ILCS 5/6-5009) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-5009) Sec. 6-5009. Sinking fund. The resolution may provide for the creation of a sinking fund to consist of the proceeds of the taxes levied for the payment of the principal and interest upon these bonds. This fund shall be faithfully appl…

(55 ILCS 5/6-5010) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-5010) Sec. 6-5010. Sale of bonds. The bonds shall be sold to the highest and best bidder at not less than their par value and accrued interest. The county board shall advertise for proposals to purchase the bonds. Such advertisement shall b…

(55 ILCS 5/6-6001) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-6001) Sec. 6-6001. Authorization. The county board of any county with a population of 1,000,000 or more may, before January 1, 1968, without referendum, incur an indebtedness and issue general obligation bonds in an amount not exceeding $10…

(55 ILCS 5/6-6002) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-6002) Sec. 6-6002. Bonds. The bonds shall be issued in such denominations, be for such term or terms, and bear interest at such rate as may be specified in the resolution of the county board authorizing the issuance of such bonds. (Source: …

(55 ILCS 5/6-6003) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-6003) Sec. 6-6003. Effect of limitation on indebtedness. The bonds authorized hereunder and the tax levied in connection therewith shall not be included in any statutory limitation on indebtedness or tax rates. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/6-7001) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-7001) Sec. 6-7001. Authorization for counties not home rule counties. The county Board of any County which is not a home rule unit and which has established a public hospital is authorized to issue and sell revenue bonds payable from the re…

(55 ILCS 5/6-7002) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-7002) Sec. 6-7002. Ordinance. The County Board of any such county availing itself of the provisions of Section 6-7001 shall adopt an ordinance describing in a general way the building or buildings, or addition or extension thereto, to be co…

(55 ILCS 5/6-7003) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-7003) Sec. 6-7003. Redemption of revenue bonds. Revenue bonds issued under this Division may be redeemed by the county issuing them on such terms, at such time, upon such notice and with or without premium all as may be provided in the ordi…

(55 ILCS 5/6-8001) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-8001) Sec. 6-8001. Bonds for excess claim against county. When any county has audited or allowed claims for county expenses or county purposes that are outstanding and that, when added to the sum levied for county purposes, exceed the sum o…

(55 ILCS 5/6-8002) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-8002) Sec. 6-8002. Form of votes. The votes in favor of the proposition to issue bonds, at an election, shall be "For issuing bonds," and those against shall be "Against issuing bonds," and if a majority of the votes cast upon the question …

(55 ILCS 5/6-8003) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-8003) Sec. 6-8003. Signature on bonds. The bonds issued under the authority of this Division shall be signed in the name of the county by the chairman of the board of county commissioners in counties not under township organization and by t…

(55 ILCS 5/6-8004) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-8004) Sec. 6-8004. Payment of interest. The bonds issued by authority of this Division shall be payable at such time or times as the county board may in said order determine not exceeding, however, twenty years from the date of issue and sh…

(55 ILCS 5/6-8005) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-8005) Sec. 6-8005. Sale of bonds. The said bonds or such as may be necessary shall be sold to the highest bidder under the direction of the county board by receiving sealed bids therefor, but no bond shall be sold for less than par and accr…

(55 ILCS 5/6-8006) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-8006) Sec. 6-8006. Proceeds to be separate fund. The money realized from the sale of said bonds, or any of them shall be kept as a separate fund and disbursed only for the purpose for which they were issued: Provided, that any surplus that …

(55 ILCS 5/6-8007) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-8007) Sec. 6-8007. Amount of taxes. The county board of each county issuing bonds under the provisions of this Division shall include in the amounts of all taxes to be raised for county purposes in each year a sum sufficient to pay the accr…

(55 ILCS 5/6-9001) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-9001) Sec. 6-9001. Issuance of refunding bonds. Whenever any county having a population of less than 200,000, has outstanding bonds issued for any purpose authorized by law which are binding and subsisting legal obligations, and it has no m…

(55 ILCS 5/6-9002) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-9002) Sec. 6-9002. Resolution. Such bonds shall be authorized by a resolution to be adopted by the county board or the board of county commissioners (as the case may be). Said resolution shall describe the principal, interest or both, to be…

(55 ILCS 5/6-9003) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-9003) Sec. 6-9003. Sale or exchange of bonds. Such refunding bonds may be exchanged par for par for principal, interest or both, described in the authorizing resolution, or may be sold at not less than their par value, and the proceeds of t…

(55 ILCS 5/6-9004) (from Ch. 34, par. 6-9004) Sec. 6-9004. Tax for principal and interest. It shall be the duty of the County Clerk, annually, to extend a tax upon all of the taxable property in the county sufficient to pay maturing principal of and interest on said refunding bon…

(55 ILCS 5/7-1001) (from Ch. 34, par. 7-1001) Sec. 7-1001. Continuation of prior law. The provisions of this Code, insofar as they are the same or substantially the same as those of any prior statute, shall be construed as a continuation of such prior statute and not as a new ena…

(55 ILCS 40/0.01) (from Ch. 33, par. 28.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Court Costs and Sheriff Fees Transfer Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(55 ILCS 40/1) (from Ch. 33, par. 29) Sec. 1. The clerk of any court or the sheriff of any county of this state, shall, at the end of each year after entering upon the duties of his or her office, and also within 10 days after the expiration of the term of his or her office, pay …

(55 ILCS 40/2) (from Ch. 33, par. 30) Sec. 2. The county treasurer shall receive the fees and costs, and shall keep in a book, to be kept for that purpose, a record of the time of the receipt of all such fees and costs, and the amount paid in therefor. (Source: P.A. 83-348.)

(55 ILCS 40/3) (from Ch. 33, par. 31) Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of all clerks of courts upon application, to give to any person a certificate, showing the amount of costs and fees due such person, and the names of the parties to any suit or proceeding in which the same are tax…

(55 ILCS 40/5) (from Ch. 33, par. 33) Sec. 5. Any clerk or sheriff, who shall refuse or neglect to pay over the fees enumerated in Section 1 of this Act, shall be guilty of a petty offense or business offense and shall be fined in a sum of twice the amount of the fees so retained…

(55 ILCS 50/0.01) (from Ch. 65, par. 36.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Habeas Corpus Reimbursement Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(55 ILCS 50/1) (from Ch. 65, par. 37) Sec. 1. In all counties in Illinois wherein there may be situated a State penal or charitable institution, the State shall assume and pay to such county the necessary expenses incurred by it, and its officers, either by means of service rende…

(55 ILCS 50/2) (from Ch. 65, par. 38) Sec. 2. In order to entitle a county to such payment, as provided by Section 1 of this Act, it shall be necessary that a verified claim be filed by the State's Attorney of the County with the Court of Claims, setting forth the items for which…

(55 ILCS 50/3) (from Ch. 65, par. 39) Sec. 3. The term "expenses" as used in Section 1 of this Act shall be construed to include all costs and fees of county officers as fixed by statute, including such expenses as may be incurred in providing juries, if any be made necessary by …

(55 ILCS 55/0.01) (from Ch. 102, par. 4.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the County Officer Property Sale Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(55 ILCS 55/1) (from Ch. 102, par. 4.1) Sec. 1. No county officer, and no person employed by, or who is a relative or representative of, any county officer in the State of Illinois, while in office or holding office or while in such office or employment, shall have, possess or ac…

(55 ILCS 55/2) (from Ch. 102, par. 4.2) Sec. 2. Any person convicted of violating this Act shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 77-2548.)

(55 ILCS 60/0.01) (from Ch. 103, par. 16.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the County Official Bond Approval Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324; 86-1475.)

(55 ILCS 60/1) (from Ch. 103, par. 17) Sec. 1. In all cases where official bonds are required by law to be approved by the county board in counties under township organization, such board may select a committee for that purpose, which committee shall have full power and authority…

(55 ILCS 65/0.01) (from Ch. 21, par. 21y) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the County Cemetery Care Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(55 ILCS 65/1) (from Ch. 21, par. 22) Sec. 1. Where any grounds have heretofore, or may hereafter be conveyed to any county in this State for burial places, it shall be lawful for the presiding officer of the county board, with the advice and consent of the county board, to appoi…

(55 ILCS 65/2) (from Ch. 21, par. 23) Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of such trustees, as soon as may be, after their appointment, to hold a meeting and organize, by appointing one of their number president, and another one of their number clerk, whose duty it shall be to keep a re…

(55 ILCS 65/3) (from Ch. 21, par. 24) Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the treasurer to keep a correct account of all moneys received and paid out by him, in a book to be provided for that purpose, and to loan, at interest, on notes with approved security, all amounts not necessar…