Chapter 55, COUNTIES

(55 ILCS 65/4) (from Ch. 21, par. 25) Sec. 4. The trustees provided for in this act may cause any such grounds to be surveyed into lots, streets and alleys of such size and shape as they think best for proper management thereof, and cause a plat of the survey to be made and recor…

(55 ILCS 75/4) (from Ch. 23, par. 2684) Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the administrator of the shelter care home and the staff of the detention home to receive all children who are committed to the homes by the court, until further order of the court, and to keep a complete rec…

(55 ILCS 80/4.5) Sec. 4.5. Forensic interviews; electronic recordings. (a) Consent is not required for a forensic interview to be electronically recorded. Failure to record does not render a forensic interview inadmissible. (b) A forensic interview, an electronic recording, or a …

(55 ILCS 90/40) (from Ch. 34, par. 8040) Sec. 40. Limitation on number of economic development project areas. No county shall be authorized under this Act to establish economic development project areas and to adopt tax increment allocation financing for those areas later than 20…

(55 ILCS 130/40) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-742) Sec. 40. Appropriations to the Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery. (a) Moneys shall be appropriated to the Department of Human Services' Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery to enable …

(55 ILCS 135/40) Sec. 40. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 99-408, eff. 1-1-16; text omitted.)

(55 ILCS 135/45) Sec. 45. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 99-408, eff. 1-1-16; text omitted.)

(55 ILCS 90/45) (from Ch. 34, par. 8045) Sec. 45. Filing with county clerk; certification of initial equalized assessed value. (a) A county that has by ordinance approved an economic development plan, established an economic development project area, and adopted tax increment all…

(55 ILCS 75/5) (from Ch. 23, par. 2685) Sec. 5. The county board of any county may, in addition to taxes levied and collected for other county purposes, and in addition to the tax rate of .10% or a greater rate, as the case may be in certain counties, of the value, as equalized o…

(55 ILCS 80/5) (from Ch. 23, par. 1805) Sec. 5. Referendum. (a) Whenever a petition signed by 1% of the electors who voted in the last general election in any county is presented to the county board requesting the submission of the proposition whether an annual tax of not to exce…

(55 ILCS 100/5) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 4005) Sec. 5. In case any officer whose signature appears on said bonds or coupons attached thereto, shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of the bonds to the purchaser, such signature shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficien…

(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 90/5) (from Ch. 34, par. 8005) Sec. 5. Legislative declaration of public purpose. (a) The General Assembly finds, determines, and declares the following: (1) The loss of job opportunities for the residents of the State is a serious menace to the health, safety, morals an…

(55 ILCS 82/5) Sec. 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds that the domestic relations area of law, and particularly child custody matters, frequently involves seemingly minor disputes between individuals that escalate into major social and legal problems without the…

(55 ILCS 85/5) (from Ch. 34, par. 7005) Sec. 5. Submission to Department; certification by Department. (a) The county shall submit certified copies of any ordinances adopted approving a proposed economic development plan, establishing an economic development project area, and aut…

(55 ILCS 65/5) (from Ch. 21, par. 26) Sec. 5. Where any county board has heretofore appointed trustees to take charge of county cemetery grounds, and such trustees have performed any acts by virtue of their appointment, which would not be inconsistent with the provisions of this …

(55 ILCS 115/5) (from Ch. 125, par. 95) Sec. 5. The county sheriff may establish programs of awards for attendance, participation and achievement in order to encourage children to actively participate in the junior deputy sheriff program. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 3502.)

(55 ILCS 130/5) Sec. 5. Findings; purpose. The General Assembly finds as follows: (1) One of the many objectives of the Illinois criminal justice system is individual rehabilitation. (2) The incarceration of nonviolent drug offenders with families breaks the family unit. (3) The …

(55 ILCS 125/5) (from Ch. 133, par. 5) Sec. 5. The county board of each county which has not heretofore procured a copy of the original field notes and plats of the United States surveys of the lands in such county, shall procure such copies from the custodian of the originals of…

(55 ILCS 135/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Board" means the Coroner Training Board. "Coroner" means coroners and deputy coroners. "Coroner training school" means any school located within or outside the State of Illinois whether privately or publicly owned which o…

(55 ILCS 75/5.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2685.1) Sec. 5.1. The county board of any county which has adopted this Act in the manner provided in Section 6 may, without a further vote of the electors of the county, issue bonds for the purpose of acquiring or constructing a shelter care o…

(55 ILCS 135/50) Sec. 50. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 99-408, eff. 1-1-16; text omitted.)

(55 ILCS 90/50) (from Ch. 34, par. 8050) Sec. 50. Special tax allocation fund. (a) If a county clerk has certified the "total initial equalized assessed value" of the taxable real property within an economic development project area in the manner provided in Section 45, each year…

(55 ILCS 90/55) (from Ch. 34, par. 8055) Sec. 55. Issuance of obligations for economic development project costs. (a) Obligations secured by the special tax allocation fund provided for in Section 50 for the economic development project area may be issued to provide for the payme…

(55 ILCS 85/6) (from Ch. 34, par. 7006) Sec. 6. Filing with county clerk; certification of initial equalized assessed value. (a) The county shall file a certified copy of any ordinance authorizing property tax allocation financing for an economic development project area with the…

(55 ILCS 65/6) (from Ch. 21, par. 27) Sec. 6. The presiding officer of the county board shall have the power to remove from office any trustee appointed under this Act, and to fill all vacancies which may in any way occur. (Source: P.A. 78-1128.)

(55 ILCS 80/6) (from Ch. 23, par. 1806) Sec. 6. Tax. (a) Upon the adoption of the proposition by the electors pursuant to Section 5, each affected county board shall cause an annual tax of not to exceed .004% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of…

(55 ILCS 75/6) (from Ch. 23, par. 2686) Sec. 6. The electors of any county may adopt this act in the following manner: Whenever the legal voters of such county to the number of 25 per cent of the votes cast at the general election or 1,000 legal voters of such county, whichever i…

(55 ILCS 90/60) (from Ch. 34, par. 8060) Sec. 60. Powers of counties; economic development project area commissions. In addition to powers that it may now have, a county has the following powers under this Act: (1) To make and enter into all contracts necessary or incidental to t…

(55 ILCS 90/62) Sec. 62. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 94-1055…

(55 ILCS 90/65) (from Ch. 34, par. 8065) Sec. 65. Conflicts of interest; disclosure. (a) If any member of the corporate authorities of a county or an employee or consultant of the county involved in the planning, analysis, preparation, or administration of an economic development…

(55 ILCS 75/7) (from Ch. 23, par. 2687) Sec. 7. The electors of any county which shall have adopted this Act as provided by Section 6 thereof, may abandon and repeal this Act in the following manner: Whenever the legal voters of such county, to the number of 25% of the votes cast…

(55 ILCS 80/7) (from Ch. 23, par. 1807) Sec. 7. Discontinuance. (a) Upon a petition signed by 1% of the electors who voted in the last general election in a county which has levied and collected a tax for Children's Advocacy Center purposes under this Act being presented to the c…

(55 ILCS 85/7) (from Ch. 34, par. 7007) Sec. 7. Creation of special tax allocation fund. If a county has adopted property tax allocation financing by ordinance for an economic development project area, the Department has approved and certified the economic development project are…

(55 ILCS 65/7) (from Ch. 21, par. 28) Sec. 7. The compensation of the trustees and treasurer mentioned in the foregoing Sections of this Act shall be fixed by the county boards of the respective counties. (Source: P.A. 86-1028.)

(55 ILCS 80/7.1) Sec. 7.1. The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly are intended to be declarations of existing law and are not intended to be a new enactment. (Source: P.A. 92-785, eff. 8-6-02.)

(55 ILCS 90/70) (from Ch. 34, par. 8070) Sec. 70. Payment of project costs; revenues from county property. Revenues received by the county from any property, building, or facility owned, leased, or operated by the county or any agency or authority established by the county may be…

(55 ILCS 90/74) Sec. 74. Requirements for annual budget. Beginning in fiscal year 2011 and in each fiscal year thereafter, a county must detail in its annual budget (i) the amount of revenue generated from economic development project areas by source and (ii) the expenditures mad…

(55 ILCS 90/75) (from Ch. 34, par. 8075) Sec. 75. Partial invalidity. If any Section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, or clause of this Act is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, that decision shall not affect any remaining portion, Section or part of this …

(55 ILCS 65/8) (from Ch. 21, par. 28.1) Sec. 8. Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved by the Eighty-fourth General Assembly. (Source: P.A. 84-731.)

(55 ILCS 85/8) (from Ch. 34, par. 7008) Sec. 8. Issuance of obligations for economic development project costs. Obligations secured by the special tax allocation fund provided for in Section 7 for an economic development project area may be issued to provide for economic developm…

(55 ILCS 75/9) (from Ch. 23, par. 2689) Sec. 9. Nothing in this Act prevents the county board of any county maintaining a county shelter care or detention home from making a binding agreement with the county board of any other county to accept and place in its shelter care or det…

(55 ILCS 85/9) (from Ch. 34, par. 7009) Sec. 9. Powers of counties. In addition to powers which it may now have, any county has the power under this Act: (a) To make and enter into all contracts necessary or incidental to the implementation and furtherance of an economic developm…

(55 ILCS 75/9.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2689.1) Sec. 9.1. (a) Within 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1979, all county detention homes or independent sections thereof established prior to such effective date shall be designated as either shelter care or det…

(55 ILCS 75/9.2) Sec. 9.2. Home rule. A county, including a home rule county, may not regulate shelter care homes and detention homes in a manner that is inconsistent with this Act. This Act is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitu…

(55 ILCS 75/9.3) Sec. 9.3. Agreements for detention services. If the county board of any county has levied a tax authorized by this Act for a county detention home and cannot adequately support the facility, the county may expend the tax receipts for detention services purchased …

(55 ILCS 85/9.5) Sec. 9.5. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 94-10…

(55 ILCS 82/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 91-811, eff. 6-13-00.)