Chapter 55 — COUNTIES

(55 ILCS 5/1-5011) (from Ch. 34, par. 1-5011) Sec. 1-5011. Form of proposition. The proposition at any county seat referendum shall be in substantially the following form: "For removal," or "Against removal." (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/1-5012) (from Ch. 34, par. 1-5012) Sec. 1-5012. No registration required. No registration of voters shall be made or required for holding any county seat election under this Division. The board of election shall, in each township, precinct or ward, keep two lists or po…

(55 ILCS 5/1-5013) (from Ch. 34, par. 1-5013) Sec. 1-5013. Qualifications of voters; oaths. No person shall vote at the election who does not possess the qualifications mentioned in the affidavit in this Section. Any person offering to vote at any county seat election, whose righ…

(55 ILCS 5/1-5014) (from Ch. 34, par. 1-5014) Sec. 1-5014. Evidence of number of voters; contesting election. The number of legal votes cast at any county seat election held under this Division shall be deemed and taken for the purpose of such an election as prima facie evidence …

(55 ILCS 5/1-5015) (from Ch. 34, par. 1-5015) Sec. 1-5015. Canvass of votes. On or before the first Tuesday after said election the county canvassing board shall open and canvass the votes and returns of the election, in the manner provided by the general election law; the result…

(55 ILCS 5/1-5016) (from Ch. 34, par. 1-5016) Sec. 1-5016. Effect of majority and three-fifths vote. When the attempt is made by such an election to remove a county seat to a point nearer to the center of such county than the county seat then is, and a majority of the legal voter…

(55 ILCS 5/1-5017) (from Ch. 34, par. 1-5017) Sec. 1-5017. Neglect of duty. Any member of the board of election, judge, clerk, sheriff, or any other officers or persons who may be charged with the performance of any duty under this Division, and who shall wilfully fail therein, o…

(55 ILCS 5/1-6001) (from Ch. 34, par. 1-6001) Sec. 1-6001. Venue of suits by or against county. All actions, local or transitory, against any county, may be commenced and prosecuted to final judgment in the circuit court in the county against which the action is brought. Any acti…

(55 ILCS 5/1-6002) (from Ch. 34, par. 1-6002) Sec. 1-6002. Jurors and witnesses. In all actions brought by or against any county, the inhabitants of the county so suing or being sued may be jurors or witnesses, if otherwise competent or qualified according to law. (Source: P.A. 8…

(55 ILCS 5/1-6003) (from Ch. 34, par. 1-6003) Sec. 1-6003. Duty of county board to prosecute and defend suit. It shall be the duty of the county boards of each of the counties of this State to take and order suitable and proper measures for the prosecuting and defending of all su…

(55 ILCS 5/1-6004) (from Ch. 34, par. 1-6004) Sec. 1-6004. Payment of judgment against county. A judgment against a county shall not, in any case, be enforced against the lands or other property of a county; but when judgment is entered against a county, the county board shall di…

(55 ILCS 5/1-6005) (from Ch. 34, par. 1-6005) Sec. 1-6005. Allowance or disallowance of claims; appeal. The county board shall determine whether any claim against the county should be allowed, disallowed or in the alternative the board may by resolution require the submission of …

(55 ILCS 5/1-6006) (from Ch. 34, par. 1-6006) Sec. 1-6006. Delegation of authority to determine claims. Under the provisions of this Section, the county board may by resolution delegate its authority to allow or disallow claims made against the county to the individuals herein na…

(55 ILCS 5/1-6007) (from Ch. 34, par. 1-6007) Sec. 1-6007. Review under Administrative Review Law. The decisions of the county board are subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law, as now or hereafter amended. (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/2-1001) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-1001) Sec. 2-1001. Regular meetings. Regular and special meetings of the county board may be held in any public building located within the county that such county board is elected to serve. Prior notice of the building selected for the mee…

(55 ILCS 5/2-1002) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-1002) Sec. 2-1002. Special meetings. Special meetings of the board shall be held only when requested by at least one-third of the members of the board, or when requested by the chairman of the board, which request shall be in writing, addre…

(55 ILCS 5/2-1003) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-1003) Sec. 2-1003. Chairman and vice-chairman of county board. The county board shall, unless the chairman is elected by the voters of the county, at its first meeting in the month following the month in which county board members are elect…

(55 ILCS 5/2-1004) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-1004) Sec. 2-1004. Certificate of election. The supervisors shall severally lay before the board, at the first meeting after the election, their several certificates of election, which shall be examined by the board, and if found regular, s…

(55 ILCS 5/2-1005) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-1005) Sec. 2-1005. Quorum; approval of ordinances. A majority of the members of any county board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; and all questions, ordinances, resolutions, or motions which shall arise at meetings…

(55 ILCS 5/2-1006) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-1006) Sec. 2-1006. Open meetings. The county board shall sit with open doors, and all persons may attend their meetings. The vote on all propositions to appropriate money from the county treasury shall be taken by "ayes" and "nays" and ente…

(55 ILCS 5/2-1007) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-1007) Sec. 2-1007. Administering oaths. The chairman of the board may administer an oath to any person concerning any matters submitted to the board, or connected with its powers and duties, and any member of the board may administer the oa…

(55 ILCS 5/2-2001) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-2001) Sec. 2-2001. Boundaries of towns. The county board shall also have power to change the boundaries of towns, and to create new towns in their respective counties, in manner provided by law; to designate and give names thereto, and to f…

(55 ILCS 5/2-2002) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-2002) Sec. 2-2002. Naming of towns. Whenever the county board shall create a new town, or change the name of an existing town, the proceedings in giving a name to such town, or changing the name of an existing town, shall be as follows: The…

(55 ILCS 5/2-3001) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-3001) Sec. 2-3001. Definitions. As used in this Division, unless the context otherwise requires: a. "District" means a county board district established as provided in this Division. b. "County apportionment commission" or "commission" mean…

(55 ILCS 5/2-3002) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-3002) Sec. 2-3002. Counties with population of less than 3,000,000 and with township form of government. (a) Reapportionment required. By July 1, 1971, and each 10 years thereafter, the county board of each county having a population of les…

(55 ILCS 5/2-3002.5) Sec. 2-3002.5. Beginning with members elected at the general election in 2002, counties having a population between 800,000 and 3,000,000 according to 2000 decennial census shall have no more than 18 members on their county board. If the chairman of the count…

(55 ILCS 5/2-3003) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-3003) Sec. 2-3003. Apportionment plan. (1) If the county board determines that members shall be elected by districts, it shall develop an apportionment plan and specify the number of districts and the number of county board members to be el…

(55 ILCS 5/2-3004) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-3004) Sec. 2-3004. Failure to complete reapportionment. If any county board fails to complete the reapportionment of its county by July 1 in 2011 or any 10 years thereafter or by the day after the county board's regularly scheduled July mee…

(55 ILCS 5/2-3005) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-3005) Sec. 2-3005. Filing of apportionment plan. The apportionment plan developed by the county board or the county apportionment commission, as the case may be, must be filed in the office of the county clerk by the time required by this D…

(55 ILCS 5/2-3006) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-3006) Sec. 2-3006. Failure to file apportionment plan; election of board members at large. If no apportionment plan is filed with the county clerk as required by this Division, the members of the county board shall be elected at large in th…

(55 ILCS 5/2-3007) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-3007) Sec. 2-3007. Chairman of county board; election and term. Any county board when providing for the reapportionment of its county under this Division may provide that the chairman of the county board shall be elected by the voters of th…

(55 ILCS 5/2-3008) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-3008) Sec. 2-3008. Determination of method of compensation of members of county board. At the time it reapportions its county under this Division, the county board shall determine whether the salary to be paid the members to be elected shal…

(55 ILCS 5/2-3009) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-3009) Sec. 2-3009. Terms of board members; vacancies; elections. (a) County board member elections by county board districts. In those counties subject to this Division which elect county board members by county board districts the members …

(55 ILCS 5/2-3010) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-3010) Sec. 2-3010. Multi-member districts. In making the determination by lot, pursuant to Section 2-3009, as to which members shall serve for 2 years and which for 4 years, the county board of a county having multi-member districts may pro…

(55 ILCS 5/2-3015) Sec. 2-3015. Qualifications of County Board Members and Commissioners. In counties with a population of 3,000,000 or less, no person is eligible to hold the office of county board member or commissioner unless he or she is a legal voter and has been a resident …

(55 ILCS 5/2-4001) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-4001) Sec. 2-4001. Oath of county commissioners. Each member of the board of county commissioners shall be commissioned by the governor, and shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe the following oath, which …

(55 ILCS 5/2-4002) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-4002) Sec. 2-4002. Time of meetings. The board of county commissioners shall hold regular sessions for the transaction of the business of the county on the call of the chairman, or any two members of said board, whenever the business of the…

(55 ILCS 5/2-4003) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-4003) Sec. 2-4003. Chairman. At the session of said commissioners in December of each year, they shall elect one of their number chairman for the ensuing year, who shall preside at their sessions and perform such duties as are or may be pre…

(55 ILCS 5/2-4004) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-4004) Sec. 2-4004. Conduct of meetings. A majority of the members of said board shall constitute a quorum to do business, and, in the absence of the chairman, a chairman pro tem may be appointed. The board shall sit with open doors, and all…

(55 ILCS 5/2-4005) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-4005) Sec. 2-4005. Administering oaths. The chairman or any member of the board of county commissioners may administer oaths to persons, concerning any matter submitted to the board, or connected with their powers or duties. (Source: P.A. 8…

(55 ILCS 5/2-4006) Sec. 2-4006. Terms of commissioners. (a) In every county not under township organization that is organized as a commission form of government having 3 commissioners elected at large as described in subsection (b) or (c), the commissioners shall be elected as pr…

(55 ILCS 5/2-4006.5) Sec. 2-4006.5. Commissioners in certain counties. (a) If a county elects 3 commissioners at large under Section 2-4006, registered voters of such county may, by a vote of a majority of those voting on such proposition, determine to change the method of electi…

(55 ILCS 5/2-4010) Sec. 2-4010. Qualifications of County Board Members and Commissioners. In counties with a population of 3,000,000 or less, no person is eligible to hold the office of county board member or commissioner unless he or she is a legal voter and has been a resident …

(55 ILCS 5/2-5001) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5001) Sec. 2-5001. Subtitle. This Division shall be subtitled the "County Executive Law". (Source: P.A. 86-962.)

(55 ILCS 5/2-5002) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5002) Sec. 2-5002. Legislative determination. It is declared as a matter of legislative determination that in order to promote the health, safety, morals and welfare of the public it is necessary in the public interest to provide for an ele…

(55 ILCS 5/2-5003) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5003) Sec. 2-5003. Definitions. As used in this Division, unless the context requires otherwise: "County board" or "board" means the legislative governing body of any county other than Cook County which has adopted the county executive form…

(55 ILCS 5/2-5004) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5004) Sec. 2-5004. Establishment of county executive form of government. Any county other than Cook County may establish the county executive form of government for that county by submission to and approval by the electors of the county of …

(55 ILCS 5/2-5005) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5005) Sec. 2-5005. Referendum on resolution of county board. (a) If the county board adopts a resolution calling for a referendum on the proposal to adopt the county executive form of government and home rule for the county, within the time…

(55 ILCS 5/2-5006) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5006) Sec. 2-5006. Election of chief executive officer. The electors of a county which has adopted the county executive form of government under this Division shall, at the next general election, and at the general election every 4 years su…

(55 ILCS 5/2-5007) (from Ch. 34, par. 2-5007) Sec. 2-5007. Term of county executive. The county executive shall serve a term of 4 years, commencing on the first Monday in the month following the month of the election in which the county executive was elected and until a successor…