Chapter 60, TOWNSHIPS

(60 ILCS 1/85-40) Sec. 85-40. Investment of public funds. All funds of the township shall be invested as provided in the Public Funds Investment Act. (Source: P.A. 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/85-45) Sec. 85-45. Pecuniary interest in contracts. (a) Except as provided in this Section, no township officer or employee shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in his or her own name or in the name of any other person, association, trust, or corporation, in an…

(60 ILCS 1/85-5) Sec. 85-5. Corporate name. The corporate name of each township shall be either ".... Township" or "The Town of .... (name of township)". All acts done by the township and all actions by or against the township shall be in its corporate name. (Source: P.A. 82-783;…

(60 ILCS 1/85-50) Sec. 85-50. Demolition, repair, or enclosure of buildings. (a) The township board of any township may formally request the county board to commence specified proceedings with respect to property located within the township but outside the territory of any munici…

(60 ILCS 1/85-55) Sec. 85-55. Horse-drawn vehicles. The township board may, by ordinance, license and regulate horse-drawn vehicles operating within the township. The ordinance may also (i) prescribe regulations for the safe operation of horse-drawn vehicles and (ii) require the …

(60 ILCS 1/85-60) Sec. 85-60. Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator; posting and publication. (a) Within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each township that maintains a website must post on the township's website the foll…

(60 ILCS 1/85-65) Sec. 85-65. Accumulation of funds. Township funds, including, but not limited to, general assistance funds and excluding the township's capital fund, shall not exceed an amount equal to or greater than 2.5 times the annual average expenditure of the previous 3 f…

(60 ILCS 1/85-70) Sec. 85-70. Web-based signature. A township may allow a person to sign any document with a web-based signature if the township uses a secure web-based platform. This Section does not apply to a nominating or candidate petition or a referendum petition. (Source: …

(60 ILCS 1/90-10) Sec. 90-10. County clerk and treasurer as township officers. (a) The county clerk of the county in which a township described in Section 90-5 lies shall be ex officio township clerk and township assessor of each such township, and the treasurer of the county sha…

(60 ILCS 1/90-15) Sec. 90-15. Highway commissioner abolished. The office of highway commissioner is abolished in townships described in Section 90-5. (Source: Laws 1901, p. 314; P.A. 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/90-20) Sec. 90-20. Application to new township. Whenever, by the annexation of new territory or otherwise, any new or additional township comes to lie wholly within the boundaries of any city to which this Article applies, all the provisions of this Article shall at on…

(60 ILCS 1/90-25) Sec. 90-25. Election to adopt Article. (a) The electors of a township described in Section 90-5 may adopt and become entitled to the benefits of this Article as provided in this Section. (b) Whenever 1,000 of the legal voters of the township who voted at the pre…

(60 ILCS 1/90-30) Sec. 90-30. Application. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Article to the contrary, this Article has no application to the office of township assessor in townships described in this Article that are situated in counties of 500,000 or more. (Source: Laws 194…

(60 ILCS 1/90-5) Sec. 90-5. Township wholly within city. In every township lying wholly within any city of more than 50,000 population, all the powers vested in the township shall be exercised by the county board of the county in which the township is located, including all the p…

(60 ILCS 1/95-10) Sec. 95-10. Suit in township name. In all suits or proceedings, the township shall sue and be sued by its name, except where township officers are authorized by law to sue in their name of office for the benefit of the township. (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)…

(60 ILCS 1/95-15) Sec. 95-15. Witnesses and jurors. On the trial of every action in which the township is a party or interested, the electors and inhabitants of the township shall be competent witnesses and jurors, except that in suits and proceedings by one township against anot…

(60 ILCS 1/95-20) Sec. 95-20. Township common property. Whenever, by any order or decision in any civil action or proceeding brought to settle any controversy concerning township commons or other lands or the common property of a township, or for the partition of township lands, …

(60 ILCS 1/95-25) Sec. 95-25. Costs. In all suits or proceedings prosecuted by or against township officers in their name of office, costs shall be recovered as in similar cases between individuals. Judgments recovered against a township or against township officers in actions pr…

(60 ILCS 1/95-30) Sec. 95-30. Tort immunity. Civil actions against a township or township employee shall be subject to the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. (Source: P.A. 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/95-5) Sec. 95-5. Civil action. Whenever any controversy or cause of action exists between any townships of this State or between any township and an individual or corporation, the proceedings may be had in civil actions for the purpose of trying and finally settling th…

(60 ILCS 1/100-10) Sec. 100-10. Township enforcement officer. (a) The township board may appoint one or more township enforcement officers to serve for a term of one year and may remove an officer with or without cause. Every person appointed to the office of township enforcement…

(60 ILCS 1/100-10.5) Sec. 100-10.5. Summons; violation of township ordinances. In a township that does not have a township enforcement officer appointed under Section 100-10, and the township board has contracted with the county sheriff or one or more municipalities to furnish po…

(60 ILCS 1/100-15) Sec. 100-15. Group insurance. In addition to any powers that it may exercise under the Government Salary Withholding Act, the township board may provide, for the benefit of the township's employees, officials, or retired officials and their dependents, group li…

(60 ILCS 1/100-20) Sec. 100-20. Prevailing wage. The wages of laborers, mechanics, and other workers employed in any public works by the township and the wages of anyone under contracts for township public works shall be subject to the Prevailing Wage Act. (Source: P.A. 88-62.)…

(60 ILCS 1/100-25) Sec. 100-25. Compliance with ITAP requirements. A township must comply with the requirements of Section 405-335 of the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois concerning the Illinois Transparency and Accountabi…

(60 ILCS 1/100-5) Sec. 100-5. Township attorney and other employees; compensation. (a) The township board may employ and fix the compensation of township employees that the board deems necessary, excluding the employees of the offices of supervisor of general assistance, township…

(60 ILCS 1/105-10) Sec. 105-10. Deed. When any conveyance of real estate is made by a township, the deed shall recite the order of the township meeting directing the conveyance. The recital is prima facie evidence of the making and contents of the order. The deed shall be signed …

(60 ILCS 1/105-15) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-694) Sec. 105-15. Weed cutting. (a) The township board may provide for the cutting of weeds or grass, the trimming of trees or bushes, the removal of nuisance bushes or trees, or the maintenance of a retention pond …

(60 ILCS 1/105-20) Sec. 105-20. Mosquito control and abatement. The township board may provide for mosquito control and abatement or may enter into contractual agreements with counties or with any public or private entity for purposes of mosquito control and mosquito abatement ac…

(60 ILCS 1/105-25) Sec. 105-25. Adult entertainment. A township board may license persons or entities engaged in the business of providing adult entertainment within the boundaries of the township but outside the limits of cities, villages, and incorporated towns. The board shall…

(60 ILCS 1/105-33) Sec. 105-33. Donation of surplus public real estate. At an annual or special town meeting, a township board of trustees may by resolution authorize the donation of surplus public real estate to a not-for-profit corporation including, but not limited to, a histo…

(60 ILCS 1/105-35) Sec. 105-35. Township plan commission. (a) In townships located in counties with a population of less than 600,000 and in townships with a population of more than 500 located in counties with a population of more than 3,000,000, the township board may by resolu…

(60 ILCS 1/105-40) Sec. 105-40. Clean indoor air. Every public enclosed indoor area in the township shall be subject to the Smoke Free Illinois Act. (Source: P.A. 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)

(60 ILCS 1/105-5) Sec. 105-5. Conveyance or lease for benefit of township. Every conveyance or lease of land made to any person or persons in any manner for the use and benefit of a township or its inhabitants has the same effect as if made to the township by its corporate name. …

(60 ILCS 1/110-10) Sec. 110-10. Township board powers. (a) For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals, comfort, and general welfare, conserving the values of property throughout the township, and lessening or avoiding the hazards to persons and damage to prope…

(60 ILCS 1/110-12) Sec. 110-12. Waiver of building, inspection, and construction fees. (a) As used in this Section, "disaster" includes, but is not limited to, an occurrence or threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from any natural o…

(60 ILCS 1/110-15) Sec. 110-15. Exercise of powers. (a) The powers given by this Article shall not be exercised to deprive the owner of any existing property of its use or maintenance for the purpose to which it is then lawfully devoted. (b) The powers given by this Article shall…

(60 ILCS 1/110-17) Sec. 110-17. Building permit fee for veterans with a disability. A veteran with a disability or the veteran's caregiver shall not be charged any building permit fee for improvements to the residence of the veteran with a disability if the improvements are requi…

(60 ILCS 1/110-20) Sec. 110-20. Zoning commission; appointment. The township board, when authorized by the electors at an annual or special township meeting to exercise the powers conferred by this Article, shall appoint a zoning commission of 5 members. The commission shall reco…

(60 ILCS 1/110-25) Sec. 110-25. Proposed zoning ordinance or resolution; hearing; cessation of commission. (a) The zoning commission shall prepare a tentative report and a proposed zoning ordinance or resolution for the entire township outside the area regulated by any municipal …

(60 ILCS 1/110-30) Sec. 110-30. Enforcement of ordinance or resolution. All ordinances or resolutions adopted under this Article shall be enforced by an officer of the township designated by ordinance or resolution. The ordinance or resolution may require that for any class or cl…

(60 ILCS 1/110-35) Sec. 110-35. Variations. (a) The regulations authorized by this Article may provide that a board of appeals may determine and vary their application in harmony with their general purpose and intent and in accordance with general or specific rules contained in t…

(60 ILCS 1/110-40) Sec. 110-40. Board of appeals; membership; meetings. (a) The township board shall provide for the appointment of a board of appeals of 5 members to serve respectively for the following terms: One for one year, one for 2 years, one for 3 years, one for 4 years, …

(60 ILCS 1/110-45) Sec. 110-45. Appeals; stay of proceedings. (a) The board of appeals shall hear and decide appeals from and review any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by an administrative official charged with the enforcement of any ordinance or resolution a…

(60 ILCS 1/110-5) Sec. 110-5. Application of Article. (a) This Article applies only in those townships in which the electors of the township, at an annual or special township meeting, authorize the township board to exercise the powers conferred by this Article. (b) This Article …

(60 ILCS 1/110-50) Sec. 110-50. Hearing and decision on appeal; judicial review. (a) The board of appeals shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of the appeal and give due notice of the time to the parties. The board shall decide the hearing within a reasonable time. At the …

(60 ILCS 1/110-50.1) Sec. 110-50.1. Actions subject to de novo review; due process. (a) Any decision by the township board of any township in regard to any petition or application for a special use, variance, rezoning, or other amendment to a zoning ordinance shall be subject to …

(60 ILCS 1/110-55) Sec. 110-55. Compensation of board of appeals members. The members of the board of appeals shall receive compensation fixed by the township board and approved by the electors at an annual or special township meeting. (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/110-60) Sec. 110-60. Amendment of regulations; hearing. The regulations imposed and the districts created under this Article may be amended from time to time by the township board by ordinance or resolution after the ordinance or resolution establishing the regulation …

(60 ILCS 1/110-65) Sec. 110-65. Violations; remedies; misdemeanor. (a) If any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained (or any building, structure, or land is used) in violation of this Article or of any ordinance, …