Chapter 60, TOWNSHIPS

(60 ILCS 1/170-35) Sec. 170-35. Bonds; referendum. (a) The board of directors may borrow money and issue bonds for the purpose of acquiring by purchase, constructing, improving, extending, repairing, or equipping any public hospital in and for the township in any amount not to ex…

(60 ILCS 1/170-40) Sec. 170-40. Rules and regulations for operation of hospital. (a) Every public hospital established under this Article shall be maintained for the benefit of the inhabitants of the township by which it is established who are sick, injured, or maimed, but every …

(60 ILCS 1/170-45) Sec. 170-45. Donated property. Any person desiring to donate property for the benefit of a public hospital may vest title to the property donated in the board of directors. The board of directors shall hold and control the property according to the terms of the…

(60 ILCS 1/170-5) Sec. 170-5. Public hospital. Any township having a population of less than 500,000 may establish, acquire by purchase or otherwise, construct, improve, extend, repair, equip, maintain, and operate a public hospital under this Article. If a township utilizes its …

(60 ILCS 1/170-50) Sec. 170-50. Revenue bonds. (a) The board of directors may issue and sell revenue bonds payable from the revenue derived from the operation of the hospital for the purpose of (i) constructing, reconstructing, repairing, remodeling, extending, equipping, improvi…

(60 ILCS 1/170-55) Sec. 170-55. Resolution describing building and site. (a) The board of directors of any hospital availing itself of the provisions of Section 170-50 shall adopt a resolution describing in a general way the building or buildings (or addition or extension to the …

(60 ILCS 1/170-60) Sec. 170-60. Redemption of bonds. Revenue bonds issued under Section 170-50 may be redeemed by the hospital issuing them on terms, at a time, upon notice and with or without a premium as provided in the resolution authorizing them. (Source: P.A. 82-230; 88-62.)…

(60 ILCS 1/170-65) Sec. 170-65. Dissolution of the Wood River Township Hospital. (a) Dissolution. (1) The Wood River Township Hospital is dissolved 180 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly. (2) In the 180-day period prior to dissolutio…

(60 ILCS 1/175-10) Sec. 175-10. Discontinuance of hospital. (a) Whenever at least 10% of the voters of a township that has adopted the provisions of this Article presents a petition to the township clerk requesting that the maintenance and operation of the public nonsectarian hos…

(60 ILCS 1/175-15) Sec. 175-15. Use of money; annual report. (a) Any moneys paid over by a township from the hospital fund to a public non-sectarian hospital shall be used solely for its maintenance and operation under the sole control of the management of the hospital. (b) The m…

(60 ILCS 1/175-20) Sec. 175-20. The provisions of this Article do not apply to any township that avails itself of the provisions of Article 170. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 1739; P.A. 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/175-5) Sec. 175-5. Petition and referendum to establish hospital. (a) Whenever not less than 5% of the registered voters (according to the voting registration records at the time the petition is filed) of a township file a petition with the township clerk requesting th…

(60 ILCS 1/180-10) Sec. 180-10. Township board powers. In any township that avails itself of this Article, the township board has the same powers and restrictions as are conferred or enjoined upon a county board under paragraphs 2 through 7 of Section 5-21001 of the Counties Code…

(60 ILCS 1/180-5) Sec. 180-5. Lease of county home or hospital. A township having a population of more than 125,000 and situated within a county having a population between 150,000 and 500,000, where the county operates and maintains a county home, infirmary, or hospital under Di…

(60 ILCS 1/182-5) Sec. 182-5. Primary health care special district; tax. (a) In any township in a county with a population of 25,000 or less containing a federally designated health manpower shortage area, the township board may provide for primary health care under an intergover…

(60 ILCS 1/185-10) Sec. 185-10. Referendum. (a) Before a tax may be levied under Section 185-5, the township board shall certify that question to the proper election officials, who shall submit the proposition at an election under the general election law. The proposition shall b…

(60 ILCS 1/185-15) Sec. 185-15. Board of directors to administer Article. When a township has authority to levy a tax for the purpose of this Article, the township supervisor, with the advice and consent of the township board, shall appoint a board of 3 directors who shall admini…

(60 ILCS 1/185-20) Sec. 185-20. Directors' meetings and powers. (a) The directors shall meet annually in July and shall elect one of their number as president and one as secretary. They shall adopt rules deemed proper and expedient for the administration of this Article. They sha…

(60 ILCS 1/185-25) Sec. 185-25. Donations. The board of directors may accept any donation of property for the purpose specified in Section 185-5 and shall pay over to the township treasurer any money received within 30 days of its receipt. (Source: P.A. 85-989; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/185-30) Sec. 185-30. Maintenance charge. The board of directors may impose a maintenance charge upon the estate of any person with a developmental disability receiving the benefits of the facilities or services described in Section 185-5. If the person's estate is insu…

(60 ILCS 1/185-35) Sec. 185-35. Rate of maintenance charge. The rate at which the board of directors shall calculate the sums to be charged under Section 185-30 is the average per capita operating cost for all persons receiving the benefit of the facilities or services computed f…

(60 ILCS 1/185-40) Sec. 185-40. Financial investigation. The board of directors may investigate the financial condition of each person liable under Section 185-30 and may make determinations of the ability of each person to pay the sums representing maintenance charges. For those…

(60 ILCS 1/185-45) Sec. 185-45. Use of facilities and services; records confidential. (a) The use of the facilities or services described in Section 185-5 shall not be limited or conditioned in any manner by the financial status or ability to pay of any recipient or person respon…

(60 ILCS 1/185-5) Sec. 185-5. Facilities and services; tax. (a) A township may provide facilities or services for the benefit of its residents who are persons with a developmental disability and who are not eligible to participate in any program conducted under Article 14 of the …

(60 ILCS 1/185-50) Sec. 185-50. Petition for modifying maintenance charge. Any person who has been issued a statement of any sum due for maintenance charges for a person with a developmental disability may petition the board of directors for a modification of the statement, and t…

(60 ILCS 1/185-55) Sec. 185-55. Suit to collect maintenance charge. (a) Upon the request of the board of directors, the state's attorney of the county in which a person who is liable for payment of maintenance charges resides shall file suit in the circuit court to collect the am…

(60 ILCS 1/185-60) Sec. 185-60. Claim against estate. Upon the death of a person who is liable for maintenance charges imposed by Section 185-30 and who is possessed of property, the executor or administrator of the person's estate shall ascertain from the board of directors the …

(60 ILCS 1/185-65) Sec. 185-65. Department of Human Services powers. (a) The Department of Human Services ("Department") may adopt rules for the guidance of any board of directors, prescribing reasonable standards concerning programs, facilities, and services for persons with a d…

(60 ILCS 1/190-10) Sec. 190-10. Mental health services. If a township is not included in a mental health district organized under the Community Mental Health Act, the township board may provide mental health services (including services for the alcoholic and the drug addicted, an…

(60 ILCS 1/190-5) Sec. 190-5. Agreements with community mental health board. The township board may enter into contractual agreements with a community mental health board having jurisdiction within the township. The agreements shall be written and shall provide for the rendition …

(60 ILCS 1/195-5) Sec. 195-5. Ambulance services special district; tax. (a) In any township with a population between 10,000 and 35,000 that lies within a county with a population between 275,000 and 400,000, the township board may provide for ambulance services pursuant to an in…

(60 ILCS 1/200-10) Sec. 200-10. Tax. For the purposes of this Article, any township having a population of less than 100,000 may levy annually a tax extendable at rate of not more than 0.02% of the assessed valuation of all taxable property in the township as equalized for State …

(60 ILCS 1/200-12) Sec. 200-12. Tax increase; referendum. (a) A township with a population of less than 100,000 may levy taxes at a rate in excess of 0.02% of the value of all taxable property within the township as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue if the increa…

(60 ILCS 1/200-13) Sec. 200-13. Board authority. The township board of any township operating a fire department has the power and it is its legal duty and obligation to provide as nearly adequate protection from fire for all persons and property within the township as possible an…

(60 ILCS 1/200-14) Sec. 200-14. Fire department regulations and rules. A township providing fire protection services on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly shall be held to the standard of Sections 16.01 through 17 of the Fire Protection Distric…

(60 ILCS 1/200-14a) Sec. 200-14a. Reimbursement for specialized rescue services. A township that provides fire protection services may fix, charge, and collect reasonable fees for specialized rescue services provided by the township. The total amount collected may not exceed the …

(60 ILCS 1/200-14b) Sec. 200-14b. Technical rescue services. A township that provides fire protection services may fix, charge, and collect reasonable fees for technical rescue services provided by the township. The total amount collected may not exceed the reasonable cost of pro…

(60 ILCS 1/200-14c) Sec. 200-14c. Notification of sale of or changes to private or semi-private water systems. (a) For purposes of this Section, "private water system" and "semi-private water system" shall have the meanings ascribed to them in subsection (a) of Section 9 of the I…

(60 ILCS 1/200-15) Sec. 200-15. Petition; referendum. (a) Upon the petition of 50 or more legal voters of a township being filed with the township clerk requesting that the proposition for the acquisition of fire protection, rescue, and emergency vehicles and equipment be submitt…

(60 ILCS 1/200-5) Sec. 200-5. Acquisition of emergency vehicles and equipment. Any township having a population of less than 100,000 may acquire by purchase or by other means fire protection, rescue, and emergency vehicles and equipment. (Source: P.A. 78-483; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/205-10) Sec. 205-10. Any township having a population of less than 500,000 may construct or purchase and operate a waterworks system or a sewerage system, or a combined waterworks and sewerage system, may improve or extend the system from time to time as provided in th…

(60 ILCS 1/205-100) Sec. 205-100. Township utility board. (a) The township board of a township availing itself of the provisions of this Article may, in its discretion and before the issue of any bonds under this Article, by ordinance create a township utility board for the purpo…

(60 ILCS 1/205-105) Sec. 205-105. Construction contracts; bids. (a) All contracts for construction work whose estimated cost will exceed $30,000 shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder after publication of notice for bids. Notice for bids shall be published once in a newspa…

(60 ILCS 1/205-110) Sec. 205-110. Exercise of authority in name of township. The authority conferred upon a township under this Article, except as otherwise provided in this Article, shall be exercised by the township board in the name of and for and on behalf of the township. (S…

(60 ILCS 1/205-115) Sec. 205-115. Collector. The supervisor, by and with the consent of the township board, shall appoint a collector to collect the charges for the use and service of the system. The collector's duties, term of office, compensation, and bond for faithful performa…

(60 ILCS 1/205-12) Sec. 205-12. Boil order; notification of certified local public health department required. If a township, or any department or agency of the township, issues a boil order, then the township must notify any certified local public health department that serves a…

(60 ILCS 1/205-120) Sec. 205-120. Sale or lease of system. The township board of a township that owns a waterworks system or sewerage system or combined waterworks and sewerage system may sell or lease the system or a separable portion of the system for any term not to exceed 99 …

(60 ILCS 1/205-125) Sec. 205-125. Sale or lease for more than 20 years; bids. Property may be sold, or leased for a term of more than 20 years, only after advertising for sealed bids for its purchase or lease. The advertisement shall be published at least once in a newspaper havi…

(60 ILCS 1/205-130) Sec. 205-130. Service to particular locality outside current system; bonds. (a) A township (i) may construct or acquire a waterworks system or sewerage system, or a combined waterworks and sewerage system, serving a particular locality in the township or (ii) …

(60 ILCS 1/205-135) Sec. 205-135. Additional use of system serving a particular locality; bonds. (a) A township (i) may construct or acquire a waterworks system or a sewerage system, or a combined waterworks and sewerage system, serving a particular locality or (ii) may extend or…