Chapter 60, TOWNSHIPS

(60 ILCS 1/22-10) Sec. 22-10. Referendum. (a) Upon the adoption of resolutions under Section 22-5 by each township, the township boards shall certify the question to the election authority and the authority shall cause to be submitted to the voters of each township at the general…

(60 ILCS 1/22-15) Sec. 22-15. Transition. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, upon the approval of a referendum under Section 22-10: (a) There shall be no further nominations or elections for clerks, assessors, collectors, highway commissioners, supervisor…

(60 ILCS 1/22-20) Sec. 22-20. Consolidated township. (a) On the third Monday of May of the year in which township officials are elected following the approval of a referendum under Section 22-10, the following shall occur: (1) the separate townships cease and the consolidated tow…

(60 ILCS 1/22-5) Sec. 22-5. Resolution for consolidation; notice. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the township boards of any 2 or more adjacent townships may, by identical resolutions of each board, propose consolidation by referendum: (i) into a n…

(60 ILCS 1/23-10) Sec. 23-10. Resolution for merger; notice. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the township boards of any 3 adjacent townships may, by identical resolutions of each board, propose that a township which borders the other 2 townships be…

(60 ILCS 1/23-15) Sec. 23-15. Referendum and notices. (a) Upon the adoption of resolutions under Section 23-10 by all townships, the township boards shall certify the question to the election authority and the authority shall cause to be submitted to the voters of all townships a…

(60 ILCS 1/23-20) Sec. 23-20. Transition. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, upon the approval of a referendum under Section 23-15: (1) there shall be no further nominations or elections for clerks, assessors, collectors, highway commissioners, superv…

(60 ILCS 1/23-25) Sec. 23-25. Merged township. On the third Monday of May of the year in which township officials are elected following the approval of a referendum under Section 23-15, the following shall occur: (a) The dissolving township ceases. (b) All rights, powers, duties,…

(60 ILCS 1/23-5) Sec. 23-5. Definitions. As used in this Article: "Dissolving road district" means a road district in a dissolving township, which is dissolved under subsection (c) of Section 23-25. "Dissolving township" means a township which is proposed to be dissolved into and…

(60 ILCS 1/24-10) Sec. 24-10. Definition. As used in this Article, "electors" means the registered voters of any single township in McHenry County. (Source: P.A. 101-230, eff. 8-9-19.)

(60 ILCS 1/24-15) Sec. 24-15. Dissolving a township in McHenry County. By resolution, the board of trustees of any township located in McHenry County may submit a proposition to dissolve the township to the electors of that township at the election next following in accordance wi…

(60 ILCS 1/24-20) Sec. 24-20. Petition requirements; notice. (a) Subject to the petition requirements of Section 28-3 of the Election Code, petitions for a referendum to dissolve a township located in McHenry County must be filed with the governing board of the township, the coun…

(60 ILCS 1/24-25) Sec. 24-25. Ballot placement. A petition that meets the requirements of Section 24-20 shall be placed on the ballot in the form provided for in Section 24-30 at the election next following. (Source: P.A. 101-230, eff. 8-9-19.)

(60 ILCS 1/24-30) Sec. 24-30. Referendum; voting. (a) Subject to the requirements of Section 16-7 of the Election Code, the referendum described in Section 24-25 shall be in substantially the following form on the ballot: ----------------------------------------------------------…

(60 ILCS 1/24-35) Sec. 24-35. Dissolution; transfer of rights and duties. When the dissolution of a township has been approved under Section 24-30: (1) On or before the date of dissolution, all real and personal property, and any other assets, together with all personnel, contrac…

(60 ILCS 1/25-10) Sec. 25-10. Cessation of township organization. If it appears by the returns of the election that a majority of the votes in at least three-fourths of the townships, containing at least a majority of the population in the county, cast on the question of the cont…

(60 ILCS 1/25-15) Sec. 25-15. Selection of county governing body; election. When township organization ceases in any county as provided in this Article, the county board may by ordinance or resolution restructure into a commission form of government on or before 180 days after a …

(60 ILCS 1/25-20) Sec. 25-20. County commissioners' assumption of duties. The county commissioners elected under Section 25-15 shall assume the duties of their office on the first Monday of the month following their election. They shall be the legal successors to the county board…

(60 ILCS 1/25-25) Sec. 25-25. Disposal of township records and property. When township organization is discontinued in any county, the records of the several townships shall be deposited in the county clerk's office. The county board or board of county commissioners of the county…

(60 ILCS 1/25-5) Sec. 25-5. Petition and referendum to discontinue township organization. Upon the petition of at least 10% of the registered voters of each township of a county, as determined on the date registration closed before the regular election next preceding the last day…

(60 ILCS 1/27-10) Sec. 27-10. Petition and referendum to discontinue and abolish a township organization within a coterminous municipality. Upon adoption of an ordinance by the city council of a township described under Section 27-5 of this Article, or upon petition of at least 1…

(60 ILCS 1/27-15) Sec. 27-15. Cessation of township organization. If a majority of the votes of the township cast are in favor of the proposition to discontinue and abolish the township organization, then the township organization in that township shall cease. On the effective da…

(60 ILCS 1/27-20) Sec. 27-20. Township officers. Upon the effective date of discontinuance, the coterminous municipality shall exercise all duties and responsibilities of that township officer as provided in the Township Code, the Illinois Public Aid Code, Property Tax Code, and …

(60 ILCS 1/27-25) Sec. 27-25. Business, records, and property of discontinued township organization. The records of a township organization discontinued under this Article shall be deposited in the coterminous municipality's city clerk's office. The coterminous municipality may c…

(60 ILCS 1/27-5) Sec. 27-5. Applicability. This Article shall apply only to a township that: (1) is within a coterminous, or substantially coterminous, municipality in which the city council exercises the powers and duties of the township board, or in which one or more municipal …

(60 ILCS 1/28-10) Sec. 28-10. Ordinance to discontinue and abolish a township organization within a coterminous municipality; cessation of township organization. (a) The township board of a township described under Section 28-5 of this Article may adopt an ordinance, with a major…

(60 ILCS 1/28-15) Sec. 28-15. Coterminous municipality's duties and responsibilities. Upon the effective date of discontinuance and abolishment of the township organization, the coterminous municipality shall exercise all duties and responsibilities of the township officers as pr…

(60 ILCS 1/28-20) Sec. 28-20. Business, records, and property of discontinued township organization. The records of a township organization discontinued under this Article shall be deposited in the coterminous municipality's city clerk's office. The coterminous municipality may c…

(60 ILCS 1/28-5) Sec. 28-5. Applicability. This Article shall apply only to a township that: (1) is within a coterminous, or substantially coterminous, municipality, (2) is located within St. Clair County, and (3) contains a territory of 23 square miles or more. (Source: P.A. 99-…

(60 ILCS 1/29-10) Sec. 29-10. Notice. (a) Before passing resolutions under Section 29-5, the township board and the corporate authorities of the municipality shall hold public hearings on those matters after notice of the hearing has been published on the main page of the respect…

(60 ILCS 1/29-15) Sec. 29-15. Referendum for cessation of township. Upon the adoption of resolutions under Section 29-5 by both the township and municipality, the township board and corporate authorities of the municipality shall certify the question to the election authority and…

(60 ILCS 1/29-20) Sec. 29-20. Cessation of township. On the third Monday in May in the year of the consolidated election in which township officials are elected next following the approval of a referendum under Section 29-15: (1) the township is discontinued and abolished and all…

(60 ILCS 1/29-25) Sec. 29-25. Business, records, and property of discontinued township. The records of a township discontinued under this Article shall be deposited in the municipality's city clerk's office. The municipality may close up all unfinished business of the township an…

(60 ILCS 1/29-5) Sec. 29-5. Resolutions to discontinue and abolish a township. The township board and the corporate authorities of a coterminous, or substantially coterminous, municipality may by resolutions of the board and corporate authorities, and after referendum of the vote…

(60 ILCS 1/30-10) Sec. 30-10. Notice of meeting; agenda. (a) Notice of the time and place of holding the annual and any special township meetings shall be given by the township clerk (or, in the clerk's absence, the supervisor, assessor, or collector) by posting written or printe…

(60 ILCS 1/30-100) Sec. 30-100. Pounds. The electors may establish and maintain pounds at places within the township that are deemed necessary and convenient and may discontinue any pounds within the township. When a pound is erected, it shall be under the care and direction of a…

(60 ILCS 1/30-105) Sec. 30-105. Poundmasters. The electors may determine the number of poundmasters, prescribe their duties, and elect poundmasters, either by ballot or in another manner that they determine. Alternatively, the electors may provide for the appointment of poundmast…

(60 ILCS 1/30-110) Sec. 30-110. Impounding and sale of animals. The electors may authorize the distraining, impounding, and sale of cattle, horses, mules, asses, swine, sheep, and goats for penalties incurred and the costs of the proceeding. The sale of animals distrained or impo…

(60 ILCS 1/30-115) Sec. 30-115. Public wells. The electors may construct and keep in repair public wells or other watering places and may regulate the use of those wells and watering places. (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/30-117) Sec. 30-117. Special services; disaster relief. The corporate authorities of a township may, by ordinance, authorize the use of permanent road funds, general road and bridge funds, or town funds for the purpose of collecting, transporting, and disposing of brus…

(60 ILCS 1/30-120) Sec. 30-120. Garbage. The electors may prevent the deposit of night soil, garbage, or other offensive substances within the limits of the township. This Section does apply to refuse disposal facilities regulated by the Illinois Department of Public Health and t…

(60 ILCS 1/30-125) Sec. 30-125. Recreational vehicle parking. The electors may adopt ordinances regulating the standing or parking of recreational vehicles on township roads within each township. (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/30-130) Sec. 30-130. Inoperable motor vehicles. (a) The electors may by ordinance declare inoperable motor vehicles, whether on public or private property, to be a nuisance and may authorize fines to be levied for the failure of any person to obey a notice from the tow…

(60 ILCS 1/30-135) Sec. 30-135. Dealers in second hand articles. The electors may authorize the licensing and regulation and direct the location of all places of business of purchasers, traders, and dealers in junk, rags, and any second hand article, including motor vehicles, exc…

(60 ILCS 1/30-140) Sec. 30-140. Regulation of certain occupations. In counties with a population of less than 3,000,000, the electors may regulate hawkers, peddlers, pawnbrokers, itinerant merchants, and transient vendors of merchandise. The township board in those counties may r…

(60 ILCS 1/30-145) Sec. 30-145. Mental health services. If a township is not included in a mental health district organized under the Community Mental Health Act, the electors may authorize the board of trustees to provide mental health services (including services for the alcoho…

(60 ILCS 1/30-15) Sec. 30-15. Place of meeting. The place of holding township meetings shall be some convenient place in the township fixed by the township board. (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/30-150) Sec. 30-150. Police protection by municipality; county under 1,000,000. In counties having a population of less than 1,000,000, the electors may authorize the township board to contract with one or more incorporated municipalities lying wholly or partly within …

(60 ILCS 1/30-155) Sec. 30-155. Police protection by county in county under 1,000,000; special taxing district. (a) In counties having a population of less than 1,000,000, the electors may authorize the township board to contract with the county sheriff within which the township …

(60 ILCS 1/30-160) Sec. 30-160. Police protection by municipality or county; county of 1,000,000 or more; special taxing district. (a) In counties having a population of 1,000,000 or more, the electors may authorize the township board to contract with one or more municipalities i…