Chapter 65 — MUNICIPALITIES
2,558 sections in this chapter.
65 ILCS 5/10-1-24 Sec. 10-1-24
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-24) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-24) Sec. 10-1-24. In any municipality having a population of 500,000 inhabitants or more, the president of the commission shall receive a salary of $7,500 a year, each of the other members of the commission shall receive a salary of $5,…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-25 Sec. 10-1-25
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-25) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-25) Sec. 10-1-25. A sufficient sum of money shall be appropriated each year by each municipality which adopts this Division 1, to carry out the provisions of this Division 1 in such municipality. In such municipalities as shall have alr…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-26 Sec. 10-1-26
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-26) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-26) Sec. 10-1-26. No person or officer shall wilfully or corruptly by himself or in co-operation with one or more other persons, defeat, deceive or obstruct any person in respect to his right of examination, or corruptly or falsely mark…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-27 Sec. 10-1-27
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-27) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-27) Sec. 10-1-27. No officer or employee of any municipality which adopts this Division 1 shall solicit, orally or by letter, or receive or pay, or be in any manner concerned in soliciting, receiving or paying any assessment, subscripti…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-27.1 Sec. 10-1-27.1
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-27.1) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-27.1) Sec. 10-1-27.1. No municipality covered under this Division 1 may make or enforce any rule or ordinance which will in any way inhibit or prohibit any employee from exercising his full political rights to engage in political acti…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-28 Sec. 10-1-28
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-28) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-28) Sec. 10-1-28. No person shall solicit, orally or by letter, or be in any manner concerned in soliciting any assessment, contribution or payment for any party or any political purpose whatever, from any officer or employee in any dep…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-29 Sec. 10-1-29
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-29) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-29) Sec. 10-1-29. No person shall, in any room or building occupied for the discharge of official duties by any officer or employee in any municipality which adopts this Division 1, solicit, orally or by written communication, delivered…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-3 Sec. 10-1-3
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-3) Sec. 10-1-3. The commissioners shall classify all the offices and places of employment in such municipality with reference to the examinations hereinafter provided for, except those offices and places excluded by Section 10-1-17. The …
65 ILCS 5/10-1-30 Sec. 10-1-30
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-30) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-30) Sec. 10-1-30. No officer or employee in the service of such municipality shall, directly or indirectly, give or hand over to any officer or employee in such service, or to any senator or representative or alderperson, councilman, tr…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-31 Sec. 10-1-31
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-31) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-31) Sec. 10-1-31. No officer or employee of such municipality shall discharge or degrade or promote, or in any manner change the official rank or compensation of any other officer or employee, or promise or threaten to do so for giving …
65 ILCS 5/10-1-32 Sec. 10-1-32
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-32) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-32) Sec. 10-1-32. No applicant for appointment in the classified civil service, either directly or indirectly, shall pay or promise to pay any money or other valuable thing to any person whatever for or on account of his appointment, or…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-33 Sec. 10-1-33
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-33) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-33) Sec. 10-1-33. No applicant for appointment or promotion in the classified civil service shall ask for or receive a recommendation or assistance from any officer or employee in the service, or of any person upon the consideration of …
65 ILCS 5/10-1-34 Sec. 10-1-34
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-34) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-34) Sec. 10-1-34. No person while holding any office in the government of such municipality, or in nomination for, or while seeking a nomination for, or appointment to any such office, shall corruptly use or promise to use, either direc…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-35 Sec. 10-1-35
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-35) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-35) Sec. 10-1-35. No accounting or auditing officer shall allow the claim of any public officer for services of any deputy or other person employed in the public service in violation of the provisions of this Division 1. (Source: Laws 1…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-36 Sec. 10-1-36
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-36) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-36) Sec. 10-1-36. The commission shall certify to the comptroller or other auditing officers, all appointments to offices and places in the classified civil service, and all vacancies occurring therein, whether by dismissal or resignati…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-37 Sec. 10-1-37
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-37) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-37) Sec. 10-1-37. No comptroller or other auditing officer of a municipality which has adopted this Division 1 shall approve the payment of, or be in any manner concerned in paying any salary or wages to any person for services as an of…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-38 Sec. 10-1-38
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-38) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-38) Sec. 10-1-38. No paymaster, treasurer or other officer or agent of a municipality which has adopted this Division 1 shall wilfully pay, or be in any manner concerned in paying any person any salary or wages for services as an office…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-38.1 Sec. 10-1-38.1
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-38.1) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-38.1) Sec. 10-1-38.1. When the force of the Fire Department or of the Police Department is reduced, and positions displaced or abolished, seniority shall prevail, and the officers and members so reduced in rank, or removed from the se…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-39 Sec. 10-1-39
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-39) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-39) Sec. 10-1-39. Any person who shall be served with a subpoena to appear and testify, or to produce books and papers, issued by the commission or by any commissioner or by any board or person acting under the orders of the commission …
65 ILCS 5/10-1-4 Sec. 10-1-4
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-4) Sec. 10-1-4. Persons transferred from the employment of a park district by virtue of "An Act in relation to the exchange of certain functions, property and personnel among cities, and park districts having coextensive geographic areas…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-40 Sec. 10-1-40
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-40) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-40) Sec. 10-1-40. Any person who wilfully, or through culpable negligence violates any of the provisions of this Division 1 or any rule promulgated in accordance with the provisions thereof, other than Section 10-1-16, is guilty of a Cl…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-41 Sec. 10-1-41
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-41) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-41) Sec. 10-1-41. If any person is convicted for violating any of the provisions of this Division 1, or rules adopted pursuant thereto, any public office or place of public employment, which such person may hold shall, by force of such …
65 ILCS 5/10-1-42 Sec. 10-1-42
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-42) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-42) Sec. 10-1-42. Prosecutions for violations of this Division 1 may be instituted either by the Attorney General, the State's Attorney for the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed, or by the commission, acting …
65 ILCS 5/10-1-43 Sec. 10-1-43
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-43) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-43) Sec. 10-1-43. The electors of any municipality may adopt and become entitled to the benefits of this Division 1 in the following manner: Whenever 1,000 of the legal voters of such municipality, voting at the last preceding election …
65 ILCS 5/10-1-44 Sec. 10-1-44
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-44) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-44) Sec. 10-1-44. (a) Proclamation to adopt. If a majority of the votes cast upon a proposition to adopt shall be for the proposition, this Division 1 shall be adopted by the municipality, and the mayor shall then issue a proclamation d…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-45 Sec. 10-1-45
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-45) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-45) Sec. 10-1-45. The provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all amendments and modifications thereof, and the rules adopted pursuant thereto, shall apply to and govern all proceedings for the judicial review of final administ…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-46 Sec. 10-1-46
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-46) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-46) Sec. 10-1-46. An employee who is injured while in the performance of his duties and because of such injury is temporarily unable to continue his duties or who enters the military or naval service of the United States because of a wa…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-47 Sec. 10-1-47
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-47) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-47) Sec. 10-1-47. An employee who has been on disability leave or military leave granted by the commission and who wishes to return to active duty in his certified position shall be credited with seniority for the period of such leave a…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-48 Sec. 10-1-48
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-48) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-48) Sec. 10-1-48. This division is subject to the provisions of the Illinois Police Training Act and the provisions of the Illinois Fire Protection Training Act. Public Act 78-951 is not a limit on any municipality which is a home rule …
65 ILCS 5/10-1-5 Sec. 10-1-5
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-5) Sec. 10-1-5. The commission shall make rules to carry out the purposes of this Division 1, and for examinations, appointments and removals in accordance with its provisions, and the commission may, from time to time, make changes in t…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-6 Sec. 10-1-6
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-6) Sec. 10-1-6. All rules made as hereinabove provided and all changes therein shall forthwith be printed for distribution by the commission. The commission shall give notice of the places where the rules may be obtained by publication i…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-7 Examination of applicants; disqualifications
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-7) Sec. 10-1-7. Examination of applicants; disqualifications. (a) All applicants for offices or places in the classified service, except those mentioned in Section 10-1-17, are subject to examination. The examination shall be public, com…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-7.1 Original appointments; full-time fire department
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-7.1) Sec. 10-1-7.1. Original appointments; full-time fire department. (a) Applicability. Unless a commission elects to follow the provisions of Section 10-1-7.2, this Section shall apply to all original appointments to an affected full-time fire department. Existi…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-7.2 Alternative procedure; original appointment; full-time firefighter
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-7.2) Sec. 10-1-7.2. Alternative procedure; original appointment; full-time firefighter. (a) Authority. The Joint Labor and Management Committee (JLMC), as defined in Section 50 of the Fire Department Promotion Act, may establish a community outreach program to mar…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-7.3 Sec. 10-1-7.3
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-7.3) Sec. 10-1-7.3. Appointment of fire chief. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Division, after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, a person shall not be appointed as the chief, the acting chief, the department head,…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-8 Sec. 10-1-8
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-8) Sec. 10-1-8. In the event that any applicant for an office or place in the civil service (who has been found eligible for appointment and whose name has been placed upon the register provided for in this Division 1) has not been appoi…
65 ILCS 5/10-1-9 Sec. 10-1-9
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(65 ILCS 5/10-1-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-1-9) Sec. 10-1-9. Every applicant who desires to take any civil service examination provided by this Division 1 may be required, at the time of making application, to pay to the municipality a fee, as hereinafter provided, to defray the ex…
65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-1 Appointment-Terms of office
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(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-1) Sec. 10-2.1-1. Appointment-Terms of office. In every municipality with a population of at least 5,000 and not more than 250,000 which is not subject to Division 1 of this Article, and in every municipality with a population of les…
65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-10 Promotional preferences
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(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-10) Sec. 10-2.1-10. Promotional preferences. Every member of the classified service of the fire or police department of any municipality coming under the provisions of this Division 2.1 who was engaged in a military or naval service…
65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-11 Sec. 10-2.1-11
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(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-11) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-11) Sec. 10-2.1-11. Promotional examinations-Credits to veterans.) The board of fire and police commissioners shall give preference for promotional appointment to persons designated in Section 10-2.1-10 whose names appear on promoti…
65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-12 Preference-time for allowance
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(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-12) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-12) Sec. 10-2.1-12. Preference-time for allowance. No person entitled to preference or credit for military or naval service shall be required to claim military credit for service in the armed forces before any examination held under…
65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-13 Notice of examination
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(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-13) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-13) Sec. 10-2.1-13. Notice of examination. Notice of the time and place of every examination shall be given by the board by a publication at least 2 weeks preceding the examination, in one or more newspapers published in the municip…
65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-14 Sec. 10-2.1-14
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(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-14) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-14) Sec. 10-2.1-14. Register of eligibles. The board of fire and police commissioners shall prepare and keep a register of persons whose general average standing, upon examination, is not less than the minimum fixed by the rules of …
65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-15 Sec. 10-2.1-15
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(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-15) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-15) Sec. 10-2.1-15. The board, by its rules, shall provide for promotion in the fire and police departments on the basis of ascertained merit and seniority in service and examination, and shall provide in all cases, where it is prac…
65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-16 Temporary appointments
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(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-16) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-16) Sec. 10-2.1-16. Temporary appointments. In order to prevent a stoppage of public business, to meet extraordinary exigencies, or to prevent material impairment of either the police or fire department, the board may make temporary…
65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-17 Sec. 10-2.1-17
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(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-17) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-17) Sec. 10-2.1-17. Removal or discharge; investigation of charges; retirement. Except as hereinafter provided, no officer or member of the fire or police department of any municipality subject to this Division 2.1 shall be removed …
65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-17.5 Sec. 10-2.1-17.5
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(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-17.5) Sec. 10-2.1-17.5. Disability as a cause for discharge; prohibited. A physical or mental disability that constitutes, in whole or in part, the basis of an application for benefits under Article 3 of the Illinois Pension Code may not be used, in whole or in …
65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-18 Sec. 10-2.1-18
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(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-18) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-18) Sec. 10-2.1-18. Fire or police departments - Reduction of force - Reinstatement. When the force of the fire department or of the police department is reduced, and positions displaced or abolished, seniority shall prevail and the…
65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-19 Annual report-budget request
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(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-19) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-19) Sec. 10-2.1-19. Annual report-budget request. Annually, at any time the corporate authorities may provide, the board of fire and police commissioners shall submit to the mayor or president a report of its activities, and of the …
65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-2 First appointments
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(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-2) Sec. 10-2.1-2. First appointments. Within 30 days after this Division 2.1 becomes effective in a municipality, the mayor or president, as the case may be, shall appoint the first members of the board. One of the members shall be a…