Chapter 65 — MUNICIPALITIES

(65 ILCS 5/11-6-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-6-1) Sec. 11-6-1. The corporate authorities of each municipality may provide and operate fire stations, and all material and equipment that is needed for the prevention and extinguishment of fires, and may enter into contracts or agreement…

(65 ILCS 5/11-6-1.1) Sec. 11-6-1.1. Firefighting services outside corporate limits. A municipality may choose to provide firefighting services to property outside its corporate limits. The corporate authorities of each municipality may fix, charge, and collect firefighting servic…

(65 ILCS 5/11-6-10) Sec. 11-6-10. Reimbursement of volunteer fire protection assistance. (a) Municipalities may fix, charge, and collect fees not exceeding the reasonable cost of the service for all services rendered by a volunteer municipal fire department or a volunteer firefig…

(65 ILCS 5/11-6-11) Sec. 11-6-11. Mental health specialists; fire. The corporate authorities of each municipality which has established firefighting services shall ensure that mental health resources, including counselors or therapists, are available to that fire department's emp…

(65 ILCS 5/11-6-12) Sec. 11-6-12. Reimbursement for lift-assist services. (a) As used in this Section, "lift-assist service" means a response to an assisted living facility or nursing home facility by personnel of a fire department, an emergency response unit, or a unit of anothe…

(65 ILCS 5/11-6-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-6-2) Sec. 11-6-2. The corporate authorities of each municipality may contract with fire protection districts organized under "An Act to create Fire Protection Districts," approved July 8, 1927, as now or hereafter amended, which are adjace…

(65 ILCS 5/11-6-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-6-3) Sec. 11-6-3. The corporate authorities of a municipality may contract with the Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities or the Board of Regents of Regency Universities to provide fire protection to any university under th…

(65 ILCS 5/11-6-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-6-4) Sec. 11-6-4. The corporate authorities of any municipality may contract with the board of any public community college district to reimburse the municipality for any additional costs for fire protection service, including equipment, a…

(65 ILCS 5/11-6-5) Sec. 11-6-5. Reimbursement for specialized rescue services. The corporate authorities of a municipality that operates a fire department may fix, charge, and collect reasonable fees for specialized rescue services provided by the department. The total amount col…

(65 ILCS 5/11-6-6) Sec. 11-6-6. Technical rescue services. The corporate authorities of a municipality that operates a fire department may fix, charge, and collect reasonable fees for technical rescue services provided by the department. The total amount collected may not exceed …

(65 ILCS 5/11-6-7) Sec. 11-6-7. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 97-322, eff. 8-12-11. Repealed internally, eff. 6-30-12.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-6-8) Sec. 11-6-8. 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 Ill…

(65 ILCS 5/11-6-9) Sec. 11-6-9. Purchase of tires under joint purchasing authority. (a) As used in this Section: "Vehicle" has the meaning provided in Section 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. "Volunteer firefighter" means a firefighter who does not receive monetary compensatio…

(65 ILCS 5/11-6.1.5) Sec. 11-6.1.5. Minimum funding requirements for ambulances, fire engines, and other vehicles used to provide emergency services. A municipality with a population of more than 500,000 must set aside 10% of the funds the municipality receives from private insur…

(65 ILCS 5/11-60-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-60-1) Sec. 11-60-1. The corporate authorities of each municipality may fix the amount, terms, and manner of issuing and revoking licenses. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-60-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-60-2) Sec. 11-60-2. The corporate authorities of each municipality may define, prevent, and abate nuisances. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-61-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-61-1) Sec. 11-61-1. The corporate authorities of each municipality may exercise the right of eminent domain by condemnation proceedings in conformity with the provisions of the constitution and statutes of the State of Illinois for the ac…

(65 ILCS 5/11-61-1.5) Sec. 11-61-1.5. Acquiring property by gift, legacy, or grant. Every municipality has the power to acquire by gift, legacy, or grant any real estate or personal property, or rights therein, for purposes authorized under this Code as its governing body may dee…

(65 ILCS 5/11-61-1a) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-61-1a) Sec. 11-61-1a. Any municipality with a population of over 500,000 may utilize the quick-take procedures if such procedures are commenced on or before January 1, 1990, for exercising the power of eminent domain under Section 7-103 …

(65 ILCS 5/11-61-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-61-2) Sec. 11-61-2. The corporate authorities of each municipality may vacate, lay out, establish, open, alter, widen, extend, grade, pave, or otherwise improve streets, alleys, avenues, sidewalks, wharves, parks, and public grounds; and …

(65 ILCS 5/11-61-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-61-3) Sec. 11-61-3. The corporate authorities of each municipality having a population of less than 1,000,000 inhabitants shall have the express power to purchase or lease either real estate or personal property for public purposes throug…

(65 ILCS 5/11-61-4) Sec. 11-61-4. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, any power granted under this Code to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P…

(65 ILCS 5/11-62-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-62-1) Sec. 11-62-1. The corporate authorities of each municipality may provide for the erection and care of all public buildings necessary for the use of the municipality. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-62.1-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-62.1-1) Sec. 11-62.1-1. Any municipality may set aside and maintain space in its public buildings or may obtain space and maintain such space in privately owned buildings for court room and office use by the circuit court of the county …

(65 ILCS 5/11-63-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-63-1) Sec. 11-63-1. Subject to the provisions of this Division 63, the corporate authorities of any municipality having a population of less than 500,000 inhabitants may establish, equip, maintain and operate a community building or build…

(65 ILCS 5/11-63-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-63-10) Sec. 11-63-10. Subject to the rules of the corporate authorities, or the board to which the management has been delegated, each community building and its facilities shall be available for the use and benefit of the municipal inha…

(65 ILCS 5/11-63-11) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-63-11) Sec. 11-63-11. If the management of the community building or buildings has been vested by the corporate authorities in the playground and recreation board, or in a special board, as authorized by Section 11-63-4, such board shall…

(65 ILCS 5/11-63-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-63-2) Sec. 11-63-2. The corporate authorities of any municipality specified in Section 11-63-1 may not exercise the authorities granted by Section 11-63-1 until the question of establishing, equipping, maintaining and operating a communit…

(65 ILCS 5/11-63-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-63-3) Sec. 11-63-3. Any municipality which votes favorably upon the proposition stated in Section 11-63-2 may also issue bonds, as herein provided, for the acquisition or construction, or both, of such property, either real or personal, o…

(65 ILCS 5/11-63-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-63-4) Sec. 11-63-4. Whenever the proposition stated in Section 11-63-2 has been adopted by any municipality specified in Section 11-63-1, the corporate authorities may assume the management of any community building or buildings or may ve…

(65 ILCS 5/11-63-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-63-5) Sec. 11-63-5. The corporate authorities may acquire a site or sites for a community building or buildings by condemnation in the name of the municipality in the manner provided for the exercise of the right of eminent domain under t…

(65 ILCS 5/11-63-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-63-6) Sec. 11-63-6. The corporate authorities may dedicate and set apart for the use of any community building any land or building which is owned or leased by the municipality and which is not dedicated or devoted to another and inconsis…

(65 ILCS 5/11-63-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-63-7) Sec. 11-63-7. The managing authority may accept any gift of real or personal property, but if the acceptance will subject the municipality to expense, or is subject to a condition, it shall be subject to approval by the corporate au…

(65 ILCS 5/11-63-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-63-8) Sec. 11-63-8. Any 2 or more contiguous municipalities, which have voted to establish a community building or buildings, may jointly establish, equip, operate and maintain the same. Any school board or park board, if otherwise author…

(65 ILCS 5/11-63-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-63-9) Sec. 11-63-9. Any community building may be dedicated to the soldiers and sailors of the municipality in such manner as the managing authority determines, or in the event that 50% or more of the cost of the building is paid for by d…

(65 ILCS 5/11-64-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-64-1) Sec. 11-64-1. Any municipality with a population of less than 500,000 may issue bonds for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, purchasing, improving, repairing or equipping a municipal hall or halls or any other municipal buildin…

(65 ILCS 5/11-64-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-64-2) Sec. 11-64-2. A certified copy of the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds provided for in Section 11-64-1 shall be filed with the county clerk in each county in which any portion of the issuing municipality is situated. …

(65 ILCS 5/11-65-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-65-1) Sec. 11-65-1. In this Division 65, unless the context otherwise requires; (1) "Municipal convention hall" means a municipally-owned building or auditorium with all necessary adjuncts thereto, including but not limited to hotels, res…

(65 ILCS 5/11-65-10) Sec. 11-65-10. Public-facilities corporations authorized. (a) Each municipality referenced in Section 11-65-2 is authorized to incorporate a public-facilities corporation to exercise, as business agent of the municipality, the powers of the municipality set f…

(65 ILCS 5/11-65-15) Sec. 11-65-15. Exemption from use and occupation taxes. No tax is imposed under the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, or the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act upon the use or sale of tangible personal property sold to a public-…

(65 ILCS 5/11-65-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-65-2) Sec. 11-65-2. Every municipality that has a population exceeding 40,000; and every municipality with a population of 12,500 or more but less than 25,000 that (i) is located in a county with a population of 250,000 or more but less t…

(65 ILCS 5/11-65-20) Sec. 11-65-20. Exemptions from property taxation. All real property and the municipal convention hall owned by the public-facilities corporation is exempt from property taxation. (Source: P.A. 95-672, eff. 10-11-07.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-65-25) Sec. 11-65-25. Tax exemptions for existing public-facilities corporations. If, before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, a municipality has incorporated a public-facilities corporation and the public-facilities corporation…

(65 ILCS 5/11-65-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-65-3) Sec. 11-65-3. Every such municipality may acquire by dedication, gift, lease, contract, purchase, or condemnation all property and rights, necessary or proper, within the corporate limits of the municipality, for municipal conventio…

(65 ILCS 5/11-65-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-65-4) Sec. 11-65-4. All appropriations and bond issues for the use of such a municipal convention hall shall be made by the corporate authorities in the manner provided by law. All warrants upon which any portion of these funds are to be …

(65 ILCS 5/11-65-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-65-5) Sec. 11-65-5. The corporate authorities, in the manner and at the time provided by law, shall provide by ordinance for the collection of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on bonds issued under this Division 65 as it…

(65 ILCS 5/11-65-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-65-6) Sec. 11-65-6. Every such municipality referenced in Section 11-65-2 has the power under this Division 65 to contract for the management of all or any portion of the municipal convention hall, including, but not limited to, long-term…

(65 ILCS 5/11-65-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-65-7) Sec. 11-65-7. The corporate authorities, under rules and regulations prescribed by a general ordinance, and not otherwise, may provide for granting the free use of such a municipal convention hall to the inhabitants of the municipal…

(65 ILCS 5/11-65-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-65-8) Sec. 11-65-8. The corporate authorities from time to time may establish by ordinance all needful rules and regulations for the management and control of such a municipal convention hall. All these ordinances, for the violation of wh…

(65 ILCS 5/11-65-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-65-9) Sec. 11-65-9. Every municipality owning and operating such a municipal convention hall shall keep books of account for the municipal convention hall separate and distinct from other municipal accounts and in such manner as to show t…