Chapter 65, MUNICIPALITIES

(65 ILCS 5/11-114-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-114-1) Sec. 11-114-1. The corporate authorities of a municipality with a population of less than 500,000 which (1) is bounded by or through which flows a river, or (2) is contiguous to or contains within its corporate limits a portion of…

(65 ILCS 5/11-114-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-114-2) Sec. 11-114-2. The levee improvement commission has full control and supervision of all improvements, docks, levees, industrial developments and facilities, including terminals and parks, on the river front or lake shore, and the …

(65 ILCS 5/11-114-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-114-3) Sec. 11-114-3. Subject to the provisions of this Division 114 the corporate authorities of any municipality specified in this Division 114 may issue bonds for the purposes authorized. These bonds shall (1) be issued in the name of…

(65 ILCS 5/11-114.1-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-114.1-1) Sec. 11-114.1-1. The corporate authority of a municipality which is subject to the hazards of flooding due to the existence within or near its borders of a natural waterway shall prominently post copies of the most recent Floo…

(65 ILCS 5/11-115-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-115-1) Sec. 11-115-1. Whenever the State of Illinois appropriates money for the purpose of aiding in the construction of or for the purpose of constructing works to protect against floods, the corporate authorities of any municipality be…

(65 ILCS 5/11-115.1-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-115.1-1) Sec. 11-115.1-1. Any city, village or incorporated town, may enter into contracts or agreements with, and give assurances to, the United States that it will with reference to any flood control project constructed or to be cons…

(65 ILCS 5/11-115.1-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-115.1-2) Sec. 11-115.1-2. Any city, village or incorporated town, entering into any contract or agreement with or giving any assurance to the United States as herein authorized, is given full power and authority to perform and do all a…

(65 ILCS 5/11-115.1-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-115.1-3) Sec. 11-115.1-3. Nothing in this Division 115.1 shall be construed to limit or qualify any powers or authority conferred on any department of the State of Illinois by any other law or statute. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 852.)…

(65 ILCS 5/11-116-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-116-1) Sec. 11-116-1. Subject to the provisions of this Division 116, a municipality with a population of less than 100,000 may erect monuments or memorials in honor of its soldiers and sailors or in honor of any one or more of its notab…

(65 ILCS 5/11-116-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-116-2) Sec. 11-116-2. When the petition specified in this Division 116 is filed with the municipal clerk of a municipality specified in this Division 116, the question of erecting a monument or memorial shall be certified by the clerk an…

(65 ILCS 5/11-116-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-116-3) Sec. 11-116-3. The petition referred to in Section 11-116-3 shall be signed by not less than 100 electors of the municipality in which the specified question is to be voted upon. The petition shall state the specific purpose for w…

(65 ILCS 5/11-116-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-116-4) Sec. 11-116-4. All municipalities whose electors have approved the erection of a monument or memorial under "An Act to authorize cities, villages and incorporated towns having a population of less than one hundred thousand to erec…

(65 ILCS 5/11-117-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-117-1) Sec. 11-117-1. Subject to the provisions of this Division 117, any municipality may (1) acquire, construct, own and operate within the corporate limits of the municipality any public utility the product or service of which, or a m…

(65 ILCS 5/11-117-1.1) Sec. 11-117-1.1. Service area agreement with electric cooperative. (a) The General Assembly declares it to be in the public interest that a municipality and an electric cooperative (as defined in the Electric Supplier Act) may voluntarily enter into an agre…

(65 ILCS 5/11-117-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-117-10) Sec. 11-117-10. The expense of acquiring any public utility, or any part thereof, or the property necessary or appropriate for the operation of any public utility, either by purchase, condemnation, or construction, or such part …

(65 ILCS 5/11-117-11) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-117-11) Sec. 11-117-11. For the purpose of constructing water purification plants and acquiring or constructing wharves, piers, docks, levees, or in connection with wharves, piers, docks, levees, elevators, warehouses, vaults, or necess…

(65 ILCS 5/11-117-12) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-117-12) Sec. 11-117-12. The charges fixed for the product supplied or the service rendered by any municipality shall be sufficient at least to bear all cost of maintenance and operation, to meet interest charges on the bonds and certifi…

(65 ILCS 5/11-117-12.1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-117-12.1) Sec. 11-117-12.1. No gas or electric service furnished to residential users by a municipality shall be terminated for nonpayment of bills on: (i) any day when the National Weather Service forecast for the following 24 hours …

(65 ILCS 5/11-117-12.2) Sec. 11-117-12.2. Military personnel in military service; no stoppage of gas or electricity; arrearage. (a) In this Section: "Military service" means any full-time training or duty, no matter how described under federal or State law, for which a service me…

(65 ILCS 5/11-117-13) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-117-13) Sec. 11-117-13. Any municipality, owning a public utility, shall keep the accounts for each public utility distinct from other municipal accounts and in such manner as to show the true and complete financial results of municipal…

(65 ILCS 5/11-117-14) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-117-14) Sec. 11-117-14. No referendum for the acquisition, construction or operation of any public utility shall be held in any municipality within the 10 months' period next following a submission to and failure of approval by the elec…

(65 ILCS 5/11-117-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-117-2) Sec. 11-117-2. The term "public utility," when used in this Division 117, means and includes any plant, equipment, or property, and any franchise, license, or permit, used or to be used (1) for or in connection with the transporta…

(65 ILCS 5/11-117-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-117-3) Sec. 11-117-3. No municipality shall proceed to acquire or construct any public utility under the provisions of this Division 117 until an ordinance of the corporate authorities providing therefor has been duly passed. This ordina…

(65 ILCS 5/11-117-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-117-4) Sec. 11-117-4. No municipality shall proceed to operate for hire any public utility for the use or benefit of private consumers or users, or charge for such consumption or use, unless the proposition to operate has first been subm…

(65 ILCS 5/11-117-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-117-5) Sec. 11-117-5. No ordinance authorizing the lease of any public utility owned by a municipality for a longer period than 5 years, nor any ordinance renewing any such lease, shall go into effect until the expiration of 30 days afte…

(65 ILCS 5/11-117-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-117-6) Sec. 11-117-6. (a) Any municipality may incorporate in any grant to a public utility company reservation of the right on the part of the municipality to take over all or any part of the property, plant, or equipment used in the op…

(65 ILCS 5/11-117-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-117-7) Sec. 11-117-7. Any municipality may acquire any public utility or any part thereof, authorized or operating in the municipality under a license, permit, or franchise, or operating in the municipality without any license, permit, o…

(65 ILCS 5/11-117-7.1) Sec. 11-117-7.1. Service rights in annexed areas; acquiring electric facilities after annexation. (a) Consistent with the first paragraph of Section 5, and with Section 14, of the Electric Supplier Act, an electric cooperative (as defined in the Electric Su…

(65 ILCS 5/11-117-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-117-8) Sec. 11-117-8. For the purpose of acquiring any public utility, or any part thereof, or property necessary or appropriate for the operation of any public utility, either by purchase, condemnation, or construction, any municipality…

(65 ILCS 5/11-117-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-117-9) Sec. 11-117-9. For the purpose of acquiring any public utility, or any part thereof, or property necessary or appropriate for the operation of any public utility, either by purchase, condemnation or construction, any municipality …

(65 ILCS 5/11-117.1-1) Sec. 11-117.1-1. Terrorism prevention measures. A municipality that owns or operates a municipal utility may promulgate rules for the exclusion of any person, based upon criminal conviction information received about that person under the Criminal Identific…

(65 ILCS 5/11-118-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-118-1) Sec. 11-118-1. Any municipality is authorized to pay for the construction of a heating plant and system by the issuance and sale of revenue bonds payable solely from the revenue derived from the operation thereof. These bonds shal…

(65 ILCS 5/11-118-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-118-2) Sec. 11-118-2. The corporate authorities of any municipality availing itself of the provisions of this Division 118, shall adopt an ordinance describing in a general way the heating plant and system to be constructed and refer to …

(65 ILCS 5/11-118-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-118-3) Sec. 11-118-3. Whenever revenue bonds have been issued under this Division 118, the entire revenue received thereafter from the operation of the heating plant and system shall be deposited in a separate fund, designated the heatin…

(65 ILCS 5/11-118-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-118-4) Sec. 11-118-4. In case an officer whose signature appears on these bonds, or the coupons attached thereto, ceases to hold his office before the delivery of the bonds to the purchaser, his signature, nevertheless, shall be valid an…

(65 ILCS 5/11-118-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-118-5) Sec. 11-118-5. The electors of a municipality may adopt and become entitled to the benefits of this Division 118 in the following manner: whenever a number equalling 1,000, or one-eighth, whichever is less, of the electors of a mu…

(65 ILCS 5/11-118-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-118-6) Sec. 11-118-6. If a majority of the votes cast upon this proposition are in favor of the proposition, this Division 118 is adopted by that municipality. The mayor or president shall thereupon issue a proclamation declaring this Di…

(65 ILCS 5/11-119-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-119-1) Sec. 11-119-1. Every city or village owning and operating its electric light plant and system or its gas plant and system, may pay for improving, enlarging or extending the plant and system by the issuance and sale of revenue bond…

(65 ILCS 5/11-119-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-119-2) Sec. 11-119-2. The corporate authorities of any city or village availing itself of the provisions of this Division 119 shall adopt an ordinance describing in a general way the improvements or extensions to be made. It shall not be…

(65 ILCS 5/11-119-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-119-3) Sec. 11-119-3. Whenever bonds are issued under this Division 119, sufficient revenue received thereafter from the operation of the electric light plant and system, or the gas plant and system, as the case may be, to pay the cost o…

(65 ILCS 5/11-119-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-119-4) Sec. 11-119-4. Revenue bonds issued hereunder at the option of the municipality, may be made callable prior to their maturity at a price of par and accrued interest, or at a stated premium, provided that in the event such bonds, o…

(65 ILCS 5/11-119-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-119-5) Sec. 11-119-5. In case any officer whose signature appears on the specified bonds or the coupons attached thereto ceases to hold his office before the delivery of the bonds to the purchaser, his signature nevertheless shall be val…

(65 ILCS 5/11-119.1-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-119.1-1) Sec. 11-119.1-1. This Division shall be known and may be cited as the Illinois Joint Municipal Electric Power Act. (Source: P.A. 83-997.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-119.1-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-119.1-10) Sec. 11-119.1-10. Exercise of powers. A municipal power agency may exercise any and all of the powers enumerated in this Division, except the power of eminent domain, without the consent and approval of the Illinois Commerce…

(65 ILCS 5/11-119.1-11) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-119.1-11) Sec. 11-119.1-11. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the State of Illinois and all its public officers, governmental units, agencies and instrumentalities, all banks, trust companies, savings banks and institutio…

(65 ILCS 5/11-119.1-12) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-119.1-12) Sec. 11-119.1-12. A. This Division shall be construed liberally to effectuate its legislative intent and purpose, as complete and independent authority for the performance of each and every act and thing authorized by this D…

(65 ILCS 5/11-119.1-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-119.1-2) Sec. 11-119.1-2. The General Assembly finds: (a) that adequate, economical and reliable sources of electrical energy are essential to the orderly growth and prosperity of municipalities in the State of Illinois and that a shor…

(65 ILCS 5/11-119.1-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-119.1-3) Sec. 11-119.1-3. The following terms whenever used or referred to in this Division, shall have the following meanings unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Agency agreement" means the written agreement between 2 or more …

(65 ILCS 5/11-119.1-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-119.1-4) Sec. 11-119.1-4. Municipal Power Agencies. A. Any 2 or more municipalities, contiguous or noncontiguous, and which operate an electric utility system, may form a municipal power agency by the execution of an agency agreement a…

(65 ILCS 5/11-119.1-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-119.1-5) Sec. 11-119.1-5. Agencies. A. A municipal power agency shall have all the powers enumerated in this Section in furtherance of the purposes of this Division. In the exercise thereof it shall be deemed to be performing an essent…