Chapter 65 — MUNICIPALITIES

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-20) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-20) Sec. 10-2.1-20. Secretary of board-duties-seal of board. The board may employ a secretary, or may designate one of its own members to act as secretary. The secretary (1) shall keep the minutes of the board's proceedings, (2) sha…

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-21) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-21) Sec. 10-2.1-21. Rooms and funds for operation of boards. The corporate authorities shall provide suitable rooms for the board of fire and police commissioners, and shall allow reasonable use of public buildings for holding exami…

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-22) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-22) Sec. 10-2.1-22. Compensation of secretary and members of board. The secretary may be paid a reasonable compensation for his services, to be fixed by the corporate authorities. The corporate authorities may also fix the compensat…

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-23) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-23) Sec. 10-2.1-23. Disability or military leave-Grant by board. A person holding a position in a fire or police department who is injured while in the performance of his duties and because of such injury is temporarily unable to co…

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-24) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-24) Sec. 10-2.1-24. Return to active duty. A person who has been on disability or military leave granted by the board and who wishes to return to active duty in his certified position shall be credited with seniority for the period …

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-25) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-25) Sec. 10-2.1-25. Attorney for board. The municipal attorney, in the event there is a separate attorney designated as a prosecutor for such municipality, shall represent the board unless the board is authorized by the municipality…

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-26) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-26) Sec. 10-2.1-26. Application of the Act. The provisions of this Division shall apply only to full-time firemen and full-time policemen of a regularly constituted fire or police department and not to any other personnel of any kin…

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-27) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-27) Sec. 10-2.1-27. Adoption. The electors of any municipality with less than 5,000 inhabitants may adopt this Division 2.1 in the following manner: Whenever the electors of such a municipality equal in number to 20% of the number o…

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-28) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-28) Sec. 10-2.1-28. Savings clause-construction. The repeal of a statute or part thereof by this Act shall not affect any action pending or rights existing at the time this Act takes effect. The provisions of this Act insofar as the…

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-29) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-29) Sec. 10-2.1-29. Governing provisions. This Division is subject to the provisions of the "Illinois Police Training Act", approved August 18, 1965 and the provisions of the "Illinois Fire Protection Training Act", certified Novemb…

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-3) Sec. 10-2.1-3. Qualifications - Oath - Bond - Removal. The members of the board shall be considered officers of the municipality, and shall file an oath and a fidelity bond in such amount as may be required by the governing body o…

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-30) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-30) Sec. 10-2.1-30. Any full time member of a regular fire department of a Fire Protection District which was discontinued and whose obligations were assumed by a municipality under Section 21 of "An Act in Relation to Fire Protecti…

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-31) Sec. 10-2.1-31. Emergency medical technician licensure. The corporate authorities of any municipality may require that all firefighters hired by the municipality on or after January 1, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 95-935) be licensed as an EMT, EMT…

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-4) Sec. 10-2.1-4. Fire and police departments; appointment of members; certificates of appointments. The board of fire and police commissioners shall appoint all officers and members of the fire and police departments of the municipa…

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-5) Sec. 10-2.1-5. Rules-publications. The board shall make rules (1) to carry out the purpose of this Division 2.1, and (2) for appointments and removals in accordance with the provisions of this Division 2.1. The board, from time to…

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-5.1) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-5.1) Sec. 10-2.1-5.1. No municipality covered under this Division 2.1 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…

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-6) Sec. 10-2.1-6. Examination of applicants; disqualifications. (a) All applicants for a position in either the fire or police department of the municipality shall be under 35 years of age, shall be subject to an examination that sha…

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-6.1) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-6.1) Sec. 10-2.1-6.1. A classifiable set of the fingerprints of every person who is now employed, or who hereafter becomes employed, as a full time member of a regular fire or police department of any municipality in this State, wh…

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-6.2) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-6.2) Sec. 10-2.1-6.2. Whenever the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners is authorized or required by law to consider some aspect of criminal history record information for the purpose of carrying out its statutory powers and resp…

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-6.3) Sec. 10-2.1-6.3. Original appointments; full-time fire department. (a) Applicability. Unless a commission elects to follow the provisions of Section 10-2.1-6.4, this Section shall apply to all original appointments to an affected full-time fire department. …

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-6.4) Sec. 10-2.1-6.4. 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…

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-7) Sec. 10-2.1-7. Exemption from examination. Any full time member of a regular fire or police department of any municipality which comes under the provisions of this Division or adopts this Division 2.1 or which has adopted any of t…

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-7.1) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-7.1) Sec. 10-2.1-7.1. Persons transferred from the employment of a fire protection district by virtue of an Act entitled "An Act in Relation to Fire Protection Districts" under Section 21 as now or hereafter amended, shall without …

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-8) Sec. 10-2.1-8. Veteran's and educational preference. Persons who have successfully obtained an associate's degree in the field of law enforcement, criminal justice, fire service, or emergency medical services, or a bachelor's degr…

(65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-2.1-9) Sec. 10-2.1-9. Original appointments; Preferences; Limitation. (a) The board of fire and police commissioners shall give preference for original appointment to persons designated in Section 10-2.1-8 whose names appear on any regis…

(65 ILCS 5/10-3-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-3-1) Sec. 10-3-1. The salary to be paid to a policeman in any municipality with 5,000 or more inhabitants but with less than 25,000 inhabitants, shall be not less than $500 per month. The salary to be paid to a policeman in any municipalit…

(65 ILCS 5/10-3-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-3-10) Sec. 10-3-10. The firemen's arbitration board shall conduct hearings with dispatch for the purpose of hearing evidence relevant to the subject of the dispute and shall, as soon as practicable, report its findings and recommendations…

(65 ILCS 5/10-3-11) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-3-11) Sec. 10-3-11. Members of the firemen's arbitration board shall serve without compensation, but the expenses of any hearings conducted by such board shall be borne by the municipality. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

(65 ILCS 5/10-3-12) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-3-12) Sec. 10-3-12. (a) A fireman who is an elected state officer of a statewide labor organization that is a representative of municipal firemen in Illinois shall be granted leave by the municipality, without loss of pay or benefits and …

(65 ILCS 5/10-3-13) Sec. 10-3-13. Recall of police officers; limit. A police officer who is retired for disability and is 60 years old or older may not be recalled to service in any capacity. (Source: P.A. 103-33, eff. 6-9-23.)

(65 ILCS 5/10-3-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-3-2) Sec. 10-3-2. The salary to be paid to a fireman in any municipality with 5,000 or more inhabitants but with less than 25,000 inhabitants, shall be not less than $500 per month. The salary to be paid to a fireman in any municipality wi…

(65 ILCS 5/10-3-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-3-3) Sec. 10-3-3. Subject to the exemptions enumerated in Section 10-3-4, no person employed in the fire department of any municipality having a population of over 10,000 shall be required to remain on duty in his employment for periods of…

(65 ILCS 5/10-3-3.1) Sec. 10-3-3.1. Distinct police and fire duties. A non-home rule municipality shall not assign a "fireman", as defined in Section 10-3-2, to perform police duties or a "policeman", as defined in Section 10-3-1, to perform firefighting duties or in any way comb…

(65 ILCS 5/10-3-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-3-4) Sec. 10-3-4. The provisions of Section 10-3-3 do not apply: (1) To the person in command of a municipal fire department; (2) To employees of a fire department who are employed subject to call; (3) To the members or employees of a fire…

(65 ILCS 5/10-3-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-3-5) Sec. 10-3-5. Any mayor, president, commissioner, alderperson, or trustee, who violates the provisions of Section 10-3-3, is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)

(65 ILCS 5/10-3-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-3-6) Sec. 10-3-6. In all cities and villages which have adopted "An Act to regulate the hours of labor of employees in the fire department in cities and villages," approved June 26, 1913, as therein provided for, or which adopt this sectio…

(65 ILCS 5/10-3-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-3-7) Sec. 10-3-7. The electors of any city or village may adopt the provisions of Section 10-3-6 in the following manner: Whenever the electors in any city or village equal in number to 5% of the number of legal votes cast at the last prec…

(65 ILCS 5/10-3-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-3-8) Sec. 10-3-8. Whenever a dispute exists concerning wages, hours of labor, or conditions of employment of members of the fire department of any municipality with a population of 5,000 or more, a firemen's arbitration board shall be appo…

(65 ILCS 5/10-3-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-3-9) Sec. 10-3-9. The firemen's arbitration board shall consist of 5 members, 4 of whom shall be appointed by the corporate authorities. In making 2 of such appointments the corporate authorities shall give due consideration to the recomme…

(65 ILCS 5/10-4-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-4-1) Sec. 10-4-1. The corporate authorities of any municipality may provide by ordinance in regard to the relation between all municipal officers and employees in respect to each other, the municipality, and the people. (Source: Laws 1961,…

(65 ILCS 5/10-4-10) Sec. 10-4-10. Compliance with ITAP requirements. A municipality must comply with the requirements of Section 405-335 of the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois concerning the Illinois Transparency and Acco…

(65 ILCS 5/10-4-12) Sec. 10-4-12. Cessation of existing municipal fire departments. If a city or village with 500 or more residents owns, operates, or maintains any fire department or departments, that city or village may not cease the operation and maintenance of that fire depar…

(65 ILCS 5/10-4-2) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-808) Sec. 10-4-2. Group insurance. (a) The corporate authorities of any municipality may arrange to provide, for the benefit of employees of the municipality, group life, health, accident, hospital, and medical insu…

(65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.1) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-4-2.1) Sec. 10-4-2.1. Mammograms. A municipality, including a home rule municipality, that does not provide insurance coverage of mammograms under Section 10-4-2 shall itself provide or cause to be provided to its employees mammograms th…

(65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.2) Sec. 10-4-2.2. Post-parturition care. If a municipality, including a home rule municipality, is a self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance coverage for its employees, the coverage shall include coverage for the post-parturition care benefits re…

(65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.3) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-1, 104-42, 104-68, 104-73, 104-289, 104-324, and 104-379) Sec. 10-4-2.3. Required health benefits. If a municipality, including a home rule municipality, is a self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance coverage for …

(65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.4) Sec. 10-4-2.4. Mental health counseling. (a) As used in this Section: "First responders" means police and corrections officers, deputy sheriffs, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, as that term is defined in Section 3.5 of the Emergency Medica…

(65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.5) Sec. 10-4-2.5. Access to obstetrical and gynecological care. The corporate authorities of all municipalities are subject to the provisions of Section 356r of the Illinois Insurance Code. The requirement under this Section that health care benefits provided by…

(65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.8) Sec. 10-4-2.8. Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. The corporate authorities of all municipalities are subject to the provisions of the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. The requirement under this Section that health care benefits provided b…

(65 ILCS 5/10-4-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 10-4-3) Sec. 10-4-3. The corporate authorities of any municipality may withhold and deduct from the compensation of each of its employees who consents thereto, a specified amount each pay period for the purchase of United States Savings Bonds…