Chapter 65 — MUNICIPALITIES

(65 ILCS 5/7-7-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-7-4) Sec. 7-7-4. Public Question; Consolidation Ordinance. A public question for consolidation shall be initiated in accordance with Section 28-7 of The Election Code, as now or hereafter amended. Each petition or resolution shall be accompa…

(65 ILCS 5/7-7-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-7-5) Sec. 7-7-5. Form of government. The consolidation ordinance may specify any form of government established by this Code or may define any other form of government not prohibited by law. It is the intention of this Section to permit the …

(65 ILCS 5/7-7-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-7-6) Sec. 7-7-6. Publication of consolidation ordinance. At any time not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the referendum thereon, the consolidation ordinance shall be published by the clerk in a newspaper of general circulation in…

(65 ILCS 5/7-7-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-7-7) Sec. 7-7-7. Referendum. A consolidation ordinance shall be effective only upon its approval by a referendum conducted pursuant to Section 28-7 of The Election Code, as now or hereafter amended. (Source: P.A. 85-1159.)

(65 ILCS 5/7-7-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-7-8) Sec. 7-7-8. Approval of Referendum by Voters in Less Than All of the Consolidating Municipalities. Unless otherwise provided in the consolidation ordinance, if the consolidation referendum is approved by the voters in less than all of t…

(65 ILCS 5/7-7-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-7-9) Sec. 7-7-9. Form of Question. The question to be submitted to the voters of each consolidating municipality for approval shall be in substantially the following form: -------------------------------------------------------------- Shall …

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-1-1) Sec. 8-1-1. The corporate authorities may control the finances of the corporation. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-1.5) Sec. 8-1-1.5. Internal auditor. The city council or board of trustees, as appropriate, may create the office of internal auditor. The duties of the internal auditor shall be to report directly to the council or board regarding the state of the finances of the …

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-1-10) Sec. 8-1-10. Interest received by a municipality upon deposits of money derived from special assessments or special taxes and that part of the interest, penalties, and costs received on account of any delinquent special assessment or …

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-11) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-1-11) Sec. 8-1-11. Whenever a municipality does not have sufficient money in its treasury to meet all necessary expenses and liabilities of the municipality, including all expenses for building purposes, the corporate authorities may issue …

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-12) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-1-12) Sec. 8-1-12. Each warrant issued under Section 8-1-11 may be made payable at the time fixed in the warrant and shall bear interest, payable only out of the taxes against which it is drawn, at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate auth…

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-13) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-1-13) Sec. 8-1-13. Every municipality holding in its treasury funds which are set aside for use for particular purposes, but which are not immediately necessary for those purposes, by ordinance, may use those funds, or any of them, in the p…

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-14) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-1-14) Sec. 8-1-14. If at any time it is deemed expedient to convert into money any tax anticipation warrants theretofore issued and purchased with public funds pursuant to the provisions of Section 8-1-13, before receipt of the taxes in ant…

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-15) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-1-15) Sec. 8-1-15. Any municipality having a population of 500,000 or more, holding in its treasury any fund set aside for use for a particular purpose that is not immediately necessary for that purpose, at any time by ordinance may advance…

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-16) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-1-16) Sec. 8-1-16. In any municipality with a population of 500,000 or more the corporate authorities may levy a tax annually upon all the taxable property in the municipality at a rate that will produce not to exceed $4,500,000 upon the va…

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-17) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-1-17) Sec. 8-1-17. The corporate authorities of any municipality may receive funds from the United States pursuant to the "Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973", Public Law 93-203, and may disburse such funds together with any …

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-18) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-1-18) Sec. 8-1-18. Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved by the Eighty-fourth General Assembly. (Source: P.A. 84-731.)

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-1-2) Sec. 8-1-2. The corporate authorities may appropriate money for corporate purposes only and provide for payment of debts and expenses of the corporation. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-2.5) Sec. 8-1-2.5. Expenses for economic development. The corporate authorities may appropriate and expend funds for economic development purposes, including, without limitation, the making of grants to any other governmental entity or commercial enterprise that ar…

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-1-3) Sec. 8-1-3. The corporate authorities may borrow money on the credit of the corporation for corporate purposes, and issue bonds therefor, in such amounts and form, and on such conditions unless otherwise provided in this Code as the cor…

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-3.1) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-1-3.1) Sec. 8-1-3.1. Borrowing from financial institutions. The corporate authorities may borrow money for corporate purposes from one fund for the use of another fund providing such borrowing shall be repaid within the current fiscal year…

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-1-4) Sec. 8-1-4. The corporate authorities may provide for the consolidation or refunding of maturing bonds and the funding of judgment debts, and to issue bonds in place of maturing bonds or judgment debts. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-1-5) Sec. 8-1-5. Whenever in any fiscal year an ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds is approved by the electors in any municipality with a population of 500,000 or more, subsequent to the passage of the annual appropriation ordinance…

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-1-6) Sec. 8-1-6. Neither the corporate authorities nor any department or officer of any municipality shall add to the municipal expenditures in any fiscal year anything over and above the amount provided for in the annual appropriation ordin…

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-1-7) Sec. 8-1-7. (a) Except as provided otherwise in this Section, no contract shall be made by the corporate authorities, or by any committee or member thereof, and no expense shall be incurred by any of the officers or departments of any m…

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-1-8) Sec. 8-1-8. All warrants drawn upon the municipal treasurer must be signed by the mayor or president and countersigned by the municipal clerk, or the city comptroller if there is one, stating the particular fund and the appropriation to…

(65 ILCS 5/8-1-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-1-9) Sec. 8-1-9. No warrant payable on demand shall be drawn upon the municipal treasurer or against any fund in his possession unless at the time of the drawing there is sufficient money in the appropriate fund in the municipal treasury to …

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-10-1) Sec. 8-10-1. This division shall be known and is hereafter designated as "Municipal purchasing act for cities of 500,000 or more population." (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-10-10) Sec. 8-10-10. The award of any contract involving amounts in excess of $10,000 shall be made by the purchasing agent to the lowest or highest responsible bidder as provided in Section 8-10-3. Every contract involving amounts in exce…

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-11) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-10-11) Sec. 8-10-11. In determining the responsibility of any bidder the purchasing agent may take into account other factors in addition to financial responsibility, such as past records of transactions with the bidder, experience, adequa…

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-12) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-10-12) Sec. 8-10-12. Any and all bids received in response to an advertisement may be rejected by the purchasing agent if the bidder is not deemed responsible, or the character or quality of the services, supplies, materials, equipment or …

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-13) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-10-13) Sec. 8-10-13. Bond, with sufficient sureties, in such amount as shall be deemed adequate, not only to insure performance of contract in the time and manner prescribed in the contract, but also to save, indemnify, and keep harmless t…

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-14) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-10-14) Sec. 8-10-14. No contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder or to the highest responsible bidder, as the case may be, shall be assignable or sublet by the successful bidder without the written consent of the purchasing agent.…

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-15) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-10-15) Sec. 8-10-15. In all municipalities within the purview of this Division 10, there shall be a purchasing agent who shall be appointed by the mayor by and with the consent of the corporate authorities of the municipality. The purchasi…

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-16) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-10-16) Sec. 8-10-16. The purchasing agent may appoint the necessary employees of his office in accordance with law. The number and salaries of such employees shall be fixed by the corporate authorities. The purchasing agent shall: (a) adop…

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-17) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-10-17) Sec. 8-10-17. The corporate authorities of any such municipality may establish a revolving fund in such amount as may be necessary to enable the purchasing agent to purchase items of common usage in advance of immediate need, the re…

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-18) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-10-18) Sec. 8-10-18. No department, office, institution, commission, board, agency, or instrumentality of any such municipality, or any officer or employee thereof, shall be empowered to execute any purchase order or contract as defined in…

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-19) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-10-19) Sec. 8-10-19. In all municipalities to which the provisions of this Division 10 shall apply, there shall be a board of standardization, which board shall be composed of the purchasing agent for such municipality, who shall be chairm…

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-10-2) Sec. 8-10-2. In addition to all the rights, powers, privileges, duties, and obligations conferred thereon elsewhere in this division or any other Acts, all cities of 500,000 or more population shall have the rights, powers and privile…

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-2.5) Sec. 8-10-2.5. Airports. This Division 10 applies to purchase orders and contracts relating to airports owned or operated by a municipality of more than 500,000 population. (Source: P.A. 89-405, eff. 11-8-95.)

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-20) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-10-20) Sec. 8-10-20. Official ordinances in conformity with the provisions of this Division 10 shall be adopted by formal action of the corporate authorities of such municipality and shall be published for the information of the public. (S…

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-21) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-10-21) Sec. 8-10-21. Any purchase order or contract executed in violation of this Division 10 shall be null and void as to the municipality and if public funds shall have been expended thereupon the amount thereof may be recovered in the n…

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-22) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-10-22) Sec. 8-10-22. Nothing contained in this Division 10 shall be deemed to apply to the letting of contracts and accepting of bids for the construction of local improvements pursuant to Division 2 of Article 9. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 57…

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-23) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-10-23) Sec. 8-10-23. The comptroller of each municipality to which this Division 10 applies shall conduct audits of all expenditures incident to all purchase orders and contracts awarded hereunder by the purchasing agent. The comptroller s…

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-24) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-10-24) Sec. 8-10-24. All specifications pertaining to the construction, alteration, rehabilitation or repair of any real property of such municipality shall be prepared by the engineering agency engaged in the design of such construction, …

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-25) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-10-25) Sec. 8-10-25. In the event of a conflict between the application of this Division 10 of Article 8 and the application of "An Act concerning municipalities, counties and other political subdivisions", enacted by the 85th General Asse…

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-26) Sec. 8-10-26. Long-term contracts. Any municipality may enter into a long-term energy contract, even if the length of the contract would exceed the term of office of the corporate authorities that approved the contract. (Source: P.A. 93-58, eff. 1-1-04.)

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-10-3) Sec. 8-10-3. (a) Except as otherwise herein provided, all purchase orders or contracts of whatever nature, for labor, services or work, the purchase, lease, or sale of personal property, materials, equipment or supplies, involving amo…

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-10-4) Sec. 8-10-4. Contracts which by their nature are not adapted to award by competitive bidding, such as but not limited to contracts for the services of individuals possessing a high degree of professional skill where the ability or fit…

(65 ILCS 5/8-10-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 8-10-5) Sec. 8-10-5. In the case of an emergency affecting the public health or safety, so declared by the corporate authorities of the municipality at a meeting thereof duly convened, which declaration shall require the affirmative vote of a…