Chapter 65 — MUNICIPALITIES

(65 ILCS 90/9) (from Ch. 24, par. 1409) Sec. 9. Notice of hearings required pursuant to Section 5 or 6 shall be given by publication of a copy of the ordinance or the petition, in a newspaper of general circulation circulated within the municipality no later than 10 days prior to…

(65 ILCS 95/1) (from Ch. 24, par. 1601) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Home Equity Assurance Act. (Source: P.A. 85-1044.)

(65 ILCS 95/10) (from Ch. 24, par. 1610) Sec. 10. Arbitration. (a) If a member or applicant disagrees with the guaranteed value, the dollar depreciation due to failure to maintain the premises, or the dollar depreciation due to physical perils as determined by the program apprais…

(65 ILCS 95/11) (from Ch. 24, par. 1611) Sec. 11. Guarantee Fund. (a) Each governing commission and program created by referendum under the provisions of this Act shall maintain a guarantee fund for the purposes of paying the costs of administering the program and extending prote…

(65 ILCS 95/12) (from Ch. 24, par. 1612) Sec. 12. Termination of a program. A Home Equity Program may be terminated only by the submission of and approval of the issue in the form of a public question before the voters of the territory of the program at a regularly scheduled elec…

(65 ILCS 95/13) (from Ch. 24, par. 1613) Sec. 13. Economic crisis or housing market recession. A program created under this Act provides a guarantee only against specifically local adverse housing market conditions within the territory of the program as they may differ from munic…

(65 ILCS 95/14) (from Ch. 24, par. 1614) Sec. 14. Insolvency of the Guarantee Fund. If the guarantee fund becomes depleted and payments of guarantees under the program cannot be made in a timely fashion as required by the program guidelines, the governing commission may temporari…

(65 ILCS 95/15) (from Ch. 24, par. 1615) Sec. 15. Immunity and Indemnification. No commissioner, officer, or employee, whether on salary, wage, or voluntary basis, shall be personally liable and no cause of action may be brought for damages resulting from the exercise of judgment…

(65 ILCS 95/16) (from Ch. 24, par. 1616) Sec. 16. Legal Actions. No lawsuit or any other type of legal action brought under the terms of this Act shall be sustainable in a court of law or equity unless all conditions, stipulations, and provisions of the program have been complied…

(65 ILCS 95/17) (from Ch. 24, par. 1617) Sec. 17. Insurance. If insurance or other form of payment is available to and carried by a member to provide protection similar to that provided by a program, the governing commission shall not be liable for a greater proportion of the los…

(65 ILCS 95/18) (from Ch. 24, par. 1618) Sec. 18. Homeowner's Rights. No provision of this Act and no procedure, regulation, or bylaw of a governing commission and program created under the provisions of this Act shall abridge a member's right to forfeit the registration fee and …

(65 ILCS 95/19) (from Ch. 24, par. 1619) Sec. 19. Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this Act or any procedure, regulation, or bylaw of a governing commission and program created under the provisions of this Act shall, in addition to all other remedies provided by la…

(65 ILCS 95/2) (from Ch. 24, par. 1602) Sec. 2. Purpose. The purpose of a Home Equity Program and commission created under the provisions of this Act by the voters of a territory within a municipality with a population of more than 1,000,000 shall be to guarantee that the value o…

(65 ILCS 95/20) (from Ch. 24, par. 1620) Sec. 20. Home Rule. In compliance with Section 7 of "An Act to revise the law in relation to the construction of the statutes", approved March 5, 1874, as amended, it is declared to be the law of this State, pursuant to paragraph (h) of Se…

(65 ILCS 95/21) Sec. 21. Tax Reimbursement Program. A governing commission, with no less than $4,000,000 unencumbered funds in its guarantee fund, may, if authorized by resolution of the governing commission upon approval by two-thirds of the commissioners, establish a Tax Reimbu…

(65 ILCS 95/3) (from Ch. 24, par. 1603) Sec. 3. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act: (a) "Bona fide offer" means an offer made in good faith and for a valuable consideration to purchase a qualified residence at a price that in the opinion of the governing commission is reas…

(65 ILCS 95/4) (from Ch. 24, par. 1604) Sec. 4. Creation of Commission. (a) Whenever in a municipality with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants, the question of creating a home equity program within a contiguous territory included entirely within the municipality is initiated by reso…

(65 ILCS 95/4.1) (from Ch. 24, par. 1604.1) Sec. 4.1. Additional precinct. (a) If the creation of an existing home equity program was initiated by petition and if a precinct was excluded from the territory because the requisite number of signatures was not obtained as provided in…

(65 ILCS 95/4.2) (from Ch. 24, par. 1604.2) Sec. 4.2. Merger of Programs. (a) Whenever in a municipality with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants, the question of merging 2 existing and contiguous home equity programs within the municipality is initiated by resolution or ordinance of…

(65 ILCS 95/4.3) Sec. 4.3. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 102-519, eff. 8-20-21. Repealed internally, eff. 1-1-25.)

(65 ILCS 95/5) (from Ch. 24, par. 1605) Sec. 5. Duties and functions of Commission. The duties and functions of the governing commission of a Home Equity Program shall include the following: (a) To conduct or supervise the day-to-day operation of the program, including but not li…

(65 ILCS 95/6) (from Ch. 24, par. 1606) Sec. 6. Application Procedures. (a) Eligibility for membership in the program shall be limited to the owner of a qualified residence within the territory of a home equity program who continuously occupies or has a family member who occupies…

(65 ILCS 95/7) (from Ch. 24, par. 1607) Sec. 7. Guarantee. A member or the estate of a member participating in a program created under the provisions of this Act shall be paid 100% of the difference between the guaranteed value as determined by the program and the gross selling v…

(65 ILCS 95/8) (from Ch. 24, par. 1608) Sec. 8. Procedures for obtaining benefits. (a) In order to be eligible for payment under a program created pursuant to this Act, a member must follow the program guidelines adopted by the governing commission as well as the procedures set f…

(65 ILCS 95/9) (from Ch. 24, par. 1609) Sec. 9. Establishing a new guaranteed value and registration date. (a) A member has the option of applying for a new program appraisal by a program appraiser in order to establish a new certificate of participation with a new registration d…

(65 ILCS 97/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Neighborhood Security Patrol Act. (Source: P.A. 88-439.)

(65 ILCS 97/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Community organization" means a not-for-profit organization which has been registered with this State for at least 5 years as a not-for-profit organization, which qualifies for tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) o…

(65 ILCS 97/15) Sec. 15. Creation of Commission. (a) Whenever, within the Pilot Project Area, the question of creating a neighborhood security patrol program within a contiguous territory consisting of at least 10 precincts included entirely within the Pilot Project Area is initi…

(65 ILCS 97/20) Sec. 20. Additional precinct. (a) If the creation of an existing program was initiated by petition and if a precinct was excluded from the territory because the requisite number of signatures was not obtained as provided in subsection (a) of Section 15, the exclud…

(65 ILCS 97/25) Sec. 25. Duties and Functions of Commission. The duties and functions of the governing commission of a program shall include the following: (a) To establish policies, rules, regulations, bylaws, and procedures for both the governing commission and the program. No …

(65 ILCS 97/30) Sec. 30. Security Fund. (a) Each governing commission and program created by referendum under this Act shall maintain a security fund for the purposes of paying the costs of administering the program and carrying out its duties under this Act, subject to the limit…

(65 ILCS 97/35) Sec. 35. Termination of a program. A program may be terminated only by the submission of and approval of the issue in the form of a public question before the voters of the territory of the program at a regularly scheduled election in the same manner as the questi…

(65 ILCS 97/40) Sec. 40. Indemnification. A program shall indemnify each commissioner, officer, and employee, whether on salary, wage, or voluntary basis, and also the State of Illinois and the county and municipality in which the program is located and their employees, officers,…

(65 ILCS 97/45) Sec. 45. Penalty. Any person violating any provision of this Act or any procedure, regulation, or bylaw of a governing commission and program created under this Act shall, in addition to all other remedies provided by law, be guilty of a business offense and shall…

(65 ILCS 97/47) Sec. 47. Existing programs. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect or alter the validity or operation of a neighborhood security patrol program created by a municipal ordinance adopted before the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A. 88-439.)

(65 ILCS 97/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. The purpose of a neighborhood security patrol program is to guarantee a greater sense of safety and security by employing private security patrols to assist and supplement the services performed by the local law enforcement agencies. The security p…

(65 ILCS 97/50) Sec. 50. Home Rule. It is declared to be the law of this State, pursuant to paragraph (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, that the authority or duty to establish or prohibit the establishment of neighborhood security patrol programs in an…

(65 ILCS 97/900) Sec. 900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 88-439; text omitted.)

(65 ILCS 100/1) (from Ch. 85, par. 6031) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Sports Stadium Act. (Source: P.A. 86-110.)

(65 ILCS 100/2) (from Ch. 85, par. 6032) Sec. 2. Legislative finding and declaration. It is hereby found that as a result of aging sports facilities in the metropolitan area of Chicago and the recent construction of modern facilities for professional sports teams in competing met…

(65 ILCS 100/3) (from Ch. 85, par. 6033) Sec. 3. In order to accomplish the purposes of this Act, a municipality with a population in excess of 2,000,000 may acquire by eminent domain, by a complaint filed before July 1, 1992, pursuant to Article VII of the Code of Civil Procedur…

(65 ILCS 100/3.5) Sec. 3.5. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 94-1…

(65 ILCS 100/4) (from Ch. 85, par. 6034) Sec. 4. Limitation on challenges. The General Assembly finds that it is necessary and desirable to reduce the risk that persons who expend or commit substantial sums in reliance on the provisions of this Act will be exposed to deferred lit…

(65 ILCS 105/0.01) (from Ch. 105, par. 324.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Shore Lands for Park Use Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(65 ILCS 105/1) (from Ch. 105, par. 325) Sec. 1. Any city, town or village which has heretofore acquired or shall hereafter acquire control over any lands bordering upon any public waters in this state, and the riparian rights appurtenant thereto, may grant, convey or release any…

(65 ILCS 110/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Economic Development Project Area Tax Increment Allocation Act of 1995. (Source: P.A. 89-176, eff. 1-1-96.)

(65 ILCS 110/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act, words or terms have the following meanings: (a) "Closed military installation" means a former base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, or other activity under the jurisdiction of the United States…

(65 ILCS 110/15) Sec. 15. Establishment of economic development project areas; Notice. (a) The corporate authorities of a municipality shall by ordinance propose the establishment of an economic development project area and fix a time and place for a public hearing. (b) Notice of…

(65 ILCS 110/20) Sec. 20. Public hearing. At the public hearing, any interested person or any affected taxing district may file written objections with the municipal clerk and may be heard orally regarding any issues embodied in the notice. The municipality shall hear and determi…

(65 ILCS 110/25) Sec. 25. Changes in plan. (a) At the public hearing or at any time before the adoption by the municipality of an ordinance approving an economic development plan, the municipality may make changes in the economic development plan. Changes that (i) alter the exter…