Chapter 65 — MUNICIPALITIES

(65 ILCS 5/11-111-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-111-5) Sec. 11-111-5. If a railroad or street railway company has tracks located upon, or across any street in such an improvement district, then, in estimating the cost of the work, the railroad or street railway company shall be charge…

(65 ILCS 5/11-111-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-111-6) Sec. 11-111-6. If any property within an improvement district created under Sections 11-111-1 through 11-111-7 belongs to a minor or any other person incapacitated to contract, the guardian, or other person in charge of his or her…

(65 ILCS 5/11-111-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-111-7) Sec. 11-111-7. In addition to the powers given by Sections 11-111-1 through 11-111-7 to municipalities to collect an amount sufficient to pay the interest and principal, the owner or holder of any bond has his personal remedy in a…

(65 ILCS 5/11-111-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-111-8) Sec. 11-111-8. Every city or village with a population of not more than 500,000 whether incorporated under the general law or a special charter, whose site is wholly or partially subject to overflow, inundation, or the unsanitary …

(65 ILCS 5/11-111-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-111-9) Sec. 11-111-9. When a specified improvement district has been created by ordinance under Sections 11-111-8 through 11-111-10, the corporate authorities shall have an accurate survey of the work contemplated to be done, made by the…

(65 ILCS 5/11-111.1-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-111.1-1) Sec. 11-111.1-1. The corporate authorities may remove or cause the removal in such manner as they may direct, the driftwood and other obstructions from natural and other water courses causing flooding of any part of the corpor…

(65 ILCS 5/11-112-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-112-1) Sec. 11-112-1. When a vote has been taken under "An Act to enable cities, villages and towns threatened with overflow or inundation to levy taxes by vote of the electors thereof, to strengthen, build, raise or repair the levees ar…

(65 ILCS 5/11-112-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-112-2) Sec. 11-112-2. The county clerk of the county in which the municipality specified in Section 11-112-1 is located shall extend each year the taxes specified in Section 11-112-1, when the ordinance making the levy of the tax is cert…

(65 ILCS 5/11-112-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-112-3) Sec. 11-112-3. Subject to the provisions of Section 11-112-7, every municipality, whether incorporated under general law or special charter, which is subject to overflow or inundation from a river or other sources may construct, w…

(65 ILCS 5/11-112-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-112-4) Sec. 11-112-4. This annual tax provided for in Section 11-112-3 shall be designated as the levee tax and shall be levied and collected in the same manner as are the general taxes of that municipality. This tax shall be in addition…

(65 ILCS 5/11-112-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-112-5) Sec. 11-112-5. All taxes collected by virtue of Sections 11-112-3 through 11-112-8 shall be deposited in the municipal treasury to the credit of what shall be called the levee fund. This fund shall be kept separate and apart from …

(65 ILCS 5/11-112-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-112-6) Sec. 11-112-6. Such a municipality specified in Section 11-112-3 may purchase or condemn, by the exercise of the right of eminent domain, all real estate needed for the purpose of constructing thereon levees, protective embankment…

(65 ILCS 5/11-112-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-112-7) Sec. 11-112-7. The levee tax provided for by Section 11-112-3 shall not be levied and collected for any year until the question of its levy for that year has been certified by the clerk and submitted to a vote of the electors and …

(65 ILCS 5/11-112-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-112-8) Sec. 11-112-8. Nothing contained in Sections 11-112-3 through 11-112-7 limits the powers granted to municipalities by Sections 11-112-1 and 11-112-2, or possessed by a municipality under this Code or any other Act. (Source: Laws 1…

(65 ILCS 5/11-113-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-113-1) Sec. 11-113-1. The corporate authorities of any municipality having a population less than 500,000, subject to the referendum provision of Section 11-113-2, may levy, annually, a tax of not to exceed .15% of the value, as equalize…

(65 ILCS 5/11-113-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-113-2) Sec. 11-113-2. This Division 113 shall not be in force in any municipality until the question of its adoption is certified by the clerk and submitted to the electors of the municipality and approved by a majority of those voting o…

(65 ILCS 5/11-113.1-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-113.1-1) Sec. 11-113.1-1. A non-home rule municipality located at least partly in a county which is preparing a stormwater management plan in accordance with Section 5-1062 of the Counties Code may levy a tax upon all taxable property …

(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 …