Chapter 70 — SPECIAL DISTRICTS

(70 ILCS 805/18.6c) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6340c) Sec. 18.6c. Landfills. (a) No land that is owned or acquired by a forest preserve district may be used for the development or operation of any new pollution control facility, as that term is defined in Section 3.330 of the Environ…

(70 ILCS 805/18.6d) Sec. 18.6d. All real property owned by a forest preserve district that has located upon it an operating sanitary landfill, pollution control facility, or new pollution control facility shall be exempt from real estate taxation under Section 15-150 of the Prope…

(70 ILCS 805/18.7) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6341) Sec. 18.7. The holder of any bond or coupon of any bond issued under Sections 18.1 through 18.10 of this Act may proceed by civil action or proceeding to compel performance of all duties required by Sections 18.1 through 18.10 of th…

(70 ILCS 805/18.8) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6342) Sec. 18.8. Any such forest preserve district has the power to acquire by purchase, gift, condemnation or otherwise, property necessary or appropriate for the purpose of exercising the powers granted by Sections 18.1 through 18.10 of…

(70 ILCS 805/18.9) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6343) Sec. 18.9. Nothing in Sections 18.1 through 18.10 of this Act shall prohibit any such forest preserve district from appropriating funds as otherwise provided in this Act for the construction, equipping, acquisition, extension, impro…

(70 ILCS 805/19) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6345) Sec. 19. Any member of the board of a district to which this Act applies or any other person holding any other office, trust or employment under such a district who shall wilfully violate any of the provisions of this Act shall be gui…

(70 ILCS 805/2) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6303) Sec. 2. The proposition shall be substantially in the following form: -------------------------------------------------------------- "Shall there be organized a forest preserve district in accordance with the order of the judge of the …

(70 ILCS 805/20) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6346) Sec. 20. The board of commissioners of any forest preserve district whose boundaries encompass 2 or more municipalities may elect to be governed by all rules and regulations governing the construction and alteration of all buildings a…

(70 ILCS 805/22) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6348) Sec. 22. Each forest preserve district shall indemnify and protect its commissioners and employees against civil rights damage claims and suits, constitutional rights damage claims and suits, death and bodily injury damage claims and …

(70 ILCS 805/23) Sec. 23. Transfer of interest income. Each forest preserve district shall have the power to transfer the interest earned from any moneys of the district into the respective fund of the district that is most in need of the interest income, as determined by the boa…

(70 ILCS 805/3) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6304) Sec. 3. All courts shall take judicial notice of all forest preserve districts organized under this act. (Source: Laws 1947, p.1027.)

(70 ILCS 805/3.5) Sec. 3.5. Elected board of commissioners. (a) In counties with a population more than 30,000 but less than 90,000, in each forest preserve district organized after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 or in which, on the effective date of this amend…

(70 ILCS 805/3a) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6305) Sec. 3a. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, and except as provided in Section 3c, 3d, and 3.5, the affairs of the district shall be managed by a board of commissioners consisting of 5 commissioners, who shall be appointed b…

(70 ILCS 805/3b) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6306) Sec. 3b. The board shall comply with the provisions of "An Act concerning the use of Illinois mined coal in certain plants and institutions", filed July 13, 1937, as heretofore or hereafter amended. (Source: Laws 1951, p. 1739.)

(70 ILCS 805/3c) Sec. 3c. Elected board of commissioners in certain counties. If the boundaries of a district are co-extensive with the boundaries of a county having a population of more than 800,000 but less than 3,000,000, all commissioners of the forest preserve district shall…

(70 ILCS 805/3c-1) Sec. 3c-1. Reapportionment plan for forest preserve districts under Section 3c. (a) Beginning in 2021, the Downstate Forest Preserve District board of commissioners shall develop an apportionment plan and specify the number of districts. Each district shall hav…

(70 ILCS 805/3c-2) Sec. 3c-2. Continuous effect of provisions; validation. The General Assembly declares that the changes made to Sections 3c and 3c-1 by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly shall be deemed to have been in continuous effect since November 15, 2021 (t…

(70 ILCS 805/3d) Sec. 3d. Elected board of commissioners in certain other counties. If the boundaries of a district are co-extensive with the boundaries of a county having a population of more than 200,000 but less than 800,000, bordering the State of Wisconsin but not adjoining …

(70 ILCS 805/4) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6307) Sec. 4. In the case of appointed commissioners, whenever any person holding the office of president or commissioner of any such district shall, from any cause, cease to be a legal voter within such district, his office shall thereupon …

(70 ILCS 805/5) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6308) Sec. 5. Any forest preserve district organized under this Act shall have the power to create forest preserves, and for that purpose shall have the power to acquire in the manner hereinafter provided, and hold lands containing one or mo…

(70 ILCS 805/5.2) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6308.2) Sec. 5.2. Special assessments. Property owned by a forest preserve district shall not be subject to special assessments by any other unit of local government. (Source: P.A. 84-1398.)

(70 ILCS 805/5.3) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6308.3) Sec. 5.3. Property owned by a forest preserve district shall not be subject to annexation without express consent of the forest preserve district. (Source: P.A. 84-1398.)

(70 ILCS 805/5a) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6308a) Sec. 5a. When any district borders upon any navigable body of water, the title to the bed or submerged land of which is vested in the State of Illinois, the district may, with the written approval of the Secretary of the Illinois Dep…

(70 ILCS 805/5b) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6308b) Sec. 5b. Whenever the land so taken possession of, enclosed, filled in, and reclaimed under Section 5a shall lie along property not belonging to such district, and by the taking possession of, enclosing and filling in such submerged …

(70 ILCS 805/5c) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6308c) Sec. 5c. Whenever any district is located along any such navigable body of water as set forth in Section 5a, the right is hereby given to the corporate authorities thereof to take charge of, control and police such body of water and …

(70 ILCS 805/5d) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6308d) Sec. 5d. Nothing in Sections 5a through 5c shall be construed as granting to any such district the right to interfere with the navigation of any navigable body of water or to shut off the access to any public dock or landing thereon,…

(70 ILCS 805/5e) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6308e) Sec. 5e. Property owned by a forest preserve district and property in which a forest preserve district is the grantee of a conservation easement or the grantee of a conservation right as defined in Section 1(a) of the Real Property C…

(70 ILCS 805/6) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6309) Sec. 6. Acquisition of property. Any such District shall have power to acquire lands and grounds for the aforesaid purposes by lease, or in fee simple by gift, grant, legacy, purchase or condemnation, or to acquire easements in land, a…

(70 ILCS 805/6.5) Sec. 6.5. 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…

(70 ILCS 805/6a) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6310) Sec. 6a. Every forest preserve district and the board thereof is empowered to dedicate areas as nature preserves as provided in the "Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act", as now or hereafter amended, and to cooperate with the Illi…

(70 ILCS 805/6b) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6311) Sec. 6b. The board of each forest preserve district has the power by ordinance to purchase or lease as lessee real or personal property, or to acquire an easement in real property, for public purposes pursuant to contracts or leases w…

(70 ILCS 805/6c) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6311.1) Sec. 6c. The board of any forest preserve district situated in a county with a population over 600,000 may sell or lease as lessor to any person any golf course clubhouse and adjacent land up to 15 acres in size when such clubhouse …

(70 ILCS 805/6d) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6311.2) Sec. 6d. Trading parcels of land. The board of a forest preserve district within a county which has a population of no more than 550,000 may trade any one or more parcels of land owned by the district for one or more parcels of land…

(70 ILCS 805/6e) Sec. 6e. Counties under 550,000; sales of land. The board of a forest preserve district located in a county that has a population of no more than 550,000 may sell any one or more parcels of land owned by the district that are less than one acre in size whenever t…

(70 ILCS 805/6f) Sec. 6f. A forest preserve district that acquires a parcel of land in excess of 600 acres that includes one or more vacant, subdivided residential outlots on the boundary of the 600 acres, regardless of whether the outlots are contiguous to one another, may sell …

(70 ILCS 805/7) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6312) Sec. 7. The board of any forest preserve district organized hereunder may by ordinance regulate and control the speed of travel on all paths, driveways and roadways within forest preserves, and prohibit the use of such paths, driveways…

(70 ILCS 805/7a) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6313) Sec. 7a. The board of any forest preserve district organized hereunder may by ordinance regulate, control and license all modes of travel within the forest preserve district. The amendatory Act of 1975 is not a limitation on any home …

(70 ILCS 805/7b) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6314) Sec. 7b. The board of any Forest Preserve District organized under this Act may by ordinance issue licenses for any activity reasonably connected with the purpose for which the Forest Preserve District has been created, except that in…

(70 ILCS 805/8) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6315) Sec. 8. Powers and duties of corporate authority and officers; contracts; salaries. (a) The board shall be the corporate authority of such forest preserve district and shall have power to pass and enforce all necessary ordinances, rule…

(70 ILCS 805/8a) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6316) Sec. 8a. The board shall have the right and power to appoint and maintain a sufficient police force, the members of which shall be peace officers certified and trained under the provisions of the Illinois Police Training Act. The memb…

(70 ILCS 805/8b) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6317) Sec. 8b. The board of commissioners of any forest preserve district organized under this Act, when so requested by the treasurer of the district, shall designate one or more banks or savings and loan associations in which the funds an…

(70 ILCS 805/9) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6318) Sec. 9. Whenever the county in which any such forest preserve district is located shall be governed by any law regulating its civil service and the method of selecting its employees, in every such case all employees of such forest pres…

(70 ILCS 810/0.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6400) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(70 ILCS 810/1) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6401) Sec. 1. This Act shall apply only to forest preserve districts lying wholly within counties having a population of 3,000,000 or more. (Source: P.A. 80-320.)

(70 ILCS 810/10) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6413) Sec. 10. The board of each forest preserve district has the power by ordinance to purchase or lease as lessee real or personal property (including, without limitation, purchases from and leases with other units of local government, sc…

(70 ILCS 810/11) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6414) Sec. 11. The board of any forest preserve district may by ordinance regulate and control the speed of travel on all paths, driveways and roadways within forest preserves, and prohibit the use of such paths, driveways and roadways for …

(70 ILCS 810/12) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6415) Sec. 12. The board of any forest preserve district may by ordinance regulate, control and license all modes of travel within forest preserves. (Source: P.A. 80-320.)

(70 ILCS 810/13) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6416) Sec. 13. The board of any forest preserve district may by ordinance issue licenses for any activity reasonably connected with the purpose for which the forest preserve district has been created. (Source: P.A. 80-320.)

(70 ILCS 810/14) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6417) Sec. 14. The board, as corporate authority of a forest preserve district, shall have power to pass and enforce all necessary ordinances, rules and regulations for the management of the property and conduct of the business of such dist…

(70 ILCS 810/14.1) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6417.1) Sec. 14.1. 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.)