Chapter 70 — SPECIAL DISTRICTS

(70 ILCS 860/915) Sec. 915. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 102-460, eff. 6-1-22; text omitted.)

(70 ILCS 860/997) Sec. 997. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 102-460, eff. 6-1-22.)

(70 ILCS 860/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1, 2022. (Source: P.A. 102-460, eff. 6-1-22.)

(70 ILCS 905/0.01) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Public Health District Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(70 ILCS 905/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1) Sec. 1. Any town, or two or more adjacent towns in a county under township organization, or any road district, or two or more road districts in a county not under township organization, may be organized into a public health district, pro…

(70 ILCS 905/10) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 10) Sec. 10. The town or district clerk, or the county clerk, as the case may be, shall record the result of the vote upon the proposition and such result may be proved in all courts and in all proceedings by such record or by a certified …

(70 ILCS 905/11) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 11) Sec. 11. In counties not under township organization the county commissioners shall be the board of health for each public health district in the county. Where a public health district, in counties under township organization, consists…

(70 ILCS 905/12) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 12) Sec. 12. The board of health shall meet in some convenient place in the public health district within two weeks after the declaration of the results of the election, and shall elect from their own number a chairman and a secretary, and…

(70 ILCS 905/13) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 13) Sec. 13. The board of health shall, at its first meeting, select a suitable name for the public health district and file the same with the county clerk of the county in which the district is located, and thenceforth the public health d…

(70 ILCS 905/14) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 14) Sec. 14. All courts shall take judicial notice of all public health districts organized under this act. (Source: Laws 1917, p. 763.)

(70 ILCS 905/15) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 15) Sec. 15. Each board of health shall: 1. Hold an annual meeting in April of each year, at which meeting officers shall be elected for the ensuing year; 2. Hold meetings at least quarterly; 3. Hold special meetings upon a written request…

(70 ILCS 905/15.1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 15.1) Sec. 15.1. 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.)

(70 ILCS 905/17) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 17) Sec. 17. The medical health officer or administrator shall have power, and it shall be his or her duty: (1) To be the executive officer of the board of health. (2) To enforce and observe the rules, regulations and orders of the State D…

(70 ILCS 905/18) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 18) Sec. 18. In all public health districts all ordinances of cities, villages and incorporated towns lying within such public health district, relating to sanitation and public health, shall be administered by the medical health officer o…

(70 ILCS 905/19) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 19) Sec. 19. Each board of health, organized under this act, shall be empowered to issue warrants in anticipation of taxes to the same extent, in the same manner and with like limitations and restrictions as county, city, village and incor…

(70 ILCS 905/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2) Sec. 2. Upon a petition containing the signatures of legal voters in number not less than 10% of the total vote cast in any town or road district, and filed with the town or road district clerk, the proposition of erecting such town or r…

(70 ILCS 905/20) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 20) Sec. 20. Each board of health shall, annually, subject to Section 21 of this Act, on or before August 1 of each year, transmit to the county clerk of the county in which the public health district is located a certificate signed by the…

(70 ILCS 905/21) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 20.1) Sec. 21. Whenever any public health district first levies the tax authorized in Section 15, it shall cause the resolution levying the tax to be published in one or more newspapers published in the district within 10 days after the le…

(70 ILCS 905/22) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 20.2) Sec. 22. Whenever the board of health of any public health district determines that it is necessary to issue bonds of the district to enable it to provide buildings for or to make permanent improvements in the public health offices, …

(70 ILCS 905/23) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 20.3) Sec. 23. The proposition pursuant to Section 22 shall be in substantially the following form: -------------------------------------------------------------- Shall the.... public health district issue bonds to the amount of.... dollar…

(70 ILCS 905/24) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 20.4) Sec. 24. The bonds authorized by this Act shall be sold and the proceeds thereof used solely for the specified purpose. At or before the time of delivery of any bond, the board shall file with the county clerk of each county in which…

(70 ILCS 905/25) Sec. 25. Discontinuance of a coterminous township. If the office of Township Assessor in a coterminous township is discontinued as provided in Articles 27 and 28 of the Township Code, then the coterminous municipality's Council members shall be the board of healt…

(70 ILCS 905/26) Sec. 26. Cessation of district organization. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a majority vote of the board of health is in favor of the proposition to annex the district to another district whose boundaries are contiguous, or consolidate the distric…

(70 ILCS 905/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3) Sec. 3. Upon a petition requesting that two or more adjacent towns or road districts be erected into a health district and containing the signatures of legal voters in number not less than 10% of the total vote cast in each of two or mor…

(70 ILCS 905/3a) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3a) Sec. 3a. Upon a petition containing the signatures of not less than 10% of the legal voters of a town or road district requesting that the town or road district become a part of an existing public health district, which is approved by …

(70 ILCS 905/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4) Sec. 4. Upon the filing of any such petition with the town or road district clerk, the town or road district clerk shall certify the proposition to the proper election officials who shall submit the proposition to referendum in accordanc…

(70 ILCS 905/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5) Sec. 5. Upon the filing of a petition with the proper election official requesting that two or more towns or road districts be erected into a public health district, such election official shall certify to the town or district clerk of e…

(70 ILCS 905/5a) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5a) Sec. 5a. Upon the filing with the proper election official of a petition requesting that a town or road district become a part of an existing public health district, he shall certify to the proper town or district clerk that the propos…

(70 ILCS 905/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6) Sec. 6. The proposition shall be voted upon in the same manner as a constitutional amendment or other public measure. When the proposition to be voted upon is to erect a town or road district into a public health district, the propositio…

(70 ILCS 905/7) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7) Sec. 7. When the proposition voted upon is to erect a single town or road district into a public health district, such proposition shall be carried if a majority of those voting upon the proposition shall vote "yes". When the proposition…

(70 ILCS 905/8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 8) Sec. 8. When the proposition is submitted to the voters of a single town or road district, the ballots shall be counted, the returns canvassed and the result declared as in the case of a regular town or district election. (Source: Laws 1…

(70 ILCS 905/9) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 9) Sec. 9. When the proposition is submitted to the voters of 2 or more adjacent towns or road districts, the ballots shall be counted, and the returns made to the county clerk of the county wherein the petition was filed as in the case of …

(70 ILCS 910/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 1251) Sec. 1. This Act may be cited as the Hospital District Law. (Source: P.A. 86-1475.)

(70 ILCS 910/10) (from Ch. 23, par. 1260) Sec. 10. Petitions for annexation; petitions to detach previously annexed territory. A petition for annexation of land to a Hospital District shall be signed by not less than 10% or 50 voters, whichever is fewer, residing within the terri…

(70 ILCS 910/11) (from Ch. 23, par. 1261) Sec. 11. Every District so established shall be governed by a board of 9 directors appointed in districts wholly contained within a single county by the presiding officer of the county board with the advice and consent of the county board…

(70 ILCS 910/12) (from Ch. 23, par. 1262) Sec. 12. All courts shall take judicial notice of the existence of a Hospital District and of the area of jurisdiction of an existing District. (Source: Laws 1949, p. 361.)

(70 ILCS 910/13) (from Ch. 23, par. 1263) Sec. 13. Qualification and removal of directors. (a) The qualification of individuals to serve on the board of directors of any Hospital District shall be determined in accordance with Sections 3 and 3.2 of the Public Officer Prohibited A…

(70 ILCS 910/14) (from Ch. 23, par. 1264) Sec. 14. The board of directors of a District shall possess and exercise all of its legislative and executive powers. Within thirty days after the appointment of the initial directors, the board shall meet. The time and place of the first…

(70 ILCS 910/15) (from Ch. 23, par. 1265) Sec. 15. A Hospital District shall constitute a municipal corporation and body politic separate and apart from any other municipality, the State of Illinois or any other public or governmental agency and shall have and exercise the follow…

(70 ILCS 910/15.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 1265.1) Sec. 15.1. A hospital district also has power to organize, join, incorporate, belong to, or participate in hospital service organizations organized as not for profit corporations or as co-operatives and organized solely for providing …

(70 ILCS 910/15.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 1265.2) Sec. 15.2. 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.)

(70 ILCS 910/15.3) Sec. 15.3. Disposition of facilities. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, the board of directors of a Hospital District, by public or private offer, may provide for the transfer, sale, lease, or other disposition of a public hospital and its f…

(70 ILCS 910/15.4) Sec. 15.4. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Law, any power granted under this Law 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…

(70 ILCS 910/16) (from Ch. 23, par. 1266) Sec. 16. In all cases where land in fee simple, rights in land, air or water, easements or other interests in land, air, or water or property or property rights are acquired by a District by condemnation, the procedure shall be, as nearly…

(70 ILCS 910/17) (from Ch. 23, par. 1267) Sec. 17. Action of the board of directors of a Hospital District of a legislative character shall be in the form of an ordinance, and after adoption shall be filed with the secretary and shall be made a matter of public record in the offi…

(70 ILCS 910/18) (from Ch. 23, par. 1268) Sec. 18. The Board shall provide for the proper and safe keeping of its permanent records and for the recording of the corporate action of the District. It shall keep a true and accurate account of its receipts and an annual audit shall b…

(70 ILCS 910/19) (from Ch. 23, par. 1269) Sec. 19. Whenever an ordinance shall be adopted by the board of directors of a District by a two-thirds vote of the membership to change the name of such District, a certified copy of such ordinance shall be filed in the office of the cou…

(70 ILCS 910/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 1252) Sec. 2. The establishment, maintenance and operation of safe and accessible hospitals within the State of Illinois and the creation of Hospital Districts having powers necessary or desirable for the establishment and continued maintenance …

(70 ILCS 910/20) (from Ch. 23, par. 1270) Sec. 20. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, every District created under this Act is empowered to levy and collect a general tax on all of the taxable property within the corporate limits of the District for the purposes of pay…

(70 ILCS 910/21) (from Ch. 23, par. 1271) Sec. 21. A District may secure the necessary funds to finance part or all of the cost of acquiring, establishing, constructing, developing, expanding, extending or further improving a hospital or hospital facilities within its corporate l…