Chapter 70 — SPECIAL DISTRICTS

(70 ILCS 1205/2-4) (from Ch. 105, par. 2-4) Sec. 2-4. If the circuit judge finds, upon such hearing, that the petition meets the requirements of this Act and the general election law, and that the boundaries as defined are reasonable boundaries for the formation of a park distric…

(70 ILCS 1205/2-5) (from Ch. 105, par. 2-5) Sec. 2-5. The ballots to be used at such election shall be substantially the following form: ( )For Park District ( )Against Park District For Park Commissioners (Vote for five) (Here insert names of nominees, if any, with square at lef…

(70 ILCS 1205/2-6) (from Ch. 105, par. 2-6) Sec. 2-6. The circuit court shall canvass such returns and shall enter a judgment of record determining and declaring the results of the election, which judgment shall be filed in the court and if such district shall lie in more than on…

(70 ILCS 1205/2-7) (from Ch. 105, par. 2-7) Sec. 2-7. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2-7.1, in case a majority of the votes cast upon the question so submitted shall be in favor of the establishment of such district, said district shall then be deemed organized subject t…

(70 ILCS 1205/2-7.1) (from Ch. 105, par. 2-7.1) Sec. 2-7.1. (a) In case of a proposal to organize a park district as provided in subsection (a) of Section 2-2.1, the district shall be deemed organized if the proposal to organize the district receives the favorable vote of a major…

(70 ILCS 1205/2-8) (from Ch. 105, par. 2-8) Sec. 2-8. All courts in this State shall take judicial notice of all park districts. (Source: Laws 1951, p. 113.)

(70 ILCS 1205/2-9) (from Ch. 105, par. 2-9) Sec. 2-9. Candidates for park commissioner elected at the election to determine whether or not a General Park District shall be formed shall be nominated in the same manner and form as prescribed in the general election law, except that…

(70 ILCS 1205/3-1) (from Ch. 105, par. 3-1) Sec. 3-1. Annexation by petition. Any territory adjoining a park district, or separated therefrom only by a river, stream or other body of water, street, alley, roadway, highway, toll road, or railroad, may become a part of the district…

(70 ILCS 1205/3-10) (from Ch. 105, par. 3-10) Sec. 3-10. Whenever a Park District operating within territory predominately in a city or village or 2 or more cities or villages would become coterminous or nearly coterminous with such city or village or 2 or more cities or villages…

(70 ILCS 1205/3-10.1) (from Ch. 105, par. 3-10.1) Sec. 3-10.1. Territory which is not contiguous to a park district but is separated therefrom only by a forest preserve district may be annexed to the park district in the manner provided in Section 3-1, 3-2, 3-4 or 3-10, but the t…

(70 ILCS 1205/3-11) (from Ch. 105, par. 3-11) Sec. 3-11. Any 2 or more contiguous park districts may be consolidated and become a single park district in the manner following: The park commissioners of each of the park districts desiring to consolidate shall adopt an ordinance by…

(70 ILCS 1205/3-13) (from Ch. 105, par. 3-13) Sec. 3-13. If 2 park districts have a common boundary and more than 1/2 the population of each such park district consists of any one municipality, then any property owner whose property is located within the incorporated limits of a …

(70 ILCS 1205/3-14) (from Ch. 105, par. 3-14) Sec. 3-14. Neither the People of the State of Illinois nor any person, firm or corporation, public or private, nor any association of persons shall commence an action contesting either directly or indirectly the annexation of any terr…

(70 ILCS 1205/3-2) (from Ch. 105, par. 3-2) Sec. 3-2. Territory adjoining any Park District, or separated therefrom only by a river, stream, drainage canal or ditch or other body of water, street, alley, roadway, highway, toll road, or railroad, may be annexed to and become a par…

(70 ILCS 1205/3-3) (from Ch. 105, par. 3-3) Sec. 3-3. Whenever the annexation of other districts or additional territory to any park district requires a referendum under the provisions of this Article, the referendum shall be conducted in the manner provided by the general electi…

(70 ILCS 1205/3-3a) (from Ch. 105, par. 3-3a) Sec. 3-3a. Annexation; municipal territory. Where territory to be annexed includes any part of a municipality not currently a part of any park district, that territory must include the municipality in its entirety. The board of any pa…

(70 ILCS 1205/3-4) (from Ch. 105, par. 3-4) Sec. 3-4. Any park districts, may be annexed to and become a part of any other adjoining park district in the manner following: Upon the filing of a petition in the office of the circuit clerk of the county in which the annexing distric…

(70 ILCS 1205/3-5) (from Ch. 105, par. 3-5) Sec. 3-5. In case of annexation of an entire park district by another park district under Section 3-4 hereof, any indebtedness, contract or liability of the park district so annexed shall be assumed and paid by the district so annexing …

(70 ILCS 1205/3-6) (from Ch. 105, par. 3-6) Sec. 3-6. Any territory, within any park district, which (1) is upon the border of the park district, and (2) if disconnected from the park district would not separate any part of the park district from any other part, may be disconnect…

(70 ILCS 1205/3-6a) (from Ch. 105, par. 3-6a) Sec. 3-6a. Within one year of the organization of any park district under the provisions of Article 2 of this Act, any territory which has been included therein may be disconnected from such park district if the territory sought to be…

(70 ILCS 1205/3-6b) (from Ch. 105, par. 3-6b) Sec. 3-6b. The owner or owners of record of any area of land consisting of one or more tracts located in a county or counties having a population of less than 1,000,000 lying within the corporate limits of any park district which (1) …

(70 ILCS 1205/3-6c) (from Ch. 105, par. 3-6c) Sec. 3-6c. Any territory which: (1) is within the corporate limits of a municipality which, as an incident of its municipal government and under the Illinois Municipal Code, is operating and maintaining a system of parks consisting of…

(70 ILCS 1205/3-6d) (from Ch. 105, par. 3-6d) Sec. 3-6d. (a) This Section applies only in a park district located in whole or in part within a county with a population of more than 250,000 but less than 1,000,000. (b) A contiguous area of land containing one or more tracts may be…

(70 ILCS 1205/3-7) (from Ch. 105, par. 3-7) Sec. 3-7. The disconnection of any territory from a park district shall not exempt it from taxation for the purpose of paying any indebtedness contracted by the corporate authorities of the park district prior to the filing of the petit…

(70 ILCS 1205/3-8) (from Ch. 105, par. 3-8) Sec. 3-8. Annexation of surrounded territory. Upon a written petition, signed by a majority of the owners of record of land in any contiguous territory not incorporated within a park district, wholly bounded by 2 or more park districts,…

(70 ILCS 1205/3-9) (from Ch. 105, par. 3-9) Sec. 3-9. Whenever any territory, containing 80 acres or less, not incorporated within a park district is wholly bounded by one or more park districts, or is wholly bounded by one or more park districts and a river, lake, railroad or ar…

(70 ILCS 1205/4-1) (from Ch. 105, par. 4-1) Sec. 4-1. Each member of the governing board of any park district before entering upon the duties of his office shall take and subscribe an oath to well and faithfully discharge his duties, which oath shall be filed with the secretary o…

(70 ILCS 1205/4-1a) (from Ch. 105, par. 4-1a) Sec. 4-1a. The provisions of Sections 3 and 4 of "An Act to prevent fraudulent and corrupt practices in the making or accepting of official appointments and contracts by public officers", approved April 9, 1872, as amended, apply to t…

(70 ILCS 1205/4-2) (from Ch. 105, par. 4-2) Sec. 4-2. Governing boards of all park districts shall keep a regular book of records of all ordinances or other proceedings of said board which records shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable and proper times. (Source: Law…

(70 ILCS 1205/4-3) (from Ch. 105, par. 4-3) Sec. 4-3. All ordinances, orders and resolutions of the governing board of any park district and the date of the publication thereof may be proved by the certificate of its secretary under the seal of the district; when printed in book …

(70 ILCS 1205/4-4) (from Ch. 105, par. 4-4) Sec. 4-4. Adoption of budget and passage of annual appropriation ordinance required. The governing body of each Park District shall, within or before the first quarter of each fiscal year, adopt a combined annual budget and appropriatio…

(70 ILCS 1205/4-4a) (from Ch. 105, par. 4-4a) Sec. 4-4a. The governing board of any park district 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. (S…

(70 ILCS 1205/4-4b) (from Ch. 105, par. 4-4b) Sec. 4-4b. 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 1205/4-4c) Sec. 4-4c. Additional or supplemental budget. To take advantage of the increased limiting rate for levy year 2009 approved by a majority of voters voting on the proposition at the general primary election held on February 2, 2010, the Board of Park Commissione…

(70 ILCS 1205/4-6) (from Ch. 105, par. 4-6) Sec. 4-6. No member of the board of any park district, nor any person, whether in the employ of said board or otherwise, shall have power to create any debt, obligation, claim or liability, for or on account of said park district, or th…

(70 ILCS 1205/4-7) (from Ch. 105, par. 4-7) Sec. 4-7. Employees; police force. The board of any park district may employ engineers, attorneys, clerks and other employees, including a police force, as may be required, and may define and prescribe their respective duties and compen…

(70 ILCS 1205/4-8) (from Ch. 105, par. 4-8) Sec. 4-8. Except where the president of the district is elected by direct vote of the electors, the board of each park district shall elect from their number a president and all districts shall elect a vice-president, who shall hold the…

(70 ILCS 1205/4-9) (from Ch. 105, par. 4-9) Sec. 4-9. The president of any park district shall preside at all meetings of the board, and shall call special meetings thereof of his own motion or on request of two or more of the members, and in case of a special meeting shall cause…

(70 ILCS 1205/5-1) (from Ch. 105, par. 5-1) Sec. 5-1. Each Park District has the power to levy and collect taxes on all the taxable property in the district for all corporate purposes. The commissioners may accumulate funds for the purposes of building repairs and improvements an…

(70 ILCS 1205/5-10) (from Ch. 105, par. 5-10) Sec. 5-10. Whenever, as a result of any lawful order of any agency, other than a park district board, having authority to enforce any law or regulation designed for the protection, health or safety of employees or visitors, or any law…

(70 ILCS 1205/5-2) (from Ch. 105, par. 5-2) Sec. 5-2. Any park district may levy and collect annually, a tax of not to exceed .12% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of all taxable property in such district for the purpose of planning, establishi…

(70 ILCS 1205/5-2a) (from Ch. 105, par. 5-2a) Sec. 5-2a. Whenever a Park District contains within the boundaries of the district, the greater portion of the area of a city, village or incorporated town, the population of which city, village or incorporated town constitutes a majo…

(70 ILCS 1205/5-2b) (from Ch. 105, par. 5-2b) Sec. 5-2b. Whenever the greater portion of the area of a city, village or incorporated town lies wholly within the boundaries of a single Park District, the population of which city, village or incorporated town, constitutes a majorit…

(70 ILCS 1205/5-2c) Sec. 5-2c. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-537. Repealed by internal repealer, eff. 1-1-96.)

(70 ILCS 1205/5-2d) Sec. 5-2d. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-536, eff. 7-19-96. Repealed internally, eff. 1-1-98.)

(70 ILCS 1205/5-3) (from Ch. 105, par. 5-3) Sec. 5-3. Any park district may levy and collect annually an additional tax of not to exceed .25% of the value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue of all taxable property in such district for all corporate purposes, wh…

(70 ILCS 1205/5-3a) (from Ch. 105, par. 5-3a) Sec. 5-3a. Any park district may levy and collect annually an additional tax of not to exceed 0.25% of the value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue of all taxable property in such district for the purpose of plannin…

(70 ILCS 1205/5-4) (from Ch. 105, par. 5-4) Sec. 5-4. When a park district lies in 2 or more counties, the board shall ascertain the total amount of all taxable property situated within the district in each county as the property is equalized or assessed by the Department of Reve…

(70 ILCS 1205/5-5) (from Ch. 105, par. 5-5) Sec. 5-5. Any tax authorized by referendum by any park district prior to the enactment of this amendment shall not be affected or abrogated hereby, and the district may continue to levy and collect the same as heretofore. (Source: Laws …

(70 ILCS 1205/5-6) (from Ch. 105, par. 5-6) Sec. 5-6. Any park district may levy and collect annually, a tax of not to exceed .005% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of all taxable property in the district for the purpose of constructing, mainta…