Chapter 70 — SPECIAL DISTRICTS

(70 ILCS 1570/2) (from Ch. 105, par. 80) Sec. 2. Whenever the commissioners of Lincoln Park shall decide to make such an extension over and upon submerged lands under the waters of Lake Michigan, it shall adopt and cause to be filed with the Secretary of State, a plan showing the…

(70 ILCS 1570/3) (from Ch. 105, par. 81) Sec. 3. The commissioners of Lincoln Park may, by contract with or deeds from the owner or owners thereof, acquire the riparian rights appurtenant to the shore lands adjacent to and adjoining the submerged lands so granted and so much of t…

(70 ILCS 1570/5) (from Ch. 105, par. 82) Sec. 5. In case the Commissioners of Lincoln Park are unable to agree with the owner or owners of or any persons interested in such adjacent and adjoining lands or interests therein or riparian or other rights appurtenant thereto or are un…

(70 ILCS 1570/5.5) Sec. 5.5. 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-…

(70 ILCS 1570/6) (from Ch. 105, par. 83) Sec. 6. The submerged lands thus granted and the shore lands and interests therein and riparian rights appurtenant thereto, and the right to impose restrictions thereon thus acquired in accordance with the preceding sections the Commission…

(70 ILCS 1570/7) (from Ch. 105, par. 84) Sec. 7. The cost of the acquisition of such shore lands and interests therein and riparian and other rights appurtenant thereto from such shore owners, together with the cost of the construction of the said boulevards, driveways and parkwa…

(70 ILCS 1570/8) (from Ch. 105, par. 85) Sec. 8. The powers granted by this Act to the Commissioners of Lincoln Park shall not be construed to have been exhausted by one use of the same, but under the same conditions and limitations and in the manner prescribed, the said the Comm…

(70 ILCS 1570/9) (from Ch. 105, par. 85a) Sec. 9. The following Act is hereby repealed: "An Act to enable park commissioners having control of any park bordering upon public waters in this State, to enlarge the same from time to time and granting submerged lands for the purpose o…

(70 ILCS 1575/0.01) (from Ch. 105, par. 437.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Lincoln Park Submerged Lands Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(70 ILCS 1575/1) (from Ch. 105, par. 438) Sec. 1. That all right, title and interest of the state in and to the bed of Lake Michigan on which the driveway connected with Lincoln Park is now constructed, or on which any extension thereof may hereafter be constructed, and a strip o…

(70 ILCS 1575/2) (from Ch. 105, par. 439) Sec. 2. That said commissioners may have and exercise police control over the waters of Lake Michigan along the east side of said driveway and any extension thereof, for a distance of two hundred and fifty feet in same way as over the gro…

(70 ILCS 1580/0.01) (from Ch. 105, par. 451.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Grant Park (1899) Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(70 ILCS 1580/1) (from Ch. 105, par. 452) Sec. 1. That the land or lands located in the City of Chicago, County of Cook, and State of Illinois, bounded on the north by the north line of Monroe Street, produced east to the outer sea wall or harbor line, established by the secretar…

(70 ILCS 1585/0.01) (from Ch. 105, par. 452.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Grant Park (1905) Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(70 ILCS 1585/1) (from Ch. 105, par. 453) Sec. 1. That the land, including all submerged land, known as Grant Park, in the City of Chicago, County of Cook and State of Illinois, bounded on the north by the south line of Randolph street extended in a straight line east from Michig…

(70 ILCS 1590/0.01) (from Ch. 105, par. 800) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Grant Park Boundary Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(70 ILCS 1590/1) (from Ch. 105, par. 801) Sec. 1. The boundaries of Grant Park are hereby extended so as to embrace and include the following lands located in the City of Chicago, County of Cook, and State of Illinois heretofore agreed and scheduled to be transferred under an agr…

(70 ILCS 1590/2) (from Ch. 105, par. 802) Sec. 2. The extension of the territory of Grant Park by this Act shall be deemed a dedication of such additional territory for public purposes and shall incorporate the covenants of the original June 7, 1839 dedication of Lake Front Park,…

(70 ILCS 1600/0.01) (from Ch. 32, par. 503a90) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Exposition Authority Incorporation Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(70 ILCS 1600/1) (from Ch. 32, par. 503b) Sec. 1. Exposition Authorities may be organized in the manner provided by this Act to conduct expositions, theatricals, cinema exhibitions, concerts, recitals, lectures and industrial, trade, scientific, cultural and educational exhibits,…

(70 ILCS 1600/2) (from Ch. 32, par. 503c) Sec. 2. Whenever the commissioners, or a majority of the commissioners, of any park district located in whole or in part in any city having a population of two hundred thousand or more shall cause to be filed with the secretary of state a…

(70 ILCS 1600/3) (from Ch. 32, par. 503d) Sec. 3. Every such Authority shall have a board of ten commissioners, to be appointed by the mayor, with the approval of the city council of the city in which the property of such Authority is located. One of such commissioners shall serv…

(70 ILCS 1600/4) (from Ch. 32, par. 503e) Sec. 4. Annually the commissioners shall choose from among their members a president and vice-president, to serve for a term of one year and until their successors are chosen and qualified. The president shall preside at the meetings of t…

(70 ILCS 1600/5) (from Ch. 32, par. 503f) Sec. 5. Every Authority organized under this Act shall have the following rights, powers and privileges in addition to the powers expressed in the purposes for which such Authority is authorized to be organized: (1) to have succession by …

(70 ILCS 1605/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Metro-East Park and Recreation District Act. (Source: P.A. 91-103, eff. 7-13-99.)

(70 ILCS 1605/10) Sec. 10. Creation of Metro-East Park and Recreation District. (a) The Metro-East Park and Recreation District may be created, incorporated, and managed under this Section and may exercise the powers given to the District under this Act. Any county may be include…

(70 ILCS 1605/15) Sec. 15. Creation of District; referendum. (a) The governing body of a county may, by resolution, elect to create the Metro-East Park and Recreation District. The Metro-East District shall be established at a referendum on the question of the formation of the Di…

(70 ILCS 1605/20) Sec. 20. Board of directors. (a) If the Metro-East District is created by only one county, the District shall be managed by a board of directors consisting of 3 members. Two members shall be appointed by the chief executive officer, with the advice and consent o…

(70 ILCS 1605/25) Sec. 25. Powers and duties. (a) The Metro-East Park and Recreation District has the power to: (1) issue bonds, notes, or other obligations for any of the purposes of the District, and to refund the bonds, notes, or obligations, as provided in Section 40; (2) con…

(70 ILCS 1605/30) Sec. 30. Taxes. (a) The board shall impose a tax upon all persons engaged in the business of selling tangible personal property, other than personal property titled or registered with an agency of this State's government, at retail in the District on the gross r…

(70 ILCS 1605/35) Sec. 35. Allocation of moneys collected. The taxes authorized by Section 30 of this Act shall be allocated as follows: (1) Fifty percent of the amounts collected from each county shall be returned to the Metro-East District for distribution by the District to ea…

(70 ILCS 1605/40) Sec. 40. Bonds. The board of the District created under this Act may issue and sell revenue bonds, payable from the revenue derived from taxes imposed under Section 30, for any of the purposes enumerated in this Act or for the purpose of refunding any revenue bo…

(70 ILCS 1605/45) Sec. 45. Report. The board shall, by the end of the District's fiscal year, submit a financial report to the State Comptroller. (Source: P.A. 91-103, eff. 7-13-99.)

(70 ILCS 1605/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Board" means the board of directors of the Metro-East Park and Recreation District. "Chief executive officer" means the chairman of the county board of a county. "County" means Madison, St. Clair, Monroe, Clinton, Jersey, or Mac…

(70 ILCS 1605/900) Sec. 900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 91-103, eff. 7-13-99; text omitted.)

(70 ILCS 1605/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 91-103, eff. 7-13-99.)

(70 ILCS 1610/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Summit Park District Tax Levy Validation (2010) Act. (Source: P.A. 96-1205, eff. 7-22-10.)

(70 ILCS 1610/5) Sec. 5. Tax levy ordinances of the Summit Park District. If the Summit Park District has, during the fiscal year 2010-2011, within the time required by law adopted an annual appropriation ordinance for that year and adopted its annual tax levy ordinance for the t…

(70 ILCS 1610/90) Sec. 90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 96-1205, eff. 7-22-10; text omitted.)

(70 ILCS 1610/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 96-1205, eff. 7-22-10.)

(70 ILCS 1707/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Regional Planning Act. (Source: P.A. 94-510, eff. 8-9-05.)

(70 ILCS 1707/10) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 10. Definitions. "Board" means the Board of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. "CMAP" means the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. "Chief elected county official" means the Board Chair in …

(70 ILCS 1707/15) Sec. 15. Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning; structure. (a) The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning is established as a political subdivision, body politic, and municipal corporation. The Board shall be responsible for developing and adopting a fundin…

(70 ILCS 1707/20) Sec. 20. Duties. In addition to those duties enumerated elsewhere in this Act, the Board shall: (a) Hire an executive director to act as the chief administrative officer and to direct and coordinate all staff work. (b) Provide a policy framework under which all …

(70 ILCS 1707/25) Sec. 25. Operations. (a) Each appointing authority shall give notice of its Board appointments to each other appointing authority, to the Board, and to the Secretary of State. Within 30 days after his or her appointment and before entering upon the duties of the…

(70 ILCS 1707/30) Sec. 30. Jurisdiction and area of operation. The jurisdiction and area of operation of the Board includes Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties. The Board may enter into agreements with units of local government located outside of, but co…

(70 ILCS 1707/35) Sec. 35. General powers and authority. In addition to any other rights, powers, duties, or obligations granted to the Board under this Act or specifically granted to the Board under any other law, the Board has all of the following general powers and authority: …

(70 ILCS 1707/40) Sec. 40. Public participation; public hearing; Citizens' Advisory Committee. (a) The Board shall develop, implement, and maintain a process of public participation designed to: (i) inform and involve the public in all of the public activities and decisions of th…

(70 ILCS 1707/44) Sec. 44. Regional Data and Information Program. CMAP shall be the authoritative source for regional data collection, exchange, dissemination, analysis, evaluation, forecasting and modeling. With the involvement of state, regional, and local governments and agenc…

(70 ILCS 1707/45) Sec. 45. Regional comprehensive plan. At intervals not to exceed every 5 years, or as needed to be consistent with federal law, the Board shall develop a regional comprehensive plan that integrates land use and transportation. The regional comprehensive plan and…