Chapter 70 — SPECIAL DISTRICTS

(70 ILCS 2305/19.1) (from Ch. 42, par. 295.1) Sec. 19.1. Acquiring district or municipal treatment works. (a) After incorporation, any district organized under this Act may, in accordance with this Act and an intergovernmental agreement with the sanitary district being acquired o…

(70 ILCS 2305/2) (from Ch. 42, par. 278) Sec. 2. All courts in this State shall take judicial notice of the existence of all sanitary districts organized under this act. (Source: Laws 1913, p. 303.)

(70 ILCS 2305/20) (from Ch. 42, par. 296) Sec. 20. (a) The board of trustees of any such sanitary district shall have power and authority to prevent the pollution of any waters from which a water supply may be obtained by any city, town or village within said district, and shall …

(70 ILCS 2305/21) (from Ch. 42, par. 296.1) Sec. 21. The board of trustees has the power to build and construct and to defray the cost and expenses of the construction of drains, sewers, or laterals, or drains and sewers and laterals and other necessary adjuncts thereto, includin…

(70 ILCS 2305/22) (from Ch. 42, par. 296.2) Sec. 22. When any special assessment is made under this Act, the ordinance authorizing such assessment may provide that the entire assessment and each individual assessment be divided into annual installments, not more than 20 in number…

(70 ILCS 2305/23) (from Ch. 42, par. 296.3) Sec. 23. Whenever any ordinance providing for any improvement shall in pursuance of authority conferred in this Act provide for the payment of the same, either in whole or in part, by special assessment, said board of trustees may issue…

(70 ILCS 2305/23a) (from Ch. 42, par. 296.3a) Sec. 23a. Any sanitary district having any undistributed or unclaimed money received from the making of any local improvement paid for wholly or in part by special assessment, after complying with all the provisions for the distributi…

(70 ILCS 2305/24) (from Ch. 42, par. 296.4) Sec. 24. Whenever the board of trustees of any sanitary district organized under this Act shall pass an ordinance for the making of any improvement authorized by this Act and shall provide that the same shall be paid for by special asse…

(70 ILCS 2305/25) (from Ch. 42, par. 296.5) Sec. 25. The Board of Trustees may provide by ordinance for the levy, in addition to the taxes now authorized by law, and in addition to the amount authorized to be levied for corporate purposes, as provided by Section 12 of this Act, o…

(70 ILCS 2305/26) (from Ch. 42, par. 296.6) Sec. 26. Additional contiguous territory may be added to any sanitary district organized under this Act in the manner following: Ten per cent or more of the legal voters resident within the limits of such proposed addition to such sanit…

(70 ILCS 2305/27) (from Ch. 42, par. 296.7) Sec. 27. Any contiguous territory located within the boundaries of any sanitary district organized under this Act, and upon the border of such district, may become disconnected from such district in the manner following, to wit: 10% or …

(70 ILCS 2305/28) (from Ch. 42, par. 296.8) Sec. 28. Annexation of territory. The board of trustees of any sanitary district may annex any territory which is not within the corporate limits of the sanitary district, provided: (a) The territory is contiguous to the annexing sanita…

(70 ILCS 2305/28a) (from Ch. 42, par. 296.8a) Sec. 28a. The corporate authorities of any sanitary district may enter into an agreement with one or more of the owners of record of land in any territory which may be annexed to such sanitary district as provided in this Act. Such ag…

(70 ILCS 2305/28b) (from Ch. 42, par. 296.8b) Sec. 28b. For purposes of this Act, territory to be organized as a sanitary district shall be considered to be contiguous territory, and territory to be annexed to a sanitary district shall be considered to be contiguous to the sanita…

(70 ILCS 2305/29) (from Ch. 42, par. 296.9) Sec. 29. The board of trustees of any sanitary district may arrange to provide for the benefit of employees and trustees of the sanitary district group life, health, accident, hospital and medical insurance, or any one or any combinatio…

(70 ILCS 2305/3) (from Ch. 42, par. 279) Sec. 3. Election of trustees; terms. The corporate authority of the North Shore Water Reclamation District shall consist of 5 trustees. Within 20 days after the adoption of the Act, as provided in Section 1, the county governing body shall…

(70 ILCS 2305/30) Sec. 30. Claims for compensation. No claim for compensation shall be made or action for damages filed against a sanitary district formed under this Act on account of any damage to property occurring on or after January 1, 2012, unless notice in writing is filed …

(70 ILCS 2305/31) Sec. 31. Resource recovery. (a) As used in this Section: "Recovered resources" means any material produced by or extracted from the operation of sanitary district facilities, including, but not limited to: (1) solids, including solids from the digestion process,…

(70 ILCS 2305/4) (from Ch. 42, par. 280) Sec. 4. Board of trustees; powers; compensation. The trustees shall constitute a board of trustees for the district. The board of trustees is the corporate authority of the district, and shall exercise all the powers and manage and control…

(70 ILCS 2305/5) (from Ch. 42, par. 281) Sec. 5. Ordinance enactment and rulemaking procedures. (a) No ordinance or rule imposing a penalty, or assessing a charge under Section 7.1, shall take effect until the board of trustees has complied with the requirements of this Section. …

(70 ILCS 2305/6) (from Ch. 42, par. 282) Sec. 6. All ordinances, orders and resolutions, and the date of publication thereof, may be proven by the certificate of the clerk, under the seal of the corporation, and when printed in book or pamphlet form, and purporting to be publishe…

(70 ILCS 2305/6.1) (from Ch. 42, par. 282.1) Sec. 6.1. Actions to impose a fine or imprisonment for violation of a sanitary district ordinance or resolution adopted under authority of this Act shall be brought in the corporate name of the sanitary district as plaintiff. Such acti…

(70 ILCS 2305/7) (from Ch. 42, par. 283) Sec. 7. Powers of the board of trustees. The board of trustees of any sanitary district organized under this Act may provide for the treatment of the sewage thereof and save and preserve the water supplied to the inhabitants of such distri…

(70 ILCS 2305/7.01) (from Ch. 42, par. 283.01) Sec. 7.01. In addition to the powers and authority now possessed by it, the board of trustees of any sanitary district organized under this Act shall have the power by majority vote: (a) To use the general funds of the sanitary distr…

(70 ILCS 2305/7.1) (from Ch. 42, par. 283.1) Sec. 7.1. In providing works for the treatment of industrial sewage, commonly called industrial wastes, whether the industrial sewage is disposed of in combination with municipal sewage or independently, the sanitary district has power…

(70 ILCS 2305/7.2) (from Ch. 42, par. 283.2) Sec. 7.2. Where any sewer system under the jurisdiction of a city, village or incorporated town is tributary to a sanitary district sewer system, and the board of trustees of such sanitary district finds that it will conduce to the pub…

(70 ILCS 2305/7.3) (from Ch. 42, par. 283.3) Sec. 7.3. Any district formed hereunder shall have the right to require that any sewer system, sewage treatment works or sewage treatment facility constructed in or within 3 miles of the limits of such district which is tributary there…

(70 ILCS 2305/7.4) (from Ch. 42, par. 283.4) Sec. 7.4. The board of trustees of any sanitary district organized under this Act may require that before any person or municipal corporation connects to the sewage system of the district the district be permitted to inspect the draina…

(70 ILCS 2305/7.5) (from Ch. 42, par. 283.5) Sec. 7.5. The sanitary district, in addition to other powers vested in it, is authorized to enter into agreements with any city, village or incorporated town located partly within and partly without the territorial limits of the sanita…

(70 ILCS 2305/7.6) Sec. 7.6. Rates for treatment and disposal of sewage and surface or ground water. The board of trustees shall have the authority by ordinance to establish, revise, and maintain rates or charges for the treatment and disposal of sewage and surface or ground wate…

(70 ILCS 2305/7.7) Sec. 7.7. Discharge into sewers of the sanitary district. (a) As used in this Section: "Executive director" means the executive director of the sanitary district. "Industrial wastes" means all solids, liquids, or gaseous wastes resulting from any commercial, in…

(70 ILCS 2305/7.8) Sec. 7.8. Nutrient trading. (a) The sanitary district may participate in any available nutrient trading program in the State for meeting water quality standards. (b) The authorization granted to the sanitary district under this Section shall not be construed as…

(70 ILCS 2305/8) (from Ch. 42, par. 284) Sec. 8. Such sanitary district may acquire by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise any and all real and personal property, right of way and privilege, either within or without its corporate limits that may be required for its corporate pur…

(70 ILCS 2305/8.05) Sec. 8.05. 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. 9…

(70 ILCS 2305/8.1) (from Ch. 42, par. 284.1) Sec. 8.1. Every such sanitary district shall also have the power to lease to others for any period of time, not exceeding 50 years, upon such terms as its board of trustees may determine, any real estate, right-of-way, or privilege, or…

(70 ILCS 2305/9) (from Ch. 42, par. 285) Sec. 9. The corporation may borrow money for corporate purposes and may issue bonds therefor, but shall not become indebted, in any manner, or for any purpose, to an amount in the aggregate to exceed 4.50% on the valuation of taxable prope…

(70 ILCS 2305/9.1) (from Ch. 42, par. 285.1) Sec. 9.1. All bonds issued pursuant to this Act shall bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding that permitted by the Bond Authorization Act. (Source: P.A. 104-417, eff. 8-15-25.)

(70 ILCS 2310/0.01) (from Ch. 42, par. 297h) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the North Shore Sanitary District Extension (1st) Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(70 ILCS 2310/1) (from Ch. 42, par. 298) Sec. 1. That the corporate limits of the North Shore Sanitary District in the county of Lake and State of Illinois, created under the provisions of an Act entitled, "An Act to create sanitary districts, and to provide for sewage disposal,"…

(70 ILCS 2315/1) (from Ch. 42, par. 298a) Sec. 1. That the corporate limits of the North Shore Sanitary District in the county of Lake and State of Illinois, created under the provisions of "An Act to create sanitary districts, and to provide for sewage disposal," approved June 5…

(70 ILCS 2315/2) (from Ch. 42, par. 298a1) Sec. 2. Short title. This Act may be cited as the North Shore Sanitary District Extension (2nd) Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(70 ILCS 2405/0.1) (from Ch. 42, par. 298.99) Sec. 0.1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Sanitary District Act of 1917". (Source: Laws 1967, p. 945.)

(70 ILCS 2405/1) (from Ch. 42, par. 299) Sec. 1. Whenever any area of contiguous territory shall contain one or more incorporated cities, towns or villages or parts of one or more incorporated cities, towns or villages, and shall be so situated that the construction and maintenan…

(70 ILCS 2405/10) (from Ch. 42, par. 309) Sec. 10. At the time of or before incurring any indebtedness, the board of trustees shall provide for the collection of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such debt as it falls due, and also to pay and discharge the pri…

(70 ILCS 2405/11) (from Ch. 42, par. 310) Sec. 11. Except as otherwise hereinafter provided, all contracts for purchases or sales by a sanitary district organized under this Act, the expense of which will exceed the mandatory competitive bid threshold, shall be let to the lowest …

(70 ILCS 2405/11.1) (from Ch. 42, par. 310.1) Sec. 11.1. 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 2405/11.2) (from Ch. 42, par. 310.2) Sec. 11.2. It is the policy of this State that all powers granted, either expressly or by necessary implication, by this Act or any other Illinois statute to the district may be exercised by the district notwithstanding effects on com…

(70 ILCS 2405/12) (from Ch. 42, par. 311) Sec. 12. After August 2, 1965, the board of trustees may levy and collect other taxes for corporate purposes upon property within the territorial limits of the sanitary district, the aggregate amount of which for each year shall be at a r…

(70 ILCS 2405/12.1) (from Ch. 42, par. 311.1) Sec. 12.1. The provisions of Sections 18-120, 18-125, and 18-130 of the Property Tax Code shall not apply to Section 12 of this Act unless within 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1957 a petition is filed with…

(70 ILCS 2405/12a) (from Ch. 42, par. 311a) Sec. 12a. The board of trustees of any sanitary district organized under the provisions of this Act, shall designate one or more banks or savings and loan associations in which the funds and moneys of the sanitary district in the custod…