Chapter 70 — SPECIAL DISTRICTS

(70 ILCS 200/250-35) Sec. 250-35. Report and financial statement. As soon after the end of each fiscal year as may be expedient, the Board shall cause to be prepared and printed a complete and detailed report and financial statement of its operations and of its assets and liabili…

(70 ILCS 200/250-40) Sec. 250-40. Standard civic center provisions incorporated by reference. The following Sections of this Code are incorporated by reference into this Article: Section 2-5. Definitions. Section 2-10. Lawsuits; common seal. Section 2-17. Duties; auditorium and o…

(70 ILCS 200/250-5) Sec. 250-5. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the context otherwise requires: "Authority" means the Sheldon Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. "Board" means the governing and administrative body of the Sheldon Metropo…

(70 ILCS 200/255-1) Sec. 255-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Springfield Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority Law of 1997. (Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

(70 ILCS 200/255-10) Sec. 255-10. Authority created; principal office. There is hereby created a political subdivision, body politic and municipal corporation by the name and style of Springfield Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority in the metropolitan area. The princ…

(70 ILCS 200/255-100) Sec. 255-100. Deposit of funds. All funds deposited by the treasurer in any bank or savings and loan association shall be placed in the name of the Authority and shall be withdrawn or paid out only by check or draft upon the bank or savings and loan associat…

(70 ILCS 200/255-105) Sec. 255-105. Bidders; civil action to compel compliance. Any bidder who has submitted a bid in compliance with the requirements for bidding under this Article may bring a civil action in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction in Sangamon County to co…

(70 ILCS 200/255-110) Sec. 255-110. Report and financial statement. As soon after the end of each fiscal year as may be expedient, the Board shall cause to be prepared and printed a complete and detailed report and financial statement of its operations and of its assets and liabi…

(70 ILCS 200/255-115) Sec. 255-115. Disconnection of territory. The owner or owners of record of any area of land consisting of one or more tracts in Sangamon County located within the corporate limits of the Springfield Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority which (1) …

(70 ILCS 200/255-120) Sec. 255-120. Tax status of disconnected territory. The disconnection of any territory from the Springfield Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority shall not exempt it from taxation for the purpose of paying any indebtedness contracted by the corpor…

(70 ILCS 200/255-125) Sec. 255-125. Reconnection of disconnected territory. Any area which has been disconnected from the Springfield Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority and which is subsequently subdivided into municipal lots and blocks or is used for commercial pur…

(70 ILCS 200/255-130) Sec. 255-130. Standard civic center provisions incorporated by reference. The following Sections of this Code are incorporated by reference into this Article: Section 2-5. Definitions. Section 2-10. Lawsuits; common seal. Section 2-25. Incurring obligations.…

(70 ILCS 200/255-15) Sec. 255-15. Duties. It shall be the duty of the authority to promote, operate and maintain expositions and conventions from time to time in the metropolitan area and in connection therewith to arrange, finance and maintain industrial, cultural, educational, …

(70 ILCS 200/255-20) Sec. 255-20. Rights and powers. The Springfield Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority shall have the following rights and powers: (a) To purchase, own, construct, lease as lessee or in any other way acquire, improve, extend, repair, reconstruct, re…

(70 ILCS 200/255-22) Sec. 255-22. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, any power granted under this Article to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Sou…

(70 ILCS 200/255-25) Sec. 255-25. Federal money. The Authority shall have the power to apply for and accept grants, loans or appropriations from the Federal Government or any agency or instrumentality thereof to be used for any of the purposes of the Authority and to enter into a…

(70 ILCS 200/255-30) Sec. 255-30. Borrowing; revenue bonds. The Authority shall have the continuing power to borrow money for the purpose of carrying out and performing its duties and exercising its rights and powers under this Article. For the purpose of evidencing the obligatio…

(70 ILCS 200/255-35) Sec. 255-35. Bonds; nature of indebtedness. Under no circumstances shall any bonds issued by the Authority under Section 255-30 be or become an indebtedness or obligation of the State of Illinois or of any other political subdivision of or municipality within…

(70 ILCS 200/255-40) Sec. 255-40. Tax. For the year 1973 and subsequent years, the Authority has power to levy and collect annually, taxes upon all the taxable property in the metropolitan area for the purpose of the payment for land leased, condemned or purchased for a fair and …

(70 ILCS 200/255-45) Sec. 255-45. Borrowing; general obligation and revenue bonds; backdoor referendum. The Authority may borrow money for the purpose of carrying out its duties and exercising its powers under this Article, and issue its general obligation and revenue bonds as ev…

(70 ILCS 200/255-5) Sec. 255-5. Definitions. When used in this Article: "Authority" means the Springfield Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority. "Board" means the governing and administrative body of the Springfield Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority. "Go…

(70 ILCS 200/255-50) Sec. 255-50. G.O. bonds; election. General obligation bonds of the Authority, the aggregate outstanding unpaid balance of which exceeds 1 1/2% of the total assessed valuation of all taxable property within the metropolitan area shall not be issued until the p…

(70 ILCS 200/255-55) Sec. 255-55. Election; canvass of returns; expenses. Any referendum required under Section 255-45 or 255-50 shall be ordered and certified by the Board and shall be conducted and notice thereof given in accordance with the general election law. The returns of…

(70 ILCS 200/255-60) Sec. 255-60. Board created. The governing and administrative body of the Authority shall be a board consisting of 11 members and shall be known as the Springfield Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority Board. (Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

(70 ILCS 200/255-65) Sec. 255-65. Term of Board members; election of successors. Board members shall be elected biennially by the electors of the metropolitan area in each odd numbered year beginning with 1981 on the day fixed by the general election law. The 3 members elected in…

(70 ILCS 200/255-70) Sec. 255-70. Qualifications of Board members and voters. Each Board member shall be a registered voter, as provided in the general election law, qualified to vote within the metropolitan area. All persons qualified to vote and who are registered voters in the…

(70 ILCS 200/255-75) Sec. 255-75. Nomination of Board members. Nomination of a candidate for member of the Board at any election to be held after June 1, 1970, shall be made by a petition filed with the county clerk, signed by at least 50 voters qualified to vote at the election.…

(70 ILCS 200/255-80) Sec. 255-80. Election of Board members. Elections for members of the Board shall be governed by the general election law. Each voter may cast as many votes as there are offices to be filled at such election for trustee, but such votes may not be cumulated. Up…

(70 ILCS 200/255-85) Sec. 255-85. Board members; vacancy in office. Members of the board shall hold office until their respective successors have been elected and qualified. In case of resignation, death, conviction of a felony or ceasing to reside in the metropolitan area or oth…

(70 ILCS 200/255-90) Sec. 255-90. Organization of the Board. As soon as practicably possible after the appointment of the initial members and, thereafter, within 15 days of each election of members, the Board shall organize for the transaction of business, select a chairman, vice…

(70 ILCS 200/255-95) Sec. 255-95. Meetings; quorum; approval of ordinances and resolutions by chairman; public records. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at least once in each calendar month, the time and place of such meetings to be fixed by the Board. Six members of t…

(70 ILCS 200/260-1) Sec. 260-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Sterling Civic Center Law of 1997. (Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

(70 ILCS 200/260-10) Sec. 260-10. Authority created; principal office. There is hereby created a political subdivision, body politic and municipal corporation by the name and style of the Sterling Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority in the metropolit…

(70 ILCS 200/260-15) Sec. 260-15. Board created. The governing and administrative body of the Authority shall be a board consisting of 7 members and shall be known as the Sterling Metropolitan Exposition Auditorium and Office Building Board. The members of the board shall be indi…

(70 ILCS 200/260-20) Sec. 260-20. Board members appointed. Within 60 days after September 17, 1984 (the effective date of Article 2 of Public Act 83-1456), the Mayor of Sterling with the advice and consent of the Sterling City Council shall appoint 7 members of the Board, 2 membe…

(70 ILCS 200/260-25) Sec. 260-25. Deposit of funds. All funds deposited by the treasurer in any bank shall be placed in the name of the Authority and shall be withdrawn or paid out only by check or draft upon the bank, signed by the treasurer and countersigned by the chairman of …

(70 ILCS 200/260-30) Sec. 260-30. Bidders; civil action to compel compliance. Any bidder who has submitted a bid in compliance with the requirements for bidding under this Article may bring a civil action in the circuit court in Whiteside County to compel compliance with the prov…

(70 ILCS 200/260-35) Sec. 260-35. Standard civic center provisions incorporated by reference. The following Sections of this Code are incorporated by reference into this Article: Section 2-3. Purpose. Section 2-5. Definitions. Section 2-10. Lawsuits; common seal. Section 2-16. Du…

(70 ILCS 200/260-5) Sec. 260-5. Definitions. When used in this Article: "Authority" means the Sterling Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. "Board" means the governing and administrative body of the Sterling Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Of…

(70 ILCS 200/265-1) Sec. 265-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Vermilion County Civic Center Law of 1997. (Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

(70 ILCS 200/265-10) Sec. 265-10. Definitions. In this Article: "Authority" means the Vermilion County Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. "Board" means the governing and administrative body of the Vermilion County Metropolitan Exposition, Auditoriu…

(70 ILCS 200/265-15) Sec. 265-15. Authority created; principal office. There is hereby created a unit of local government known as the Vermilion County Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority in the metropolitan area. The principal office of the Authorit…

(70 ILCS 200/265-20) Sec. 265-20. Rights and powers. The Authority shall have the following rights and powers: (a) To acquire, purchase, own, construct, lease as lessee or in any other way acquire, improve, extend, repair, reconstruct, regulate, operate, equip and maintain fair e…

(70 ILCS 200/265-22) Sec. 265-22. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, any power granted under this Article to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Sou…

(70 ILCS 200/265-25) Sec. 265-25. Bonds; nature of indebtedness. Under no circumstances shall any bonds issued by the Authority be or become an indebtedness or obligation of the State of Illinois or any unit of local government or school district within the State, nor shall any s…

(70 ILCS 200/265-30) Sec. 265-30. Investment in bonds. The State and all counties, cities, villages, incorporated towns and other units of local government and public bodies, and public officers of any thereof; all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, …

(70 ILCS 200/265-32) Sec. 265-32. Bonds other than revenue bonds. No bonds, other than revenue bonds issued pursuant to Section 2-52, shall be issued by the Authority until the proposition to issue the same has been submitted to and approved by a majority of the voters of said me…

(70 ILCS 200/265-35) Sec. 265-35. Tax. If a majority of the voters of said metropolitan area approve the issuance of bonds as provided in Section 265-32, the Authority shall have power to levy and collect annually a sum sufficient to pay for the annual principal and interest char…

(70 ILCS 200/265-40) Sec. 265-40. Board created. The governing and administrative body of the Authority shall be a board known as the Vermilion County Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Board and shall consist of 12 members. The members of the board shall be …

(70 ILCS 200/265-45) Sec. 265-45. Board members appointed. Within 60 days after October 1, 1975 (the effective date of Public Act 79-794), the Mayor of Danville, with the advice and consent of the Danville city council, shall appoint 9 members of the board, 3 members to be appoin…