Chapter 70 — SPECIAL DISTRICTS

(70 ILCS 200/80-45) Sec. 80-45. 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 2-16. Duties; auditorium and oth…

(70 ILCS 200/80-5) Sec. 80-5. Definitions. When used in this Article: "Authority" means DuPage County Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. "Board" means the governing and administrative body of the DuPage County Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium an…

(70 ILCS 200/85-1) Sec. 85-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Elgin Civic Center Law of 1997. (Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

(70 ILCS 200/85-10) Sec. 85-10. Authority created; principal office. There is hereby created a political subdivision, body politic and municipal corporation by the name and style of the Elgin Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority in the metropolitan ar…

(70 ILCS 200/85-15) Sec. 85-15. Board created. The governing and administrative body of the Authority shall be a board consisting of 7 members and shall be known as the Elgin Metropolitan Exposition Auditorium and Office Building Board. The members of the board shall be individua…

(70 ILCS 200/85-20) Sec. 85-20. Board members appointed. Within 60 days after September 17, 1984 (the effective date of Article 3 of Public Act 83-1456), the Mayor of Elgin with the advice and consent of the Elgin City Council shall appoint 7 members of the Board, 2 members to be…

(70 ILCS 200/85-25) Sec. 85-25. Funds; compliance with Public Funds Investment Act. All funds deposited by the treasurer in any bank shall be placed in the name of the Authority and shall be withdrawn or paid out only by check or draft upon the bank, signed by the treasurer and c…

(70 ILCS 200/85-30) Sec. 85-30. 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 Kane County to compel compliance with the provisions …

(70 ILCS 200/85-35) Sec. 85-35. 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. Duti…

(70 ILCS 200/85-5) Sec. 85-5. Definitions. When used in this Article: "Authority" means the Elgin Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. "Board" means the governing and administrative body of the Elgin Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Bui…

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

(70 ILCS 200/90-10) Sec. 90-10. Creation of Authority. (a) The Forest Park Civic Center Authority is created as a political subdivision, body politic, and municipal corporation in the metropolitan area. (b) The principal office of the Authority shall be in the village of Forest P…

(70 ILCS 200/90-12) Sec. 90-12. Powers. The Authority has the following 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 exhibition centers, civic auditoriu…

(70 ILCS 200/90-15) Sec. 90-15. Creation of the Board. The governing and administrative body of the Authority shall be a board consisting of 5 members and shall be known as the Forest Park Civic Center Authority Board. The members of the Board shall be individuals of generally re…

(70 ILCS 200/90-20) Sec. 90-20. Members of the Board appointed. Within 60 days after September 11, 1990 (the effective date of Article 3 of Public Act 86-1414), the mayor of Forest Park, with the advice and consent of the corporate authorities of the village of Forest Park, shall…

(70 ILCS 200/90-25) Sec. 90-25. Removal of Board members. The mayor of Forest Park, with the advice and consent of the corporate authorities of the village of Forest Park, may remove any member of the Board in case of incompetency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office, after…

(70 ILCS 200/90-30) Sec. 90-30. Quorum; action by 3 Board members. Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All actions of the Board shall be by ordinance or resolution, and the affirmative vote of at least 3 members shall be necessary…

(70 ILCS 200/90-35) Sec. 90-35. Contracts; award to other than highest or lowest bidder by vote of 3 Board members. (a) All contracts for the sale of property of a value of more than $10,000 or for a concession in or lease of property, including air rights, of the Authority for a…

(70 ILCS 200/90-40) Sec. 90-40. 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 2-15. Duti…

(70 ILCS 200/90-5) Sec. 90-5. Definitions. In this Article: "Authority" means the Forest Park Civic Center Authority. "Board" means the governing and administrative body of the Forest Park Civic Center Authority. "Metropolitan area" means all that territory in the State of Illino…

(70 ILCS 200/900-1) Sec. 900-1. Prior law. (a) A provision of this Code that is a continuation of a prior law shall not be construed as a new or different law. (b) A citation in another Act to an Act or to a Section of an Act that is continued in this Code shall be construed to b…

(70 ILCS 200/900-10) Sec. 900-10. Home rule; mandates. Nothing in this Code as initially enacted (i) is a denial or limitation on home rule powers if no denial or limitation existed under prior law or (ii) creates a State mandate under the State Mandates Act if no mandate existed…

(70 ILCS 200/900-15) Sec. 900-15. Titles; Articles; captions. The language contained in the Titles, Article headings, and Section and subsection captions in this Code: (1) is intended only as a general description that is not a part of the substantive provisions of this Code; (2)…

(70 ILCS 200/900-5) Sec. 900-5. Other Acts of the General Assembly. If any Act of the General Assembly changes, adds, or repeals a provision of prior law that is continued in this Code, then that change, addition, or repeal in the other Act shall be construed together with this C…

(70 ILCS 200/95-1) Sec. 95-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Herrin Civic Center Law of 1997. (Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

(70 ILCS 200/95-10) Sec. 95-10. Authority created; principal office. There is hereby created a political subdivision, body politic and municipal corporation by the name and style of the Herrin Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority in the metropolitan a…

(70 ILCS 200/95-15) Sec. 95-15. Board created. The governing and administrative body of the Authority shall be a board consisting of 7 members and shall be known as the Herrin Metropolitan Exposition Auditorium and Office Building Board. The members of the Board shall be individu…

(70 ILCS 200/95-20) Sec. 95-20. Board members appointed. Within 60 days after January 1, 1984 (the effective date of Article 1 of Public Act 83-911), the Mayor of Herrin, with the advice and consent of the Herrin City Council, shall appoint 7 members of the Board, 2 members to be…

(70 ILCS 200/95-25) Sec. 95-25. 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. Duti…

(70 ILCS 200/95-5) Sec. 95-5. Definitions. When used in this Article: "Authority" means the Herrin Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. "Board" means the governing and administrative body of the Herrin Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office B…

(70 ILCS 200/990-10) Sec. 990-10. The following Sections are repealed in Section 990-5 without being continued in the Civic Center Code: Section 0.01 (short title) of the Aledo, Normal, Mason County, Jasper County, Brownstown Park District, Jo Daviess County, Milford, Sheldon, Ka…

(70 ILCS 200/990-5) Sec. 990-5. Repeals. The following Acts are repealed: The Metropolitan Civic Center Act. The Aledo, Normal, Mason County, Jasper County, Brownstown Park District, Jo Daviess County, Milford, Sheldon, Katherine Dunham, and Oak Park Civic Centers Act. The Aurora…

(70 ILCS 210/1) (from Ch. 85, par. 1221) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Act. (Source: P.A. 86-17.)

(70 ILCS 210/10) (from Ch. 85, par. 1230) Sec. 10. The Authority shall have the continuing power to borrow money for the purpose of carrying out and performing its duties and exercising its powers under this Act. For the purpose of evidencing the obligation of the Authority to re…

(70 ILCS 210/10.1) (from Ch. 85, par. 1230.1) Sec. 10.1. (a) The Authority is hereby authorized to provide for the issuance, from time to time, of refunding or advance refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding any bonds or notes then outstanding (herein collectively referred t…

(70 ILCS 210/10.2) Sec. 10.2. Bonding disclosure. (a) Truth in borrowing disclosure. Within 60 business days after the issuance of any bonds under this Act, the Authority shall disclose the total principal and interest payments to be paid on the bonds over the full stated term of…

(70 ILCS 210/11) (from Ch. 85, par. 1231) Sec. 11. Under no circumstances shall any bonds issued by the Authority or any other obligation of the Authority be or become an indebtedness or obligation of the State of Illinois or of any other political subdivision of or municipality …

(70 ILCS 210/12) (from Ch. 85, par. 1232) Sec. 12. The State and all counties, cities, villages, incorporated towns and other municipal corporations, political subdivisions and public bodies, and public officers of any thereof, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks a…

(70 ILCS 210/13) (from Ch. 85, par. 1233) Sec. 13. (a) The Authority shall not have power to levy taxes for any purpose, except as provided in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f). (b) By ordinance the Authority shall, as soon as practicable after July 1, 1992 (the effective d…

(70 ILCS 210/13.1) (from Ch. 85, par. 1233.1) Sec. 13.1. There is hereby created the Metropolitan Fair and Exposition Authority Improvement Bond Fund and the Metropolitan Fair and Exposition Authority Completion Note Subordinate Fund in the State Treasury. All moneys transferred …

(70 ILCS 210/13.2) (from Ch. 85, par. 1233.2) Sec. 13.2. The McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund is created in the State Treasury. All moneys in the McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund are allocated to and shall be appropriated and used only for the purposes authorized by a…

(70 ILCS 210/13.3) Sec. 13.3. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 104-2, eff. 6-16-25. Repealed internally, eff. 1-1-26.)

(70 ILCS 210/14) (from Ch. 85, par. 1234) Sec. 14. Board; compensation. The governing and administrative body of the Authority shall be a board known as the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Board. On the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Trus…

(70 ILCS 210/14.2) Sec. 14.2. Ethical conduct. (a) The Trustee, members of the interim board, members of the Board, and all employees of the Authority shall comply with the provisions of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act and carry out duties and responsibilities in a manner th…

(70 ILCS 210/14.5) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 14.5. Trustee of the Authority. (a) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Authority shall be governed by a Trustee for a term of 18 months or until the Bo…

(70 ILCS 210/15) (from Ch. 85, par. 1235) Sec. 15. Interim board members. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, the term of office of each interim member of the Board ends on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. (b) …

(70 ILCS 210/16) (from Ch. 85, par. 1236) Sec. 16. Vacancies. Members of the board shall hold office until their respective successors have been appointed and qualified. Any member may resign from his or her office, to take effect when his or her successor has been appointed and …

(70 ILCS 210/17) (from Ch. 85, par. 1237) Sec. 17. As soon as practicably possible after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1989, the members of the Board shall organize for the transaction of business, select a temporary secretary-treasurer from its own number, and ado…

(70 ILCS 210/18) (from Ch. 85, par. 1238) Sec. 18. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at least 8 times in each calendar year, the time and place of such meetings to be fixed by the Board, provided that, if a meeting is not held in a calendar month, a meeting shall be hel…

(70 ILCS 210/19) (from Ch. 85, par. 1239) Sec. 19. The Board shall appoint a secretary-treasurer, who need not be a member of the board, to hold office during the pleasure of the Board, and fix his duties and compensation. Before entering upon the duties of the office he shall ta…