(60 ILCS 1/Art. 180 heading) ARTICLE 180. LEASE OF COUNTY HOME OR HOSPITAL (60 ILCS 1/180-5) Sec. 180-5. Lease of county home or hospital. A township having a population of more than 125,000 and situated within a county having a population between 150,000 and 500,000, where the county operates and maintains a county home, […]
(60 ILCS 1/Art. 185 heading) ARTICLE 185. FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.) (60 ILCS 1/185-5) Sec. 185-5. Facilities and services; tax. (a) A township may provide facilities or services for the benefit of its residents who are persons with a developmental disability and who are not […]
(60 ILCS 1/Art. 190 heading) ARTICLE 190. AGREEMENTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS (60 ILCS 1/190-5) Sec. 190-5. Agreements with community mental health board. The township board may enter into contractual agreements with a community mental health board having jurisdiction within the township. The agreements shall be written and shall provide for […]
(60 ILCS 1/Art. 195 heading) ARTICLE 195. TOWNSHIP AMBULANCE SERVICES (60 ILCS 1/195-5) Sec. 195-5. Ambulance services special district; tax. (a) In any township with a population between 10,000 and 35,000 that lies within a county with a population between 275,000 and 400,000, the township board may provide for ambulance services pursuant to an […]
(60 ILCS 1/Art. 20 heading) ARTICLE 20. CONSOLIDATION OF TOWNSHIPS WITHIN CITY (60 ILCS 1/20-5) Sec. 20-5. Consolidation of townships within city; petition and referendum. When the territory of any city in a county under township organization is composed of 5 or more congressional townships or fractional parts of congressional townships and the legal […]
(60 ILCS 1/Art. 200 heading) ARTICLE 200. TOWNSHIP EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT (60 ILCS 1/200-5) Sec. 200-5. Acquisition of emergency vehicles and equipment. Any township having a population of less than 100,000 may acquire by purchase or by other means fire protection, rescue, and emergency vehicles and equipment. (Source: P.A. 78-483; 88-62.) (60 […]
(60 ILCS 1/Art. 205 heading) ARTICLE 205. TOWNSHIP WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS (60 ILCS 1/205-5) Sec. 205-5. Definitions. When used in this Article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: “Waterworks system” means and includes a waterworks system in its entirety, or any integral part of a waterworks system, including mains, hydrants, meters, valves, standpipes, […]
(60 ILCS 1/Art. 207 heading) ARTICLE 207. TOWNSHIP SPECIAL SERVICE AREAS (60 ILCS 1/207-1) Sec. 207-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Township Special Service Area Tax Law. (Source: P.A. 90-798, eff. 12-15-98.) (60 ILCS 1/207-5) Sec. 207-5. Definitions. In this Article: “Township special service area” means a contiguous area […]
(60 ILCS 1/Art. 210 heading) ARTICLE 210. TOWNSHIP REFUSE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL (60 ILCS 1/210-5) Sec. 210-5. Application of Article; referendum. (a) This Article applies only in those townships in which the electors of the unincorporated area of the township, at any regularly scheduled election held within the township, by majority vote, authorize the […]
(60 ILCS 1/Art. 215 heading) ARTICLE 215. YOUTH SERVICES (60 ILCS 1/215-5) Sec. 215-5. Township committee on youth. (a) The township board may appoint a township committee on youth comprised of not less than 5 members. The board shall fix the length of the committee members’ terms at one, 2, and 3 years initially, […]
(60 ILCS 1/Art. 22 heading) ARTICLE 22. CONSOLIDATION OF MULTIPLE TOWNSHIPS (Source: P.A. 100-107, eff. 1-1-18.) (60 ILCS 1/22-5) Sec. 22-5. Resolution for consolidation; notice. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the township boards of any 2 or more adjacent townships may, by identical resolutions of each board, propose consolidation […]
(60 ILCS 1/Art. 220 heading) ARTICLE 220. SENIOR CITIZEN SERVICES (60 ILCS 1/220-5) Sec. 220-5. Care for the elderly. Upon the request of the supervisor of general assistance, the township board may enter into contractual agreements with the operators of nursing homes, retirement homes, or other facilities for the care of the elderly for […]
(60 ILCS 1/Art. 225 heading) ARTICLE 225. SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.) (60 ILCS 1/225-5) Sec. 225-5. Township committee on persons with disabilities. (a) The township board may appoint a township committee on persons with disabilities, comprised of not more than 10 members, one of whom shall be a […]
(60 ILCS 1/Art. 23 heading) ARTICLE 23. MERGER OF A SINGLE TOWNSHIP INTO 2 OTHER TOWNSHIPS (Source: P.A. 100-107, eff. 1-1-18.) (60 ILCS 1/23-5) Sec. 23-5. Definitions. As used in this Article: “Dissolving road district” means a road district in a dissolving township, which is dissolved under subsection (c) of Section 23-25. “Dissolving township” […]
(60 ILCS 1/Art. 230 heading) ARTICLE 230. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS (60 ILCS 1/230-5) Sec. 230-5. CETA funds. The township board in counties with a population of less than 1,000,000 may receive funds from the United States under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, Public Law 93-203, and may disburse those funds […]
(60 ILCS 1/Art. 235 heading) ARTICLE 235. TOWNSHIP TAXES (60 ILCS 1/235-5) Sec. 235-5. Township taxes for various purposes. The township board may raise money, by taxation not exceeding the rates established in Section 235-10, for the following purposes: (1) Prosecuting or defending suits by or against the township or in which the township […]
(60 ILCS 1/Art. 24 heading) ARTICLE 24. DISSOLUTION OFTOWNSHIPS IN MCHENRY COUNTY (Source: P.A. 101-230, eff. 8-9-19.) (60 ILCS 1/24-10) Sec. 24-10. Definition. As used in this Article, “electors” means the registered voters of any single township in McHenry County. (Source: P.A. 101-230, eff. 8-9-19.) (60 ILCS 1/24-15) Sec. 24-15. Dissolving a township […]
(60 ILCS 1/Art. 240 heading) ARTICLE 240. TOWNSHIP BORROWING MONEY (60 ILCS 1/240-5) Sec. 240-5. Borrowing money. The township board may borrow money (i) from any bank or financial institution if the money is to be repaid within 10 years from the time it is borrowed or (ii) with the approval of the highway […]
(60 ILCS 1/Art. 245 heading) ARTICLE 245. TRANSFERS AMONG TOWNSHIP FUNDS, GENERALLY (60 ILCS 1/245-5) Sec. 245-5. Resolution at township meeting for transfer among township funds. (a) The legal voters of a township at an annual township meeting or at a special township meeting called for that purpose may, by written resolution by a […]
(60 ILCS 1/Art. 25 heading) ARTICLE 25. DISCONTINUANCE OF TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION (60 ILCS 1/25-5) Sec. 25-5. Petition and referendum to discontinue township organization. Upon the petition of at least 10% of the registered voters of each township of a county, as determined on the date registration closed before the regular election next preceding the […]
