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Article 230 – Employment And Training Programs

(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 […]

Article 235 – Township Taxes

(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 […]

Article 240 – Township Borrowing Money

(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 […]

Article 245 – Transfers Among Township Funds, Generally

(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 […]

Article 100 – Township Employees

(60 ILCS 1/Art. 100 heading) ARTICLE 100. TOWNSHIP EMPLOYEES   (60 ILCS 1/100-5) Sec. 100-5. Township attorney and other employees; compensation. (a) The township board may employ and fix the compensation of township employees that the board deems necessary, excluding the employees of the offices of supervisor of general assistance, township collector, and township assessor. […]

Article 175 – Township Public Non-Sectarian Hospitals

(60 ILCS 1/Art. 175 heading) ARTICLE 175. TOWNSHIP PUBLIC NON-SECTARIAN HOSPITALS   (60 ILCS 1/175-5) Sec. 175-5. Petition and referendum to establish hospital. (a) Whenever not less than 5% of the registered voters (according to the voting registration records at the time the petition is filed) of a township file a petition with the township […]

Article 105 – Township Land And Buildings, Generally

(60 ILCS 1/Art. 105 heading) ARTICLE 105. TOWNSHIP LAND AND BUILDINGS, GENERALLY   (60 ILCS 1/105-5) Sec. 105-5. Conveyance or lease for benefit of township. Every conveyance or lease of land made to any person or persons in any manner for the use and benefit of a township or its inhabitants has the same effect […]

Article 180 – Lease Of County Home Or Hospital

(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, […]

Article 110 – Township Zoning

(60 ILCS 1/Art. 110 heading) ARTICLE 110. TOWNSHIP ZONING   (60 ILCS 1/110-5) Sec. 110-5. Application of Article. (a) This Article applies only in those townships in which the electors of the township, at an annual or special township meeting, authorize the township board to exercise the powers conferred by this Article. (b) This Article […]

Article 185 – Facilities And Services For Persons With Developmental Disabilities

(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 […]