65 ILCS 5/ Illinois Municipal Code.

(65 ILCS 5/11-10-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-10-2)

Sec. 11-10-2. (a) A foreign fire insurance board shall be created by and among the sworn members of the fire department of each municipality with fewer than 500,000 inhabitants that has an organized fire department. The board shall consist of 7 trustees; the fire chief, who shall hold office by virtue of rank, and 6 members, who shall be elected at large by the sworn members of the department. If there is an insufficient number of candidates to fill all these positions, the number of board members may be reduced, but not to fewer than 3 trustees. All sworn members of the department shall be eligible to be elected as officers of the foreign fire insurance board. The members of this board shall annually elect officers. These officers shall be a chairman, a treasurer, and any other officers deemed necessary by the board. The members of the foreign fire insurance board shall make all needful rules and regulations with respect to the foreign fire insurance board and the management of the funds to be paid to the board. The foreign fire insurance board may establish, manage, and maintain an account for the holding and expenditure of all funds paid to the board. The foreign fire insurance board may contract for the purchase of goods and services using funds paid to the board. Contracting for services includes, but is not limited to, the procurement and payment of all accounting, legal, collection, or other professional services deemed by the board to be necessary to the execution of its duties under this Division using funds paid to the board. The foreign fire insurance board may sue all parties necessary to enforce its rights under this Section. The officers of the foreign fire insurance board shall develop and maintain a listing of those items that the board feels are appropriate expenditures under this Act. The treasurer of the foreign fire insurance board shall receive the funds paid as provided in Section 1 and shall pay out the funds upon the order of the foreign fire insurance board for the maintenance, use, and benefit of the department or as otherwise permitted by this Division. These funds shall be audited to verify that the funds have been expended by that board only for the maintenance, use, and benefit of the department using funds paid to the board. Contracting for services includes, but is not limited to, the procurement and payment of all accounting, legal, collection, or other professional services deemed by the board to be necessary to the execution of its duties under this Division using funds paid to the board.

Disputes between a fire chief and the remaining members of a foreign fire insurance board concerning whether any expenditure of funds by the board is for the maintenance, use, or benefit of the department or for any other purpose authorized by this Division shall be resolved through binding arbitration, pursuant to a written arbitration agreement established by the foreign fire insurance board, that is recognized under the Uniform Arbitration Act. Arbitrations held pursuant to a written arbitration agreement are the exclusive remedy available for resolving such disputes.

(b) As used in this subsection, "active member" means a member of the Chicago Fire Department who is not receiving a disability pension, retired, or a deferred pensioner of the Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago.

A department foreign fire insurance board is created within the Chicago Fire Department. The board shall consist of 7 trustees who shall be initially elected on or before January 1, 2019: the fire commissioner, who shall hold office by virtue of rank, and 6 elected trustees, who shall be elected at large by the sworn members of the department. If there is an insufficient number of candidates seeking election to each vacant trustee position, the number of board members is reduced to 5 trustees, including the fire commissioner of the department, until the next election cycle when there are enough active members seeking election to fill all 7 member seats. All active members are eligible to be elected as trustees of the department foreign fire insurance board. Of the trustees first elected, 3 trustees shall be elected to a 2-year term and 3 trustees shall be elected to a 3-year term. After the initial election, a trustee shall be elected for a term of 3 years. If a member of the board resigns, is removed, or is unable to continue serving on the board, the vacancy shall be filled by special election of the active members or, in the case of a vacancy that will exist for fewer than 180 days until the term expires, by appointment by majority vote of the members of the board.

The members of the board shall annually elect officers. These officers shall be a chairman, treasurer, and secretary. The trustees of the board shall make rules and regulations with respect to the board and the management of the money appropriated to the board. The officers of the board shall develop and maintain a listing of those items that the board believes are appropriate expenditures under this subsection. The treasurer of the board shall give a sufficient bond to the City of Chicago. The cost of the bond shall be paid out of the moneys in the board's fund. The bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance by the treasurer of his or her duties under the rules and regulations provided for in this subsection. The treasurer of the board shall receive the appropriated proceeds and shall disburse the proceeds upon the order of the board for the maintenance, use, and benefit of the department consistent with this subsection. As part of the annual municipal audit, these funds shall be audited to verify that the funds have been expended lawfully by the board consistent with this subsection.

Within 30 days after receipt of any foreign fire insurance proceeds by the City of Chicago, the City of Chicago shall transfer the proceeds to the board by depositing the proceeds into an account determined by the board, except that if the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly is after July 31, 2018, then the City of Chicago shall, for budget year 2019 only, transfer only 50% of the proceeds to the board. Notwithstanding any other provision of law: 50% of the foreign fire insurance proceeds received by the board shall be used for the maintenance, use, benefit, or enhancement of fire stations or training facilities used by the active members of the fire department; 25% of the foreign fire insurance proceeds received by the board shall be used for the maintenance, use, benefit, or enhancement of emergency response vehicles, tools, and equipment used by the active members of the department; and 25% of the foreign fire insurance proceeds received by the board shall be used for the maintenance and enhancement of the department and for the use and benefit of the active members of the department in a manner otherwise consistent with this subsection. Foreign fire insurance proceeds may not be used to purchase, maintain, or enhance personal property of a member of the department, except for personal property used in the performance of his or her duties or training activities.

(c) The provisions of this Section shall be the exclusive power of the State, pursuant to subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Constitution.

(Source: P.A. 102-740, eff. 1-1-23.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-10-2.5)

Sec. 11-10-2.5. Collection of licensing fees. A foreign fire insurance board created under this Division has the sole and exclusive authority to collect all licensing fees required to be paid by foreign fire insurance companies, corporations, associations, or third parties under this Division. This authority includes the right to designate a representative or agent authorized to collect such fees on their behalf.

A board created pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 2 that does not collect licensing fees on its own accord, or that does not designate an authorized representative or agent to collect the fees on their behalf, shall have all fees collected on its behalf by a statewide organization of municipalities recognized under Section 1-8-1.

Licensing fees collected from foreign fire insurance companies, corporations, associations, or third parties under a representative or agent authorized to do so by a foreign fire insurance board or by a statewide organization of municipalities recognized under Section 1-8-1 shall be paid promptly and directly to the treasurer of the foreign fire insurance board, less reasonable costs and expenses associated with the collection of the fees, as agreed to by the board.

(Source: P.A. 102-740, eff. 1-1-23.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-10-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-10-3)

Sec. 11-10-3. Any person, corporation, company, or association which violates any of the provisions of this Division 10 is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

(Source: P.A. 77-2500.)

(65 ILCS 5/Art 11 prec Div 11 heading)

PLANNING, ZONING AND URBAN REHABILITATION

(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 11 heading) DIVISION 11. URBAN REHABILITATION

(65 ILCS 5/11-11-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-11-1)

Sec. 11-11-1. The corporate authorities of each municipality have the following powers: (1) to acquire by purchase, condemnation or otherwise any improved or unimproved real property the acquisition of which is necessary or appropriate for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of any blighted or slum area or any conservation area as defined in Section 3 of the Urban Community Conservation Act; (2) to remove or demolish sub-standard or other buildings and structures from the property so acquired; (3) to hold or use any of such property for public uses; and (4) to sell, lease or exchange such property as is not required for the public purposes of the municipality. In case of sale or lease the provisions of Sections 11-76-1 through 11-76-3 shall govern except when such sale or lease is made to a public corporation or public agency, and except when the municipality is the Local Public Agency under an urban renewal project as defined in Section 11-11-2. Where a municipality is such a Local Public Agency the corporate authorities thereof shall have the same powers, and be subject to the same conditions, restrictions, limitations, penalties and definitions of terms, and employ the same modes of procedure in the conveyance of real property as are prescribed in Sections 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 (except omitting the provision requiring reimbursement of any public utility by the purchaser) of the "Urban Renewal Consolidation Act of 1961", approved August 15, 1961, as the same are now or may hereafter be amended, as fully as if provisions contained in said sections of the "Urban Renewal Consolidation Act of 1961" were set forth herein, except that the term "Department" as therein used shall, as applied to such municipality, mean the municipality as Local Public Agency. In case of exchange of property for property privately owned 3 disinterested appraisers shall be appointed to appraise the value of the property exchanged and such exchange shall not be made unless the property received by the municipality is equal to or greater in value than the property exchanged therefor, or if less than such value the difference shall be paid in money. For the purposes of this section, "blighted or slum area" means any area where buildings or improvements, by reason of dilapidation, overcrowding, faulty arrangement or design, lack of ventilation, light or sanitation facilities, deleterious land uses, or any combination of these factors, are a detriment to public safety, health or morals, and an area of not less in the aggregate than 2 acres has been designated by ordinance or resolution as an integrated project for rehabilitation or redevelopment.

This amendatory Act of 1971 does not apply to any municipality which is a home rule unit.

(Source: P.A. 77-656.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-11-1.1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-11-1.1)

Sec. 11-11-1.1. The corporate authorities of each municipality have the power to establish and operate a homestead program designed to rehabilitate or construct dwellings in presently blighted areas.

"Homestead program" as used in this Section means a program of conveyances of unoccupied dwellings and vacant land, for nominal or no consideration, to heads of households 18 years of age or older who agree:

(a) to rehabilitate or construct qualifying dwellings on such property;

(b) to commence rehabilitation or construction within 60 days of conveyance;

(c) to occupy such property as a principal resident for not less than 3 years, complying with applicable health and safety standards;

(d) to permit reasonable periodic inspection by the municipality to determine compliance with the conditions of conveyance; and

(e) to surrender and quit claim such property to the municipality, in a condition at least equivalent to that when first conveyed, upon determination of noncompliance.

The corporate authorities shall have all powers necessary for the development and implementation of a homestead program, including but not limited to, the power to designate a homestead area, to enter into agreements with the federal government to receive repossessed homes, to establish guidelines for determining qualified recipients, to dispose of property by lottery or conveyance for nominal or no consideration, and to appoint a Homestead Board or designate a not-for-profit corporation as its agent to administer the program and establish standards of rehabilitation and construction.

(Source: P.A. 83-656.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-11-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-11-2)

Sec. 11-11-2. The corporate authorities of each municipality may borrow money or other property and accept contributions, capital grants, gifts, donations, services or other financial assistance from the United States of America, the Housing and Home Finance Agency or any other agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America for or in aid of an "Urban Renewal Project" as defined in the Act of Congress approved August 2, 1954, being Public Law 560-83rd Congress, known as the "Housing Act of 1954", and which the municipality is authorized to effectuate, and to this end the municipality may comply with such conditions and enter into such agreements upon such covenants, terms and conditions as the corporate authorities may deem necessary, appropriate, convenient or desirable. The corporate authorities may issue bonds, debentures, notes, special certificates or other evidences of indebtedness in order to secure loans made pursuant hereto. However, any such bonds, debentures, notes, special certificates or other evidence of indebtedness issued hereunder shall be payable solely out of the proceeds from the sale of real property acquired in the project area, out of any revenue from the operation, management or demolition of existing buildings or improvements of any real property acquired in such project area, out of such capital grants as the municipality may receive from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or out of any local cash or non-cash grants-in-aid, as defined in the Act of Congress approved July 15, 1949, being Public Law 171--81st Congress, known as the "Housing Act of 1949", as amended, including the Housing Act of 1954, which the municipality or public body or any other entity may make in connection with the implementation of such Urban Renewal Project. Any bonds issued under this Section as limited bonds as defined in Section 3 of the Local Government Debt Reform Act shall comply with the requirements of the Bond Issue Notification Act.

Any municipality having a population of 500,000 or more may enter into a contract with the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof and agree to the extent authorized by law, to provide such local grants-in-aid. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, such contract may contain a provision pledging the municipality to provide such local grants-in-aid over a period of time, not to exceed 5 years from the date of such contract.

(Source: P.A. 89-655, eff. 1-1-97.)

(65 ILCS 5/11-11-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-11-3)

Sec. 11-11-3. In addition to all other powers granted municipalities, and not in derogation thereof, the corporate authorities of any municipality which is the Local Public Agency under an urban renewal project as defined in Section 11-11-2 shall have the same powers, and be subject to the same conditions, restrictions, limitations, penalties and definitions of terms, and employ the same modes of procedure in the incurrence of indebtedness and the issuance of bonds as are prescribed in Sections 27 and 28 of the "Urban Renewal Consolidation Act of 1961", approved August 15, 1961, as the same are now or may hereafter be amended, as fully as if provisions contained in said sections of the "Urban Renewal Consolidation Act of 1961" were set forth herein, except that the term "Department" as therein used shall, as applied to such municipality, mean the municipality as Local Public Agency.

(Source: Laws 1963, p. 2217.)

(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 11.1 heading) DIVISION 11.1. FAIR HOUSING

(65 ILCS 5/11-11.1-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-11.1-1)

Sec. 11-11.1-1. The corporate authorities of any municipality may enact ordinances prescribing fair housing practices, defining unfair housing practices, establishing Fair Housing or Human Relations Commissions and standards for the operation of such Commissions in the administering and enforcement of such ordinances, prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, creed, ancestry, national origin, or physical or mental disability in the listing, sale, assignment, exchange, transfer, lease, rental or financing of real property for the purpose of the residential occupancy thereof, and prescribing penalties for violations of such ordinances.

Such ordinances may provide for closed meetings of the Commissions or other administrative agencies responsible for administering and enforcing such ordinances for the purpose of conciliating complaints of discrimination and such meetings shall not be subject to the provisions of "An Act in relation to meetings", approved July 11, 1957, as amended. No final action for the imposition or recommendation of a penalty by such Commissions or agencies shall be taken, except at a meeting open to the public.

To secure and guarantee the rights established by Sections 17, 18 and 19 of Article I of the Illinois Constitution, it is declared that any ordinance or standard enacted under the authority of this Section or under general home rule power and any standard, rule or regulation of such a Commission which prohibits, restricts, narrows or limits the housing choice of any person is unenforceable and void. Nothing in this amendatory Act of 1981 prohibits such a commission or a unit of local government from making special outreach efforts to inform members of minority groups of housing opportunities available in areas of majority white concentration and make similar efforts to inform the majority white population of available housing opportunities located in areas of minority concentration.

This amendatory Act of 1981 applies to municipalities which are home rule units. Pursuant to Article VII, Section 6, paragraph (i) of the Illinois Constitution, this amendatory Act of 1981 is a limit on the power of municipalities that are home rule units.

(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)

(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 11.2 heading) DIVISION 11.2. IMPROVEMENT OF GROUP RELATIONS

(65 ILCS 5/11-11.2-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-11.2-1)

Sec. 11-11.2-1. The corporate authorities of any municipality may perform such acts and promulgate such regulations as are necessary or proper for the promotion of harmonious relations between racial and economic groups within the municipality, including, but not limited to, the promotion and development of public education and information programs emphasizing the contributions of such groups to the historical and cultural development of the community and the nation, establishing vocational guidance and employment opportunity programs to assist members of minority racial and ethnic groups, establishment of programs to aid in locating housing for such minority groups, and to assist in the adjustment of such persons to living in urban environments.

(Source: P.A. 76-1021.)