65 ILCS 5/ Illinois Municipal Code.

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65 ILCS 5/11-19-2

(65 ILCS 5/11-19-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19-2)

Sec. 11-19-2.

As used in this Division 19:

(1) "Garbage" means wastes resulting
from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food; wastes
from the handling, storage and sale of produce.

(2) "Refuse" means combustible
trash, including, but not limited to, paper, cartons, boxes, barrels, wood,
excelsior, tree branches, yard trimmings, wood furniture, bedding;
noncombustible trash, including, but not limited to, metals, tin cans,
metal furniture, dirt, small quantities of rock and pieces of concrete,
glass, crockery, other mineral waste; street rubbish, including, but not
limited to, street sweepings, dirt, leaves, catch-basin dirt, contents of
litter receptacles, but refuse does not mean earth and wastes from building
operations, nor shall it include solid wastes resulting from industrial
processes and manufacturing operations such as food processing wastes,
boiler-house cinders, lumber, scraps and shavings.

(3) "Ashes" means residue
from fires used for cooking and for heating buildings.

(4) "General construction or demolition debris" has the meaning given to that term in Section 3.160 of the Environmental Protection Act.

(Source: P.A. 100-316, eff. 1-1-18.)

65 ILCS 5/11-19-3

(65 ILCS 5/11-19-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19-3)

Sec. 11-19-3.

Whenever a city, village or incorporated town makes a
contract that is authorized by this Division 19, the corporate authorities
shall include in the annual appropriation ordinance for each fiscal year,
an appropriation of a sum of money sufficient to pay the amount which, by
the terms of the contract, is to become due and payable during the current
fiscal year.

(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

65 ILCS 5/11-19-4

(65 ILCS 5/11-19-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-19-4)

Sec. 11-19-4.

The corporate authorities of each city, village and
incorporated town, whether organized under the general law or special
charter, with a population of less than 500,000, may establish and
maintain systems or plants, by contract or by direct provision, for the
collection and disposal, treatment or recycling or solely for
the collection or solely for the disposal, treatment or recycling of
garbage, refuse and ashes
in the city, village or incorporated town and for this purpose may levy
a tax. In municipalities with a population of less than 25,001, the tax
rate may not exceed .20% or the rate limit in effect on July 1, 1967,
whichever is greater, of the value, as equalized or assessed by the
Department of Revenue, on all of the taxable property
in the city or village for the current year. In municipalities with a
population of more than 25,000 the tax rate may not exceed .10% or the
rate limit in effect on July 24, 1969, whichever is greater, of the
value as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue on all of the
taxable property in the city or village for the current year. The annual
garbage tax shall be in addition to the amount authorized to be levied for
general purposes as provided by Section 8-3-1.

The foregoing limitations upon tax rates, insofar as they are
applicable to cities, villages and incorporated towns of less than
500,000 population, may be increased or decreased under the referendum
provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois.

The corporate authorities may, in addition to the levy of a garbage
tax, finance the establishment and maintenance of systems or plants, by
contract or by direct provision, for the collection and disposal, treatment
or recycling or solely for the collection or solely for the disposal,
treatment or recycling of garbage, refuse and ashes by service charges to be
collected from persons, firms and corporations receiving service. Such
service charges shall be established as can reasonably be expected to
yield revenues not in excess of contract obligations and the costs
of operation, maintenance, and
an adequate depreciation fund. If a city, village or incorporated town
assesses a service charge, the schedule of charges shall be adopted by
ordinance, and a copy of the schedule shall be furnished to each customer.

(Source: P.A. 84-963.)