Public Act 103-0847
 
HB5078 EnrolledLRB103 38280 AWJ 68415 b

    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
    "Corporate authorities" means the corporate authorities of 
Tinley Park - Park District. 
    "Department" means the Department of Central Management 
Services.
    "Director" means the Director of Central Management 
Services.
    "TPPD" means the Tinley Park - Park District, a body 
corporate and politic of Cook and Will Counties, Illinois.
 
    Section 10. Tinley Park Mental Health Center and the Howe 
Developmental Center. Pursuant to the provisions and subject 
to all of the terms and conditions of this Act, the Director, 
on behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to execute 
and deliver to TPPD, for and in consideration of $1 paid to the 
Department, a quitclaim deed to the following described real 
property and a quitclaim bill of sale to all the existing 
tangible personal property on the real property, and such 
ancillary documents as the Department deems appropriate, for 
fully and properly effectuating a transfer to TPPD of the 
title to the Tinley Park Mental Health Center and Howe 
Developmental Center, described as follows:
 
PARCEL 1

 
    THAT PART OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST 
    OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING SOUTHERLY OF THE 
    SOUTHERLY LINE OF THE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC 
    RAILROAD,
 
    [EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
 
    THAT PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID 
    SECTION 36 LYING SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE NORTH 
    BRANCH OF THE FLOSSMOOR ROAD DRAINAGE DITCH; ALSO THAT 
    PART OF THE SOUTH 46 ACRES OF THE EAST HALF OF THE 
    SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 36, LYING SOUTH AND WEST 
    OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE NORTH BRANCH OF THE FLOSSMOOR 
    ROAD DRAINAGE DITCH;
 
    ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION DESCRIBED AS 
    FOLLOWS:
 
    THAT PART OF THE WEST 1900 FEET OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF 
    SAID SECTION 36 LYING SOUTHERLY OF THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF 
    WAY OF THE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD 
    (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE METRA LINE) AND LYING NORTHERLY OF 
    THE CENTERLINE OF THE NORTHERN TRIBUTARY TO THE UNION 
    DRAINAGE DITCH;
 
    ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION DESCRIBED AS 
    FOLLOWS:
 
    THAT PART OF THE WEST 1900 FEET OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF 
    SAID SECTION 36 LYING SOUTHERLY OF THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF 
    WAY OF THE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD 
    (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE METRA LINE);
 
    ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION DESCRIBED AS 
    FOLLOWS:
 
    THAT PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF SAID SECTION 36, DESCRIBED 
    AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID 
    SECTION 36; THENCE EAST 573.67 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE 
    OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF AFORESAID SECTION 36; THENCE 
    NORTH 859.00 FEET ALONG A LINE PERPENDICULAR TO THE 
    AFORESAID SOUTH LINE; THENCE WEST 171.00 FEET; THENCE 
    NORTH 320.50 FEET; THENCE EAST 171.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 
    527.71 FEET; THENCE NORTH 66 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 51 SECONDS 
    WEST 843.97 FEET; THENCE NORTH 28 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 16 
    SECONDS WEST 589.16 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 60 DEGREES 58 
    MINUTES 55 SECONDS WEST 279.95 FEET; THENCE SOUTH ALONG A 
    LINE PERPENDICULAR TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST 
    QUARTER OF THE AFORESAID SECTION 36, 2427.91 FEET TO SAID 
    SOUTH LINE; THENCE EAST 726.33 FEET TO THE POINT OF 
    BEGINNING;
 
    ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION DEDICATED FOR PUBLIC 
    ROADWAY BY PLAT OF DEDICATION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT 
    0633315190. DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
 
    COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 36: 
    THENCE WESTERLY ON AN ASSUMED BEARING OF SOUTH 89 DEGREES 
    07 MINUTES 35 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE 
    SOUTH HALF OF SAID SECTION 36, A DISTANCE OF 70 FEET TO THE 
    POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 89 DEGREES 07 
    MINUTES 36 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE LAST DESCRIBED LINE A 
    DISTANCE OF 3446.28 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE NORTH 
    BRANCH OF THE FLOSSMOOR ROAD DRAINAGE DITCH; THENCE NORTH 
    57 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID 
    CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF 94.02 FEET TO A POINT ON A LINE 
    DRAWN 50 FEET NORTH OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF 
    SAID SECTION 36; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 07 MINUTES 35 
    SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE A DISTANCE OF 
    3296.21 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 43 DEGREES 52 
    MINUTES 32 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 98.61 FEET TO A 
    POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST 70 FEET OF AFORESAID 
    SECTION 36; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 32 SECONDS 
    EAST ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF THE EAST 70 FEET, A DISTANCE 
    OF 120 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING;
 
    ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION FALLING WITHIN 
    HARLEM AVENUE AS WIDENED], IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
 
PARCEL 2

 
    THAT PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 36 
    NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, 
    DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
 
    BEGINNING AT THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 36; 
    THENCE EAST 573.67 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE 
    SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF AFORESAID SECTION 36; THENCE NORTH 
    859.00 FEET ALONG A LINE PERPENDICULAR TO THE AFORESAID 
    SOUTH LINE; THENCE WEST 171.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 320.50 
    FEET; THENCE EAST 171.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 527.71 FEET; 
    THENCE NORTH 66 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 51 SECONDS WEST 843.97 
    FEET; THENCE NORTH 28 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 16 SECONDS WEST 
    589.16 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 60 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 55 SECONDS 
    WEST 279.95 FEET; THENCE SOUTH ALONG A LINE PERPENDICULAR 
    TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE 
    AFORESAID SECTION 36, 2427.91 FEET TO SAID SOUTH LINE; 
    THENCE EAST 726.33 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING;
 
    [EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION LYING SOUTH AND WEST OF 
    THE CENTERLINE OF THE NORTH BRANCH OF THE FLOSSMOOR ROAD 
    DRAINAGE DITCH;
 
    ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION DESCRIBED AS 
    FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID 
    SECTION 36; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID 
    SECTION 36, 2237.39 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00 
    MINUTES WEST, ALONG A LINE PERPENDICULAR TO SAID SOUTH 
    LINE 50.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING ON THE NORTH LINE 
    OF 183RD STREET; THENCE CONTINUING NORTH 00 DEGREES 00 
    MINUTES WEST 124.75 FEET; THENCE NORTH 33 DEGREES 04 
    MINUTES WEST 99.70 FEET; THENCE NORTH 72 DEGREES 25 
    MINUTES 40 SECONDS WEST 105.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 90 
    DEGREES WEST 139.51 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00 
    MINUTES EAST 240 FEET; THENCE EAST 294.01 FEET TO THE 
    POINT OF BEGINNING;
 
    AND ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION FALLING WITHIN 
    THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND WHICH WAS DEDICATED FOR 
    PUBLIC ROADWAY BY PLAT OF DEDICATION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT 
    0633315190, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
 
    COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 36; 
    THENCE WESTERLY ON AN ASSUMED BEARING OF SOUTH 89 DEGREES 
    07 MINUTES 35 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE 
    SOUTH HALF OF SAID SECTION 36, A DISTANCE OF 70 FEET TO THE 
    POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 89 DEGREES 07 
    MINUTES 36 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE LAST DESCRIBED LINE A 
    DISTANCE OF 3446.28 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE NORTH 
    BRANCH OF THE FLOSSMOOR ROAD DRAINAGE DITCH; THENCE NORTH 
    57 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID 
    CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF 94.02 FEET TO A POINT ON A LINE 
    DRAWN 50 FEET NORTH OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF 
    SAID SECTION 36; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 07 MINUTES 35 
    SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE A DISTANCE OF 
    3296.21 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 43 DEGREES 52 
    MINUTES 32 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 98.61 FEET TO A 
    POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST 70 FEET OF AFORESAID 
    SECTION 36; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 32 SECONDS 
    EAST ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF THE EAST 70 FEET, A DISTANCE 
    OF 120 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING] IN COOK COUNTY, 
    ILLINOIS.
 
    Section 15. Transfer to TPPD. 
    (a) The corporate authorities of the TPPD, situated in 
Cook and Will Counties, have determined that it is in the best 
interest of TPPD and its residents to acquire the presently 
unoccupied and unused combined campuses of the Tinley Park 
Mental Health Center and Howe Developmental Center, 
hereinafter referred to collectively as the Combined Campuses, 
including not only the land but also the several dozen 
existing structures, the existing utility facilities and other 
improvements above, at or below grade level, and all existing 
tangible personal property there, which Combined Campuses are 
presently owned by the State of Illinois, and for TPPD to 
pursue a redevelopment of that property.
    (b) Notwithstanding any other law of the State of Illinois 
to the contrary, the Director is authorized under this Act to 
sell all right, title, and interest of the State of Illinois in 
and to the Combined Campuses for $1 and such other terms and 
conditions in the quitclaim deed, the quitclaim bill of sale, 
and ancillary documents that the Director deems appropriate, 
with such sale occurring pursuant to a Purchase and Sale 
Agreement prepared by the Department. The conveyance of the 
Property authorized by this Act shall be made subject to 
existing public roads, existing rights of public utilities, 
existing rights of the public or quasipublic utilities, and 
any and all reservations, easements, encumbrances, covenants, 
agreements, and restrictions of record.
    (c) Each of the documents of transfer shall state on its 
face and be subject to the conditions that the Property (i) 
shall be used for public purposes only, including recreation 
and conservation, and (ii) shall not be used for the purpose of 
gambling authorized by the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 
or the Illinois Gambling Act, and the documents of transfer 
shall each contain a reverter clause providing, in language 
prepared by and acceptable to the Department, that title to 
the Property shall revert, without further action, to the 
State of Illinois if:
        (1) the Property is used for any purpose other than a 
    public purpose;
        (2) an attempt is made to sell the Property or convey 
    or donate the Property in any manner whatsoever; or
        (3) TPPD or any of its agents allow the property to be 
    used for the purpose of gambling authorized by the 
    Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or the Illinois Gambling 
    Act.
 
    Section 20. Execution by TPPD; document recording. The 
transfer of title authorized under this Act shall be by 
quitclaim deed and quitclaim bill of sale, which shall be 
prepared by the Department so that the transfer is on an "AS 
IS", "WHERE IS", and "WITH ALL FAULTS" basis as of the date of 
sale, without any representation by the State of Illinois to 
TPPD, or any persons and entities whatsoever, as to Property's 
condition or fitness for any purpose. Both the deed and bill of 
sale shall be executed by TPPD as grantee in order to confirm 
the TPPD's undertakings to abide by the requirements in this 
Act and TPPD's agreement to timely and fully perform its 
obligations as set forth in this Act. All documents of 
transfer shall be recorded in the county in which the Property 
is located.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.

Effective Date:  8/9/2024