(70 ILCS 1860/27) (from Ch. 19, par. 310)
Sec. 27.
The Board may investigate conditions in which it has an
interest within the area of the District, the enforcement of its
ordinances, rules and regulations, and the action, conduct and
efficiency of all officers, agents and employees of the District. In the
conduct of such investigations the Board may hold public hearings on its
own motion, and shall do so on complaint of any municipality
within the District. Each member of the Board shall have power to
administer oaths, and the secretary, by order of the Board, shall issue
subpoenas to secure the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and the
production of books and papers relevant to such investigations and to
any hearing before the Board or any member thereof.
Any circuit court of this State, upon
application of the Board, or any member thereof, may in its discretion
compel the attendance of witnesses, the production of books and papers,
and giving of testimony before the Board or before any member thereof or
any officers' committee appointed by the Board, by attachment for
contempt or otherwise in the same manner as the production of evidence
may be compelled before the court.
(Source: P.A. 83-334.)
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