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65 ILCS 5/11-15.1-4

(65 ILCS 5/11-15.1-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-15.1-4)

Sec. 11-15.1-4.

Any annexation agreement executed pursuant to this Division
15.1, or in conformity with Section 11-15.1-5 hereof, shall be binding upon the
successor owners of record of the land which is the subject of the agreement
and upon successor municipal authorities of the municipality and successor
municipalities. Any party to such agreement may by civil action, mandamus,
injunction or other proceeding, enforce and compel performance of the
agreement.

A lawsuit to enforce and compel performance of the agreement must be filed
within the effective term of the agreement or within 5 years from the date the
cause of action accrued, whichever time is later.

(Source: P.A. 89-432, eff. 6-1-96.)

65 ILCS 5/11-15.1-5

(65 ILCS 5/11-15.1-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-15.1-5)

Sec. 11-15.1-5.

Any annexation agreement executed prior to October 1, 1973 which was
executed pursuant to a two-thirds vote of
the corporate authorities and which contains provisions not inconsistent
with Section 11-15.1-2 hereof is hereby declared valid and enforceable as
to such provisions for the effective period of such agreement, or for 20
years from the date of execution thereof, whichever is shorter.

The effective term of any Annexation Agreement executed prior to the
effective date of this Amendatory Act of 1985 may
be extended to a date which is not later than 20
years from the date of execution of the original Annexation Agreement.

(Source: P.A. 84-835.)

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 15.2

(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 15.2 heading)

DIVISION 15.2.

ANNEXATION; DRAINAGE DISTRICTS(Source: P.A. 94-266, eff. 1-1-06.)

65 ILCS 5/11-15.2-1

(65 ILCS 5/11-15.2-1)

Sec. 11-15.2-1.

If authorized by an agreement approved by the court pursuant to notice as required by Section 4-22 of the Illinois Drainage Code (70 ILCS 605/4-22), a municipality and a drainage district may enter into an implementing agreement to provide for the automatic detachment of land from the drainage district when the land is annexed to the municipality. An implementing agreement shall not be required to comply with the provisions of Sections 4-19 through 4-24 of the Illinois Drainage Code (70 ILCS 605/4-19 through 605/4-24) and may authorize the filing of certificates as provided in this Section.

Upon the filing of a  certificate, executed by a drainage district in compliance with Section 4-11 of the Illinois Drainage Code (70 ILCS 605/4-11) and by an annexing municipality, the land described in the certificate shall be detached from the drainage district and annexed to the annexing municipality as of the date of filing. The certificate shall be filed with the drainage district clerk and the county clerk where the land is located. The legal effect of the filing of a certificate shall be the same as a court order entered pursuant to Section 8-20 of the Illinois Drainage Code (70 ILCS 605/8-20).

(Source: P.A. 94-266, eff. 1-1-06.)

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 15.3

(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 15.3 heading) DIVISION 15.3. WIND FARMS

(Source: P.A. 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)

65 ILCS 5/11-15.3-1

(65 ILCS 5/11-15.3-1)
Sec. 11-15.3-1. Wind farms.

 A municipality may own and operate a wind generation turbine farm, either individually or jointly with another unit of local government, school district, or community college district that is authorized to own and operate a wind generation turbine farm, that directly or indirectly reduces the energy or other operating costs of the municipality. The municipality may ask for the assistance of any State agency, including without limitation the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Illinois Power Agency, or the Environmental Protection Agency, in obtaining financing options for a wind generation turbine farm.

(Source: P.A. 95-805, eff. 8-12-08.)

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 15.4

(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 15.4 heading) DIVISION 15.4. MUNICIPAL URBAN AGRICULTURAL AREAS

(Source: P.A. 100-1133, eff. 1-1-19.)