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MUNICIPALITIES
(65 ILCS 5/) Illinois Municipal Code.

65 ILCS 5/11-114-2

    (65 ILCS 5/11-114-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-114-2)
    Sec. 11-114-2. The levee improvement commission has full control and supervision of all improvements, docks, levees, industrial developments and facilities, including terminals and parks, on the river front or lake shore, and the land, whether developed or undeveloped, approximate to the river front or lake shore, located within the corporate limits of the municipality.
    All money derived from the tax or the sale of bonds authorized by Section 11-114-3 shall be under the control of the commission and shall be expended only upon the warrants of the commission for the purpose authorized by this Division 114.
    The commission may expend money over which it has control, for the construction, operation, or maintenance of improvements, docks, levees, industrial developments and facilities, including terminals and parks, on the river front or lake shore, or of land over which the commission has control.
    The commission may lease any property over which it has control and fix the terms of the lease, subject to the approval of the corporate authorities.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

65 ILCS 5/11-114-3

    (65 ILCS 5/11-114-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-114-3)
    Sec. 11-114-3. Subject to the provisions of this Division 114 the corporate authorities of any municipality specified in this Division 114 may issue bonds for the purposes authorized. These bonds shall (1) be issued in the name of the municipality, (2) be attested by the municipal clerk, (3) bear interest at a rate of not to exceed the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract, payable annually, and (4) mature at such time not exceeding 20 years from the date thereof, as is specified in the bonds. The proceeds of the bonds shall be used exclusively for the purposes authorized by this Division 114.
    An annual tax which, when considered in the aggregate for the period for which the bonds are issued, will be sufficient to pay the principal and interest of the bonds, may be levied for the payment thereof.
    With respect to instruments for the payment of money issued under this Section either before, on, or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1989, it is and always has been the intention of the General Assembly (i) that the Omnibus Bond Acts are and always have been supplementary grants of power to issue instruments in accordance with the Omnibus Bond Acts, regardless of any provision of this Act that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive than those Acts, (ii) that the provisions of this Section are not a limitation on the supplementary authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts, and (iii) that instruments issued under this Section within the supplementary authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts are not invalid because of any provision of this Act that may appear to be or to have been more restrictive than those Acts.
    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.
(Source: P.A. 89-655, eff. 1-1-97.)

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 114.1

 
    (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 114.1 heading)
DIVISION 114.1. FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS

65 ILCS 5/11-114.1-1

    (65 ILCS 5/11-114.1-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-114.1-1)
    Sec. 11-114.1-1. The corporate authority of a municipality which is subject to the hazards of flooding due to the existence within or near its borders of a natural waterway shall prominently post copies of the most recent Flood Insurance Rate Maps, issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in the municipal hall. At least once every 5 years, the corporate authority shall replace each posted map with the most recently issued map.
(Source: P.A. 85-854.)

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 115

 
    (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 115 heading)
DIVISION 115. STATE AID IN FLOOD CONTROL

65 ILCS 5/11-115-1

    (65 ILCS 5/11-115-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-115-1)
    Sec. 11-115-1. Whenever the State of Illinois appropriates money for the purpose of aiding in the construction of or for the purpose of constructing works to protect against floods, the corporate authorities of any municipality benefited, or to be benefited, by that protection have the power to contract with the State of Illinois through the department charged with the construction of those works for the taking over and maintenance thereof. Such a contract may be entered into either before or after the works have been constructed.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 115.1

 
    (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 115.1 heading)
DIVISION 115.1. MUNICIPAL - FEDERAL FLOOD
CONTROL PROJECTS

65 ILCS 5/11-115.1-1

    (65 ILCS 5/11-115.1-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-115.1-1)
    Sec. 11-115.1-1. Any city, village or incorporated town, may enter into contracts or agreements with, and give assurances to, the United States that it will with reference to any flood control project constructed or to be constructed by the United States and so located as to furnish protection to the city, village or incorporated town from floods,
    (1) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the project and for the subsequent maintenance and operation of the project.
    (2) Contribute such part of the first cost of construction of such project as shall be agreed upon with the United States, either in cash or in credits, for purchase of material or performance of work forming part of the project, such first cost to be the sum allowed and approved by the Secretary of Defense.
    (3) Hold and save the United States free and harmless from claims for damages to any property resulting from construction of the works of the project, except damages for breach of contract between the United States and third parties and to which the city, village or incorporated town is not a party and damages arising from the negligence of the United States, its servants, agents or employees, where the laws of the United States give a right of action against the United States.
    (4) Maintain and operate all the works after completion of the project, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
    (5) Establish and enforce flood channel limits approved by the Secretary of Defense for the protection of any flood channel, against further encroachments.
    (6) Prevent dumping of waste material or the creation of fills within any flood channel limits.
    (7) Regulate under approval of the Secretary of Defense the construction or reconstruction of bridges or other structures crossing any waterway.
    (8) Restrict further residential development in the area protected unless the city, village or incorporated town or local interests elect to make sufficient additional contribution to permit construction of the project for a higher degree of protection substantially as recommended by the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army and approved by the Secretary of Defense.
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 852.)

65 ILCS 5/11-115.1-2

    (65 ILCS 5/11-115.1-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-115.1-2)
    Sec. 11-115.1-2. Any city, village or incorporated town, entering into any contract or agreement with or giving any assurance to the United States as herein authorized, is given full power and authority to perform and do all acts necessary to comply with the terms of any such contract, agreement or assurance, to the same extent as if such power and authority were expressly granted with reference to the different subject matters enumerated in Section 11-115.1-1.
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 852.)

65 ILCS 5/11-115.1-3

    (65 ILCS 5/11-115.1-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-115.1-3)
    Sec. 11-115.1-3. Nothing in this Division 115.1 shall be construed to limit or qualify any powers or authority conferred on any department of the State of Illinois by any other law or statute.
(Source: Laws 1963, p. 852.)

65 ILCS 5/Art 11 prec Div 116

 
    (65 ILCS 5/Art 11 prec Div 116 heading)
MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 116

 
    (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 116 heading)
DIVISION 116. MONUMENTS FOR SOLDIERS,
SAILORS, DISTINGUISHED PERSONAGES

65 ILCS 5/11-116-1

    (65 ILCS 5/11-116-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-116-1)
    Sec. 11-116-1. Subject to the provisions of this Division 116, a municipality with a population of less than 100,000 may erect monuments or memorials in honor of its soldiers and sailors or in honor of any one or more of its notable or distinguished persons.
    To defray the cost of constructing such a monument or memorial the municipality may levy a direct tax of not more than .01% of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of all taxable property within the corporate limits of the municipality. This tax shall be in addition to the taxes now or hereafter authorized by law to be levied and collected by the municipality and shall be in addition to the amount authorized to be levied for general purposes as provided by Section 8-3-1.
    The foregoing limitation upon tax rate may be increased or decreased according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 81-1509.)

65 ILCS 5/11-116-2

    (65 ILCS 5/11-116-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-116-2)
    Sec. 11-116-2. When the petition specified in this Division 116 is filed with the municipal clerk of a municipality specified in this Division 116, the question of erecting a monument or memorial shall be certified by the clerk and submitted to the electors of the municipality. The question shall be in substantially the following form:
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    Shall a monument (or memorial
 be erected in honor of                YES
 ....... (insert for whom to be    ---------------------------
 erected) by .......... (insert
 name of the municipality) at a        NO
 cost not to exceed $....?
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    If a majority of those voting on the question vote yes, the corporate authorities shall have the monument or memorial erected and, if necessary, shall levy and collect, in the same manner as other general taxes are levied and collected, a tax sufficient to raise the amount specified in the petition, and to provide for the maintenance of the memorial.
(Source: P.A. 98-312, eff. 8-12-13.)

65 ILCS 5/11-116-3

    (65 ILCS 5/11-116-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-116-3)
    Sec. 11-116-3. The petition referred to in Section 11-116-3 shall be signed by not less than 100 electors of the municipality in which the specified question is to be voted upon. The petition shall state the specific purpose for which the proposed monument or memorial is to be erected, whether in honor of the soldiers and sailors of the municipality or in honor of any one or more of its notable and distinguished persons, and shall specify the amount of money to be expended for the erection of the proposed monument or memorial. The cost of the monument or memorial, however, shall not exceed the amount authorized by referendum.
(Source: P.A. 76-1234.)

65 ILCS 5/11-116-4

    (65 ILCS 5/11-116-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-116-4)
    Sec. 11-116-4. All municipalities whose electors have approved the erection of a monument or memorial under "An Act to authorize cities, villages and incorporated towns having a population of less than one hundred thousand to erect monuments and memorials," approved May 10, 1919, as amended, may continue to levy the tax thereby authorized as long as its levy would be authorized if the monument or memorial had been erected under the provisions of this Division 116.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

65 ILCS 5/Art 11 prec Div 117

 
    (65 ILCS 5/Art 11 prec Div 117 heading)
MUNICIPAL UTILITIES

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 117

 
    (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 117 heading)
DIVISION 117. CONSTRUCTION AND LEASING OF
CERTAIN UTILITIES

65 ILCS 5/11-117-1

    (65 ILCS 5/11-117-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-117-1)
    Sec. 11-117-1. Subject to the provisions of this Division 117, any municipality may (1) acquire, construct, own and operate within the corporate limits of the municipality any public utility the product or service of which, or a major portion thereof, is or is to be supplied to the municipality or its inhabitants and may contract for, purchase and sell the product or service of any such utility; provided, however, that any municipality may acquire, construct, own and operate without the corporate limits of any municipality any public utility for the transportation of persons; (2) acquire, construct, own, maintain and operate without the corporate limits of any municipality any electric power lines or substations necessary solely to provide power or a source of power for such municipality, and, when it is found necessary and in the public interest by the Illinois Commerce Commission, to acquire by eminent domain any property without the corporate limits of any municipality for such purposes, but no new customer which an electric supplier is entitled to serve under the Electric Supplier Act may be served from any line, lines or other facilities located without the corporate limits of a municipality unless waiver to serve such a customer is given in writing by the electric supplier; (3) lease any public utility owned by the municipality to any corporation organized under the laws of this state for the purpose of operating that public utility, for a period not longer than 20 years; (4) fix the rates and charges for the product sold and the services rendered by any such public utility; and (5) make all needful rules and regulations in relation thereto.
    However, no municipality shall acquire or operate a public utility for or in connection with the transportation of persons under the provisions of this Division 117 if there is operating in such municipality any other publicly or privately owned public utility that provides such a service; and no municipality located within or partly within a county having 400,000 or more inhabitants may acquire by eminent domain any land or right of way for any electrical power line or substation outside of its corporate limits.
(Source: P.A. 77-2465.)

65 ILCS 5/11-117-1.1

    (65 ILCS 5/11-117-1.1)
    Sec. 11-117-1.1. Service area agreement with electric cooperative.
    (a) The General Assembly declares it to be in the public interest that a municipality and an electric cooperative (as defined in the Electric Supplier Act) may voluntarily enter into an agreement defining the geographic areas in which each party shall provide retail electric service, and, if agreed, such service may be exclusive. This authority is in the public interest for the following reasons:
        (1) To avoid duplication of facilities for the
    
production, transmission, sale, delivery, or furnishing of electricity.
        (2) To minimize disputes between (i) municipalities
    
that own and operate a municipal utility for the purpose of providing retail electric service and (ii) electric cooperatives concerning the provision of electric service, since these disputes may result in inconvenience and diminished efficiency in providing electric service to the public.
        (3) To provide for the orderly and controlled growth
    
of municipalities and surrounding areas.
        (4) To recognize and protect the investment and
    
commitment of municipalities and electric cooperatives to provide retail electric service within their respective service areas.
    (b) An agreement entered into under this Section may cover geographic areas both within and without the corporate limits of a municipality.
    (c) An agreement entered into under this Section shall be subject to the approval of the Illinois Commerce Commission. An approved agreement may be enforced only by a party to the agreement by the filing of a complaint for interpretation with the Illinois Commerce Commission. The jurisdiction and authority of the Illinois Commerce Commission over any municipality which owns and operates a municipal utility for the purpose of providing retail electric service shall be strictly limited to the approval of the agreement and the interpretation of the agreement's terms. The Commission shall have no other jurisdiction over or authority to review or approve the construction of any project or operations of any municipality which is or may be a party to an agreement under this Section or joint action agency to which the municipality may be a member except to the extent now required in connection with the initiation of proceedings in eminent domain. In a proceeding to approve an agreement or interpret the terms of an agreement, the agreement shall be construed consistently with the public policy of this State as set forth in this Section.
    (d) The provisions of this Section are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
(Source: P.A. 88-335.)

65 ILCS 5/11-117-2

    (65 ILCS 5/11-117-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-117-2)
    Sec. 11-117-2. The term "public utility," when used in this Division 117, means and includes any plant, equipment, or property, and any franchise, license, or permit, used or to be used (1) for or in connection with the transportation of persons or property, or the conveyance of telegraph or telephone messages; or (2) for the production, storage, transmission, sale, delivery, or furnishing of cold, heat, light, power, water, or for the conveyance of oil or gas by pipe lines; or (3) for the storage or warehousing of goods; or (4) for the conduct of the business of a wharfinger.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

65 ILCS 5/11-117-3

    (65 ILCS 5/11-117-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-117-3)
    Sec. 11-117-3. No municipality shall proceed to acquire or construct any public utility under the provisions of this Division 117 until an ordinance of the corporate authorities providing therefor has been duly passed. This ordinance shall set forth the action proposed, shall describe the plant, equipment, and property proposed to be acquired or constructed, and shall provide for the issuance of bonds, mortgage certificates, or special assessment bonds, as authorized in this Division 117.
    This ordinance shall not become effective until the question of its adoption is submitted to a referendum vote of the electors of the municipality. The municipal clerk shall certify the question for submission to the vote of the electors of the municipality upon an initiating ordinance adopted by the corporate authorities.
    The question shall be in substantially the following form:
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    Shall the ordinance (stating       YES
the nature of the proposed         ---------------------------
ordinance) be adopted?                 NO
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    If a majority of the electors voting on the question of the adoption of the proposed ordinance vote in favor thereof, the ordinance shall thereupon become a valid and binding ordinance of the municipality.
    Prior to the referendum upon this ordinance, the municipal clerk shall have the ordinance published at least once in one or more newspapers published in the municipality, or, if no newspaper is published therein, then in one or more newspapers with a general circulation within the municipality. This publication shall be not more than 30 nor less than 15 days in advance of the election.
(Source: P.A. 81-1489.)