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<Head><Title> Public Act 93-0158 of the 93rd General Assembly</Title></Head>
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Public Act 93-0158
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HB1273 Enrolled                      LRB093 04410 MKM 04460 b

    AN ACT in relation to transportation.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.  The Regional Transportation Authority Act is
amended by changing Section 3A.13 as follows:

    (70 ILCS 3615/3A.13) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.13)
    Sec. 3A.13.  Regions.
    For purposes of  this  Article  Regions  are  defined  as
follows:
    (1)  The  North  Shore Region includes all the territory,
municipalities and unincorporated  areas  of  the  County  of
Cook,  State  of Illinois, bounded by: Lake Michigan from the
Cook-Lake County line southerly to the north corporate  limit
of  the  City  of  Chicago; the north corporate limits of the
City of Chicago from  Lake  Michigan  westerly  to  the  east
corporate  limit  of the Village of Niles; the east corporate
limits of the Village of Niles from a point  where  the  east
corporate  limit of the Village of Niles meets both the south
corporate limit of  the  Village  of  Skokie  and  the  north
corporate limit of the City of Chicago to the point where the
north  corporate  limit  of  the Village of Niles crosses the
center of the right-of-way of Illinois  Route  21  (Milwaukee
Avenue);  the center of the right-of-way of Illinois Route 21
(Milwaukee Avenue) to the  point  where  the  center  of  the
right-of-way  of  Illinois  Route 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) meets
the centerline of Interstate Route 294  (Tri-State  Tollway);
the  center  line of Interstate Route 294 (Tri-State Tollway)
from the center of the  right-of-way  of  Illinois  Route  21
(Milwaukee  Avenue)  to  the  Cook-Lake  County line; and the
Cook-Lake County line from the centerline of Interstate Route
294 (Tri-State Tollway) to Lake Michigan.
    (2)  The Northwest Region  includes  all  the  territory,
municipalities  and  unincorporated  areas  of  the County of
Cook, State  of  Illinois,  bounded  by:  the  centerline  of
Interstate  Route 294 (Tri-State Tollway), from the Cook-Lake
County line southerly to the point where  the  centerline  of
Interstate  Route 294 (Tri-State Tollway) meets the center of
the right-of-way of Illinois Route 21 (Milwaukee Avenue); the
center of the right-of-way of Illinois  Route  21  (Milwaukee
Avenue)   from   the   centerline  of  Interstate  Route  294
(Tri-State Tollway) to  the  north  corporate  limit  of  the
Village  of  Niles; the north corporate limits of the Village
of Niles, from the center of  the  right-of-way  of  Illinois
Route  21  (Milwaukee  Avenue) to the east corporate limit of
the Village of  Niles;  the  east  corporate  limits  of  the
Village  of  Niles  from  the  north  corporate  limit of the
Village of Niles to the point where the east corporate  limit
of  the Village of Niles meets both the south corporate limit
of the Village of Skokie and the north corporate limit of the
City of Chicago; the south corporate limits of the Village of
Niles from a point where the south  corporate  limit  of  the
Village  of Niles meets both the north corporate limit of the
City of Chicago and the south corporate limit of the  Village
of Skokie westerly to the east corporate limit of the City of
Park  Ridge, southerly along the east corporate limits of the
City of  Park  Ridge  to  the  centerline  of  Higgins  Road,
westerly along the center of the right-of-way of Higgins Road
to  the  east  corporate  limit  of  the Village of Rosemont,
northerly to the south corporate limit of  the  City  of  Des
Plaines,  westerly  and  northerly  along  the north and east
corporate limits of the  Village  of  Rosemont  to  the  west
corporate  limit  of the Village of Rosemont, southerly along
the west corporate limit of the  City  of  Chicago,  westerly
along the north corporate limit of the City of Chicago to the
east  corporate  limit  of  the Village of Elk Grove Village,
southerly along the east corporate limit of  the  Village  of
Elk  Grove  Village  to  the  Cook-DuPage  County  line,  and
westerly  along  the Cook-DuPage County line to the Cook-Kane
County line; the Cook-Kane County line from  the  Cook-DuPage
County line to the Cook-McHenry County line; the Cook-McHenry
County line, from the Cook-Kane County line to the Cook-Lake
County   line;   and  the  Cook-Lake  County  line  from  the
Cook-McHenry County line  to  the  centerline  of  Interstate
Route 294 (Tri-State Tollway).
    (3)  The North Central Region includes all the territory,
municipalities  and  unincorporated  areas  of  the County of
Cook, State of  Illinois,  bounded  by:  the  west  corporate
limits  of the City of Chicago from the north corporate limit
of the Village  of  Schiller  Park  southerly  to  the  south
corporate  limit  of the City of Oak Park; the north and west
corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Berwyn  from  the  west
corporate limit of the City of Chicago westerly and southerly
to  the  south  corporate  limit  of  the  Village  of  North
Riverside, the south corporate limits of the Village of North
Riverside from the west corporate limit of the City of Berwyn
westerly to the center of Salt  Creek,  the  center  of  Salt
Creek  from the south corporate limit of the Village of North
Riverside westerly to the east corporate limit of the Village
of Westchester, the east and south corporate  limits  of  the
Village  of  Westchester from the center of Salt Creek to the
west corporate limit of the Village  of  LaGrange  Park,  the
west  corporate  limits  of  LaGrange  Park  from  the  south
corporate  limit  of the Village of Westchester to the center
of Salt Creek,  the  center  of  Salt  Creek  from  the  west
corporate  limit  of  the  Village  of  LaGrange  Park to the
Cook-DuPage County line; the Cook-DuPage County line from the
center of Salt Creek northerly to the south  corporate  limit
of  the  City  of  Chicago; the south corporate limits of the
City  of   Chicago   from   the   Cook-DuPage   County   line
northeasterly  to the north corporate limit of the Village of
Schiller Park; and the north corporate limit of  the  Village
of  Schiller  Park from the south corporate limit of the City
of Chicago to the east corporate  limit  of  the  Village  of
Schiller Park.  Also included in the North Central Region are
the territories within the corporate limits of the Village of
Rosemont,  the  Village  of  Norridge, the Village of Harwood
Heights  and  the  unincorporated  areas  of   Norwood   Park
Township.
    (4)  The  Central  Region  includes  all  the  territory,
municipalities  and  unincorporated  areas  of  the County of
Cook, State of  Illinois,  bounded  by:  the  west  corporate
limits of the City of Chicago from the corporate limit of the
City  of  Chicago  at  Roosevelt  Road southerly to the north
corporate limit of the Village of Bedford Park; the north and
west corporate limits of the Village of Bedford Park from the
west corporate limit of the  City  of  Chicago  westerly  and
southerly  to  the  north  corporate  limit of the Village of
Justice; the west corporate limits of the Village of  Justice
from the south corporate limit of the Village of Bedford Park
southerly  to  the  north  corporate  limit of the Village of
Willow Springs; the west and north corporate  limits  of  the
Village  of Willow Springs southerly and westerly to the west
corporate limit of the Village of Willow  Springs  (near  the
intersection of 79th Street and Howard Street); the center of
the right-of-way of 79th Street from the west corporate limit
of  the Village of Willow Springs westerly to the Cook-DuPage
County line; the Cook-DuPage County line from the  center  of
the  right-of-way  of  79th Street northerly to the center of
Salt Creek; the center of Salt  Creek  from  the  Cook-DuPage
County  line  easterly  to  the  west  corporate limit of the
Village of LaGrange Park; the west corporate  limits  of  the
Village  of  LaGrange  Park  from  the  center  of Salt Creek
northerly to the south corporate  limit  of  the  Village  of
Westchester;  the  south  and  east  corporate  limits of the
Village of Westchester from the west corporate limit  of  the
Village of LaGrange Park easterly and northerly to the center
of  Salt  Creek;  the  center  of  Salt  Creek  from the east
corporate limit of the Village of Westchester easterly to the
north corporate limit of the Village of Brookfield; the north
and east corporate limits of the Village of  Brookfield  from
the  center of Salt Creek easterly and southerly to the north
corporate limit of the Village of Riverside;  the  north  and
west  corporate  limits  of the Village of Riverside from the
east corporate limit of the Village  of  Brookfield  easterly
and  northerly  to  the  west  corporate limit of the City of
Berwyn; the west and north corporate limits of  the  City  of
Berwyn from the south corporate limit of the Village of North
Riverside  northerly and easterly to the west corporate limit
of the Town of Cicero; and the north corporate limits of  the
Town  of  Cicero from the east corporate limit of the City of
Berwyn easterly to the west corporate limit of  the  City  of
Chicago.  <u>Notwithstanding  any  provision  of this Act to the</u>
<u>contrary, the Village of Willow Springs is  included  in  the</u>
<u>Central  Region  as  of the effective date of this amendatory</u>
<u>Act of the 93rd General Assembly.</u>
    (5)  The Southwest Region  includes  all  the  territory,
municipalities  and  unincorporated  areas  of  the County of
Cook, State of Illinois, bounded  by:    the  west  corporate
limits  of the City of Chicago from the north corporate limit
of the Village of Bedford Park (at Illinois 50-Cicero Avenue)
southerly to the north corporate limit of the  City  of  Blue
Island  (at  Maplewood  Street); the north and west corporate
limits of the City of Blue Island  from  the  west  corporate
limit  of  the City of Chicago (at Maplewood Street) westerly
and southerly to the east corporate limit of the  Village  of
Robbins;  the  north and west corporate limits of the Village
of Robbins from the west corporate limit of the City of  Blue
Island westerly and southerly to the north corporate limit of
the  Village  Midlothian; the north and west corporate limits
of the Village of Midlothian from the west corporate limit of
the Village of Robbins westerly and southerly  to  the  north
corporate  limits of the Village of Oak Forest; the north and
west corporate limits of the Village of Oak Forest  from  the
west  corporate  limit  of the Village of Midlothian westerly
and southerly to the north corporate limit of the Village  of
Tinley  Park;  the  north  and  west  corporate limits of the
Village of Tinley Park from the west corporate limit  of  the
Village of Oak Forest westerly and southerly to the Cook-Will
County   line;  the  Cook-Will  County  line  from  the  west
corporate limit of the Village of Tinley Park westerly to the
Norfolk and Western Railroad  tracks;  the  Cook-Will  County
line  from  the Norfolk and Western Railroad tracks northerly
and westerly to the Cook-DuPage County line; the  Cook-DuPage
County  line  from the Cook-Will County line to the center of
the  right-of-way  of  79th  Street;  the   center   of   the
right-of-way  of 79th Street from the Cook-DuPage County line
easterly to the west corporate limit of the Village of Willow
Springs; the north and west corporate limits of  the  Village
of Willow Springs from the center of the right-of-way of 79th
Street easterly and northerly to the south corporate limit of
the  Village of Hodgkins; the south and east corporate limits
of the Village of Hodgkins from the north corporate limit  of
the  Village  of  Willow  Springs  northeasterly to the south
corporate limit of the Village of Bedford Park; and the  west
and  north  corporate  limits  of the Village of Bedford Park
from the north corporate limit  of  the  Village  of  Justice
northerly  and  easterly  to  the west corporate limit of the
City  of  Chicago  (at  Illinois  Route  50-Cicero   Avenue).
<u>Notwithstanding  any  provision  of this Act to the contrary,</u>
<u>the Village of Willow Springs is excluded from the  Southwest</u>
<u>Region as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the</u>
<u>93rd General Assembly.</u>
    (6)  The   South   Region  includes  all  the  territory,
municipalities and unincorporated  areas  of  the  County  of
Cook,  State  of  Illinois,  bounded by: the Illinois-Indiana
State line from the south corporate  limit  of  the  City  of
Chicago southerly to the Cook-Will County line; the Cook-Will
County line from the Illinois-Indiana State line westerly and
northerly  to  the  west  corporate  limit  of the Village of
Tinley Park; the west  and  north  corporate  limits  of  the
Village  of  Tinley  Park  from  the  Cook-Will  County  line
northerly  and  easterly  to  the west corporate limit of the
Village of Oak Forest; the west and north corporate limits of
the Village of Oak Forest from the north corporate  limit  of
the Village of Tinley Park northerly and easterly to the west
corporate  limit  of  the Village of Midlothian; the west and
north corporate limits of the Village of Midlothian from  the
north  corporate limit of the Village of Oak Forest northerly
and easterly to the west corporate limit of  the  Village  of
Robbins;  the  west and north corporate limits of the Village
of Robbins from the north corporate limit of the  Village  of
Midlothian northerly and easterly to the west corporate limit
of  the  City  of  Blue  Island; the west and north corporate
limits of the City of Blue Island from  the  north  corporate
limit of the Village of Robbins northerly and easterly to the
west  corporate  limit  of  the City of Chicago (at Maplewood
Street); and the  south  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of
Chicago  from the west corporate limit of the City of Chicago
(at Maplewood Street) to the Illinois-Indiana State line.
(Source: P.A. 83-886.)

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act  takes  effect  upon
becoming law.
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<br><div class="content"><b>Effective Date:  </b>07/10/03</div><p>
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