There is a newer version of the Illinois Compiled Statutes
2005 Illinois 65 ILCS 5/ Illinois Municipal Code.
- Article 1 - General Provisions
- Division 1 - Short Title, Definitions, Scope Of Code, Grant Of Certain Powers
- Division 2 - Ordinances
- Division 2.1 - Administrative Adjudications
- Division 2.2 - Code Hearing Departments
- Division 3 - Incorporation By Reference Of Certain Construction Regulations
- Division 4 - Actions Against and Liabilities Of Municipalities
- Division 5 - Taxpayer Suits
- Division 6 - Competency of Municipal Inhabitants to Serve as Judge or Juror (Heading Amended By P.A. 79-1361)
- Division 7 - Census Provisions
- Division 8 - Membership In Illinois Municipal League
- Division 9 - Cumulative Effect, Savings Clauses, Repeal, Other Provisions
- Article 2 - Organization Of Municipalities
- Division 1 - General Provisions
- Division 2 - Incorporation Of Cities
- Division 3 - Incorporation Of Villages
- Division 4 - Changing Name
- Article 3 - Officers (Repealed By P.A. 87-1119)
- Article 3.1 - Officers
- Division 5 - Application Of Article
- Division 10 - General Provisions
- Division 15 - Elected Officers Generally
- Division 20 - Elected City Officers
- Division 25 - Elected Village and Incorporated Town Officers
- Division 30 - Appointed Officers In All Municipalities
- Division 35 - Functions and Duties Of Certain Municipal Officers
- Division 40 - City Council
- Division 45 - Board Of Trustees
- Division 50 - Compensation
- Division 55 - Miscellaneous Provisions
- Article 4 - Commission Form Government
- Division 1 - General Provisions
- Division 2 - Organization
- Division 3 - Election Of Officers
- Division 4 - Oaths and Bonds
- Division 5 - Functions and Duties Of Council And Officers
- Division 6 - Compensation Of Officers
- Division 8 - Penalties
- Division 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions
- Division 10 - Abandonment Of Commission Form
- Article 5 - Managerial Form Of Municipal Government
- Division 1 - General Adoption Procedures
- Division 2 - Election Of Officers
- Division 3 - Functions and Duties Of Officers
- Division 4 - Compensation
- Division 5 - Abandonment Of Managerial Form
- Article 6 - Strong Mayor Form Government
- Division 1 - General Provisions
- Division 2 - Organization
- Division 3 - Election Of Officers
- Division 4 - Functions and Duties Of Mayor, Council And Officers
- Division 5 - Compensation
- Article 7 - Territory
- Division 1 - Annexation
- Division 2 - Union Of Contiguous Municipalities
- Division 3 - Disconnection
- Division 4 - Territorial Jurisdiction
- Division 5 - Change Of Site
- Division 6 - Dissolution
- Division 7 - Consolidations
- Article 8 - Finance
- Division 1 - General Provisions
- Division 2 - Annual Appropriation Ordinances
- Division 3 - Levy and Collection Of Taxes
- Division 4 - Issuance Of Bonds
- Division 4.1 - Municipal Bond Reform Act
- Division 5 - Debt Limits In Municipalities Of Less Than 500,000
- Division 6 - Working Cash Fund In Municipalities Of 500,000 Of More
- Division 7 - Working Cash Fund In Municipalities Of Less Than 500,000
- Division 8 - Audit Of Accounts
- Division 9 - Purchasing and Public Works Contracts In Municipalities Of Less Than 500,000
- Division 10 - Purchasing and Public Works Contracts In Cities Of More Than 500,000
- Division 11 - Certain Revenue Taxes
- Division 12 - Financially Distressed City Law
- Article 9 - Local Improvements
- Division 1 - Provisions Generally Applicable
- Division 2 - Local Improvement Procedures Restricted To Certain Municipalities
- Division 3 - Procedures For Specified Local Improvements
- Division 4 - Improvements Affecting Property Not Within Municipality
- Division 5 - Financing Of Certain Improvements
- Article 10 - Employees And Employment
- Division 1 - Civil Service In Cities
- Division 2.1 - Board Of Fire and Police Commissioners
- Division 3 - Hours, Wages and Working Conditions Of Policemen And Firemen
- Division 4 - General Corporate Powers Respecting Employment
- Division 5 - Insurance For Volunteer Firemen
- Article 11 - Corporate Powers and Functions
- Art 11 prec Div 1 - Public Health, Safety and Welfare; Police Protection And Public Order
- Division 1 - Police Protection and Tax
- Division 3 - Penal Institutions--General Powers
- Division 4 - Houses of Correction and Farm Colonies
- Division 5 - Public Order Regulations
- Division 5.1 - Coordinator Of Federal and State Aid
- Division 5.2 - Grants to Community Action Agencies
- Division 5.3 - Emergency Telephone Systems
- Art 11 prec Div 6 - Fire Protection
- Division 6 - Fire Departments and Protection
- Division 7 - Fire Protection Tax--Cities and Villages Of Less Than 500,000
- Division 8 - Fire Safety Regulations
- Division 9 - Fire Inspection in Municipalities of 500,000 or More
- Division 10 - Foreign Fire Insurance; Company Fees
- Art 11 prec Div 11 - Planning, Zoning and Urban Rehabilitation
- Division 11 - Urban Rehabilitation
- Division 11.1 - Fair Housing
- Division 11.2 - Improvement of Group Relations
- Division 12 - Plan Commissions
- Division 12.1 - Revenue Bonds for Conservation Plan Areas
- Division 13 - Zoning
- Division 14 - Set-Back Lines
- Division 15 - Approval of Maps And Plats
- Division 15.1 - Annexation Agreements
- Division 15.2 - Annexation; Drainage Districts
- Art 11 prec Div 16 - Health Regulations
- Division 16 - Health Boards - General
- Division 17 - Health Boards in Municipalities of From 100,000 to 200,000
- Division 18 - Community Nurses in Municipalities Of From 5,000 To 100,000
- Division 19 - Disposal of Refuse, Garbage and Ashes
- Division 19.1 - Air Contamination Control
- Division 19.2 - Sanitation Code Violations
- Division 20 - Food, Water, Disease, Other Regulations
- Division 21 - Public Comfort Stations In Municipalities Of Less Than 100,000
- Division 21.5 - Local Emergency Energy Plans
- Art 11 prec Div 22 - Hospitals and Sanitariums
- Division 22 - General Powers Over Hospitals, Sanitariums and Undertaking Parlors
- Division 23 - Hospitals in Cities of Less Than 100,000
- Division 24 - Improvement of Certain Hospitals in Cities of Less Than 100,000
- Division 25 - Contagious Disease Hospitals In Cities Of 500,000 Or More
- Division 26 - Maternity Hospitals In Municipalities Of 500,000 Or More
- Division 27 - Contributions to Non-Sectarian Hospitals By Cities
- Division 28 - Eminent Domain to Obtain City Hospital Site
- Division 29 - City and Village Tuberculosis Sanitariums
- Division 29.1 - Care of Mentally Deficient Persons
- Division 29.2 - Contracts with Community Mental Health Board
- Division 29.3 - Senior Citizen Housing
- Art 11 prec Div 30 - Control Over Building and Construction
- Division 30 - General Regulatory Powers
- Division 31 - Unsafe Property
- Division 31.1 - Building Code Violations
- Division 32 - Regulation of Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Installations
- Division 33 - Registration of Electrical Contractors
- Division 34 - Steam Boiler Inspection and Operator Licensing
- Division 35 - Board of Plumbing Examiners in Municipalities Of 500,000 Or More
- Division 36 - Licensing of Mason Contractors in Municipalities of 500,000 or More
- Division 37 - Inspection of Electrical Equipment
- Division 38 - Inspection of Lodging House Plans
- Division 39 - Recording of Building Permits
- Division 39.1 - Community Planning and Development
- Art 11 prec Div 40 - Vehicles
- Division 40 - Speed, Safety and Disposition Of Vehicles
- Division 41 - Regulation in Special Charter Municipalities
- Art 11 prec Div 42 - Powers Over Certain Businesses
- Division 42 - Powers Over Certain Businesses
- Division 42.1 - Public Contracts
- Art 11 prec Div 43 - General Assistance
- Division 43 - General Assistance Tax and Administration
- Art 11 prec Div 44 - Boats and Harbors
- Division 44 - Boats and Harbor Control
- Art 11 prec Div 45 - Cultural Activities
- Division 45 - Municipal Band and Performing Arts
- Division 45.1 - Cultural Centers
- Division 46 - Art Commissions
- Division 47 - Promotion of Historical Research
- Division 48 - Preservation of Historical Documents
- Division 48.2 - Preservation of Historical and Other Special Areas
- Division 48.3 - Municipal Zoo Authorities
- Art 11 prec Div 49 - Cemeteries
- Division 49 - General Cemetery Power and Tax For Rehabilitation
- Division 50 - Tax For Restoration of Neglected Cemeteries
- Division 51 - Removal Of Cemeteries
- Division 52 - Control and Maintenance of Public Graveyards
- Division 52.1 - Regulation and Establishment of Cemeteries
- Division 52.2 - Perpetual Cemetery Trusts
- Art 11 prec Div 53 - Weights and Measures
- Division 53 - Inspection and Use of Weights and Measures
- Art 11 prec Div 54 - Athletic Contests and Other Amusements
- Division 54 - Athletic Contests and Exhibitions For Gain
- Division 54.1 - Carnivals
- Art 11 prec Div 55 - Coin Operated Devices
- Division 55 - Tax on Coin Operated Devices
- Art 11 prec Div 56 - Oil and Gas
- Division 56 - Oil and Gas Permits
- Art 11 prec Div 57 - Railroad Safety
- Division 57 - General Railroad Safety Regulations
- Division 58 - Railroad Grade Separation Tax
- Art 11 prec Div 59 - Continuity of Government
- Division 59 - Continuity of Government in Case of Enemy Attack
- Art 11 prec Div 60 - General Powers - Licensing and Nuisances
- Division 60 - Issuing Licenses and Abating Nuisances
- Art 11 prec Div 61 - Public Works, Buildings and Property; Eminent Domain and Public Works - General
- Division 61 - General Eminent Domain Power and Power To Purchase On Contract
- Art 11 prec Div 62 - Public Buildings
- Division 62 - General Power to Erect and Care for Public Buildings
- Division 62.1 - Providing for Court Rooms
- Division 63 - Community Buildings and Gymnasiums
- Division 64 - Bonds for Municipal Buildings
- Division 65 - Municipal Convention Halls
- Division 66 - Coliseums in Cities and Villages of Less Than 500,000
- Division 67 - Coliseums in Municipalities of 75,000 or Less
- Division 68 - Stadiums and Athletic Fields In Cities
- Division 69 - Joint Ownership of Municipal Buildings
- Division 70 - Tax for Restoration of Public Buildings Damaged by Storm Or Fire
- Art 11 prec Div 71 - Parking Facilities
- Division 71 - Off-Street Parking
- Art 11 prec Div 72 - Trees and Forestry
- Division 72 - Planting of Trees
- Division 73 - Forestry Program and Tax
- Division 73.1 - Municipal and Joint Municipal Tree Planting Programs
- Art 11 prec Div 74 - Procurement Of Industrial Buildings
- Division 74 - Industrial Project Revenue Bond Act
- Division 74.1 - Acquiring Land For Industrial Purposes
- Art 11 prec Div 74.2 - Commercial Blight Areas
- Division 74.2 - Commercial Renewal and Redevelopment Areas
- Division 74.3 - Business District Development and Redevelopment
- Division 74.4 - Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act
- Division 74.5 - Municipal Housing Finance Law
- Division 74.6 - Industrial Jobs Recovery Law
- Art 11 prec Div 75 - Lease, Sale and Transfer Of Public Property
- Division 75 - Lease of Space Around Municipal Buildings
- Division 76 - Sale or Lease of Real or Personal Property
- Division 76.1 - Purchase or Lease of Real or Personal Property
- Division 76.2 - Exchange of Real Estate
- Division 77 - Leases With State and Federal Governments
- Division 78 - Leasing Property For School Purposes
- Division 79 - Public Building Commission Leases
- Art 11 prec Div 80 - Streets and Public Ways
- Division 80 - General Powers Over Streets and Public Ways
- Division 81 - Street and Bridge Tax
- Division 82 - Cost of Oiling Streets
- Division 83 - Resurfacing Streets By Special Assessment
- Division 84 - Sidewalk Construction and Repair
- Division 85 - Certain Joint Municipal and Township Construction Projects
- Division 86 - Municipal and Park Relationship; Concerning Streets
- Division 87 - Re-Locating Water Courses
- Division 88 - Grant to Public Authority for Local Transportation
- Division 89 - Terminable Local Transportation Permits
- Division 90 - Street Railways
- Division 91 - Vacating of Streets and Alleys
- Division 91.1 - Persons Displaced by Federal Aid System of Streets and Highways
- Division 91.2 - Jurisdiction Over Roads By Agreement
- Art 11 prec Div 92 - Recreational Facilities
- Division 92 - Harbors for Recreational Use
- Division 93 - Power to Acquire Piers and Beaches
- Division 94 - Swimming Pool, Artificial Ice Skating Rink and Golf Course Revenue Bonds
- Division 95 - Recreation Systems
- Division 96 - Joint Property of Municipalities and Park Districts
- Division 97 - Pleasure Driveways
- Division 98 - Parks in Cities and Villages of Less Than 50,000
- Division 99 - Parks and Boulevards in Cities From 5,000 To 100,000
- Division 100 - Parks in Cities of Less Than 15,000 Inhabitants
- Art 11 prec Div 101 - Airports
- Division 101 - Airports - General Authority
- Division 102 - Airports for Municipalities of 500,000 or More
- Division 103 - Airports for Municipalities of Less Than 500,000
- Art 11 prec Div 104 - Harbors and Watercourses
- Division 104 - General Authority Over Watercourses, Wharves and Levees
- Art 11 prec Div 105 - Public Land Dedications
- Division 105 - Acceptance of Public Land Dedications
- Art 11 prec Div 106 - Exhibitions on Public Property
- Division 106 - Exhibitions, Entertainments On Public Piers
- Art 11 prec Div 107 - Bridges, Viaducts, Tunnels, Ferries
- Division 107 - Bridges, Viaducts and Tunnels
- Division 108 - Ferries and Toll Bridges
- Art 11 prec Div 109 - Drains, Culverts, Cesspools, Sewers
- Division 109 - Regulation of Culverts, Drains Sewers and Cesspools
- Art 11 prec Div 110 - Flood Control and Drainage
- Division 110 - Drainage By Special Assessment
- Division 111 - Drainage Improvement Districts
- Division 111.1 - Removal of Stream Obstructions
- Division 112 - Taxes for Levee Purposes
- Division 113 - Surface Water and Sewage Removal Tax
- Division 113.1 - Stormwater Management Tax
- Division 114 - Levee Improvement Commission
- Division 114.1 - Flood Insurance Rate Maps
- Division 115 - State Aid in Flood Control
- Division 115.1 - Municipal - Federal Flood Control Projects
- Art 11 prec Div 116 - Monuments and MemorialsTransportation Systems
- Division 116 - Monuments for Soldiers, Sailors, Distinguished Personages
- Art 11 prec Div 117 - Municipal Utilities
- Division 117 - Construction and Leasing of Certain Utilities
- Division 117.1 - Terrorism Prevention
- Art 11 prec Div 118 - Heat, Power and Light Services
- Division 118 - Revenue Bonds to Construct Heating Plants
- Division 119 - Revenue Bonds to Improve Light and Gas Plants
- Division 119.1 - Joint Municipal Electric Power Agencies
- Division 119.2 - Joint Municipal Natural Gas Agencies
- Art 11 prec Div 120 - Transportation Systems
- Division 120 - Transportation System Tax
- Division 121 - Subway System
- Division 122 - Street Railways
- Division 122.1 - Contract For Privately Owned Local Transportation System
- Division 122.2 - Regional Transportation Authority
- Art 11 prec Div 123 - Harbors and Terminals
- Division 123 - Harbor and Terminal Facilities
- Art. 11 prec Div 124 - Water Supply and Sewage Systems
- Division 124 - Power to Contract for Water Supply
- Division 125 - Construction of Wells and Waterworks by Cities and Villages
- Division 126 - Joint Construction of Water Supply
- Division 127 - Purchase or Lease of Waterworks
- Division 128 - Tax For Waterworks Purchase, Construction Or Enlargement
- Division 129 - Waterworks Systems In Municipalities Of Less Than 500,000
- Division 130 - Construction and Purchase of Waterworks
- Division 131 - Water Fund Tax in Cities
- Division 132 - Bettering Source of City Water Supply
- Division 133 - Waterworks Certificates of Indebtedness
- Division 134 - Water Filtration in Cities with 25,000 to 500,000 Inhabitants
- Division 135 - Joint Acquisition and Operation of Water Supply And Waterworks
- Division 136 - Joint Acquisition and Operation Of Water And Sewage Systems
- Division 137 - Contract For, Purchase Or Lease Of Water and Sewerage Systems
- Division 138 - Locating Source Of Water Supply Outside Of Municipalities
- Division 139 - Combined Waterworks and Sewerage Systems
- Division 140 - Outlet Sewers Outside Municipal Boundaries
- Division 141 - Sewerage Systems and Abatement Of Pollution From Industrial Wastes
- Division 142 - Sewage Treatment and Disposal
- Division 143 - City Sewerage Fund Tax
- Division 144 - Tax To Pay Defaulted Sewerage System Bonds
- Division 145 - Collection Of Sewer Revenues By Operator Of Waterworks System
- Division 146 - Contract For Collecting and Disposing Of Sewage Originating Outside Municipality
- Division 147 - Sewage Disposal Contracts Between Certain Municipal Corporations
- Division 148 - Joint Construction Of Sewage Plant With Out-Of-State Municipality
- Division 149 - Extension Of Municipal Water and Sewer Service Outside Corporate Limits
- Division 150 - Waterworks and Sewerage Connection Charge
- Division 151 - Municipality Relationship To Public Water District
- Division 152 - Municipal Insurance Availability Program
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