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65 ILCS 5/1-3-2A
This section establishes the legal authority for any municipality to adopt by reference a county subdivision code. |
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65 ILCS 5/7-1-1 Through 5/7-1-47
These sections establish the procedural steps and requirements to annex property into a municipality. This procedure includes the requirement that the property is contiguous and that a petition for annexation be filed that is signed by a majority of electors who reside on the property. Annexation can be voluntary by the property owner or mandatory if the property is totally surrounded by the municipality and is 60 acres of less. These sections provide for the procedure to disconnect territory from a municipality. |
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65 ILCS 5/7-3-1, 5/7-3-5 & 5/7-3-6.2
These sections establish the legal authority to disconnect certain territory within newly created municipalities and existing municipalities. The circuit court may approve the disconnection of territory upon written petitions signed by a majority of electors or owners of record (depending on the municipality) which territory meets certain statutory requirements. Any ordinance disconnecting territory from a municipality shall be recorded within 90 days of passage. |
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65 ILCS 5/8-10-4
This section establishes legal authority for a municipality to enter into certain contracts, such as professional services, without competitive bidding. |
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65 ILCS 5/9-2-62
This section establishes the requirement that no special tax or special assessment shall be levied until the land necessary for the local improvement has been acquired or where an action to acquire the land has been condemned and proceeded to judgment. |
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65 ILCS 5/9-3-4
This section establishes the legal authority for municipalities to contract with an attorney or engineer (who shall be members of the committee on local improvements) to prepare plans, specifications and other documents related to that local improvement. |
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65 ILCS 5/9-5-1
This section establishes the legal authority for a municipality to enter into an agreement to reimburse developers and subdividers for infrastructure, which benefits adjoining property. The reimbursement shall be from a fee charged on the adjoining property, which may then be paid to the developers and subdivider. |
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65 ILCS 5/11-12-4
This section establishes the legal authority if every municipality to create a planning commission or planning department. The municipality may appropriate such funds as deemed necessary to pay for department development, development of planning program, an official plan and map and planning regulations. The municipality may accept federal funds and other grants both, private and public, for planning purposes. |
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65 ILCS 5/11-12-4.1 Through 5/11-12-12
These sections establish the legal authority to create planning commissions and comprehensive plans. The planning commission has the authority to recommend a comprehensive plan, recommend changes to the plan and recommend schemes of public improvements within the plan. The procedure for adopting the comprehensive plan is set forth which includes public notice and public hearing. |
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65 ILCS 5/11-12-13
This section establishes the guidelines for a joint planning commission for two or more municipalities having a population of less than 500,000 determine the unincorporated land and territory lying adjacent to any one or more of such municipalities, or land and territory comprising a portion of such municipalities, or land and territory both lying adjacent to such municipalities and being a part of such municipalities forms a contiguous region and such land and territory. |
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65 ILCS 5/11-13-19
This section establishes the legal requirement that the corporate authorities shall cause to be published a map showing zoning uses, divisions, regulations and classifications no later than each March 31 for the preceding calendar year. |
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65 ILCS 5/11-15-1
This section establishes the requirement that, if required by ordinances, no map, plat, or subdivision of any block, lot, sub-lot, or part thereof shall be entitled to be recorded until approved by the corporate authorizes or their designated officer. |
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65 ILCS 5/11-42-11 & 5/11-42-11.1
These sections establish the legal authority for a municipality to establish, regulate and franchise a community antennae television system. These sections establish the procedure for installing service and the requirement to serve residents. |
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65 ILCS 5/11-61-1, 61-1.5, & 5/11-61-1a
This section establishes the legal authority for the municipality to exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire property for municipal purposes or the public welfare including property adjacent to the municipality to street or highway purposes. |
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65 ILCS 5/11-61-2
This section established the legal authority of municipalities to vacate, improve, establish and alter any street, alley, sidewalks, parks and public grounds and for these purposes to take real property from park and school districts, forest preserves and counties so long as the taking will not materially impair or interfere with the existing use. |
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65 ILCS 5/11-71-1
This section established the legal authority to operate and maintain garages. |
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65 ILCS 5/11-74.2-3 Through 65 ILCS 5/11-74.6-10
These sections establish the legal authority to survey to determine if there is commercial blight as well as provide powers for municipal housing finance, and industrial jobs recovery. |
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65 ILCS 5/11-91-1
This section establishes the legal authority of municipalities to vacate streets and alleys. |
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65 ILCS 5/11-101-1
This section establishes the legal authority for municipalities to establish and maintain public airports. |
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65 ILCS 5/11-123-1
This section establishes the legal authority for municipalities to reclaim submerged land. |