Illinois Compiled Statutes 60 Townships: Article 85 - Township Corporate Powers, Generally

• Illinois Township Code. - 60 ILCS 1, Section 85-5
  Corporate name. The corporate name of each township shall be either ".... Township" or "The Town of .... (name of township)". All acts done...
• Illinois Township Code. - 60 ILCS 1, Section 85-10
  Township corporate powers. (a) Every township has the corporate capacity to exercise the powers granted to it, or necessarily implied, and no others. Every township...
• Illinois Township Code. - 60 ILCS 1, Section 85-12
  Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, any power granted under this Code to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject...
• Illinois Township Code. - 60 ILCS 1, Section 85-13
  Township services, generally. (a) The township board may either expend funds directly or may enter into any cooperative agreement or contract with any other governmental...
• Illinois Township Code. - 60 ILCS 1, Section 85-15
  Township Officials of Illinois. The township board may provide for joining the township in an association of townships or a not-for-profit corporation with membership...
• Illinois Township Code. - 60 ILCS 1, Section 85-20
  Merger of special district into township. A special district may be merged into a township as provided in Section 3.6 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation...
• Illinois Township Code. - 60 ILCS 1, Section 85-25
  Prompt payment. Purchases made under this Code shall be made in compliance with the Local Government Prompt Payment Act. (Source: P.A. 84-731; 88-62.)
• Illinois Township Code. - 60 ILCS 1, Section 85-30
  Purchases; bids. Any purchase by a township for services, materials, equipment, or supplies in excess of $20,000 (other than professional services) shall be contracted for...
• Illinois Township Code. - 60 ILCS 1, Section 85-35
  Retaining percentage of contract price; trust agreement. (a) Whenever any township has entered into a contract for the repair, remodeling, renovation, or construction of...
• Illinois Township Code. - 60 ILCS 1, Section 85-40
  Investment of public funds. All funds of the township shall be invested as provided in the Public Funds Investment Act. (Source: P.A. 88-62.)
• Illinois Township Code. - 60 ILCS 1, Section 85-45
  Pecuniary interest in contracts. (a) Except as provided in this Section, no township officer or employee shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in his...
• Illinois Township Code. - 60 ILCS 1, Section 85-50
  Demolition, repair, or enclosure of buildings. (a) The township board of any township may formally request the county board to commence specified proceedings with respect...
• Illinois Township Code. - 60 ILCS 1, Section 85-55
  Horse-drawn vehicles. The township board may, by ordinance, license and regulate horse-drawn vehicles operating within the township. The ordinance may also (i) prescribe regulations for...
• Illinois Township Code. - 60 ILCS 1, Section 85-60
  Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator; posting and publication. (a) Within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly,...

Last modified: February 18, 2015