Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 Special Districts: Article -
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 0.01
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Chicago Park District Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 1
The Chicago Park District shall be created and established immediately upon the adoption of this act as hereinafter provided. Such park district shall be...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 1a
The territory located without the corporate limits of the City of Chicago that prior to May 1, 1934, was included in any existing park...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 2
The question of the adoption of this Act shall be submitted at the election held on the second Tuesday in April, 1934. Such question...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 3
Commissioners; corporate body. There shall be 7 commissioners of the Chicago Park District. Within 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 3a
Regular meetings; notice. The commissioners of the Chicago Park District shall give public notice of the schedule of regular meetings at the beginning of...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 4
Annually the commissioners shall choose from among their members a president to serve for a term of one year and until his or her...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 5
General superintendent; Director of Human Resources. The commissioners of the Chicago Park District shall appoint a general superintendent. Such superintendent shall be chosen without...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 6
The commissioners shall prescribe the powers and duties and fix the compensation of the secretary, treasurer and general superintendent and shall fix the compensation...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 7
The Chicago Park District is vested with all powers heretofore vested in park districts or corporate authorities whose authority is abrogated by this Act...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 7.01
The Chicago Park District, except as otherwise herein provided, may acquire, lay out, establish, construct, and maintain parks, driveways and boulevards in such district,...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 7.02
The commissioners of the Chicago Park District, except as otherwise herein provided, may from time to time establish by ordinance all needful rules and...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 7.03
The City of Chicago may, by ordinance, grant to Chicago Transit Authority the exclusive right to construct and operate any transportation facilities in, along,...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 7.04
The Chicago Park District may convey, sell, donate, lease or rent any real estate or lands, now owned or hereafter acquired, to the State,...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 7.05
The Chicago Park District may permit the erection by the Marine Corps League of a proper and suitable memorial building or monument to the...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 7.06
Recreational programs for the handicapped; tax. (a) The Chicago Park District is authorized to establish, maintain, and manage recreational programs for the handicapped, including both...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 7.07
Olympic and paralympic games; contracts and employment. (a) All contracting and employment related to the planning, organization, and staging of the games shall be subject...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 7.1
Except where the equipment does not burn or consume Illinois coal as efficiently as other coal, the Chicago Park District shall comply with the...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 7.2
The Chicago Park District shall indemnify and protect its commissioners and employees against civil rights damage claims and suits, constitutional rights damage claims and...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 7.3
The Chicago Park District may insure against any loss or liability incurred by the park district, its commissioners or its employees by reason of...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 7.4
Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved by the Eighty-fourth General Assembly....
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 8
All ordinances, orders, and resolutions of the Chicago Park District may be proved by the certificate of its secretary under the seal of the...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 9
All legal acts, lawfully done by or in favor of any of the park districts or corporate authorities superseded by the Chicago Park District...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 10
All fines, penalties, and forfeitures incurred or imposed before this act takes effect for the violation of the ordinances, by-laws, or rules of any...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 11
All lawful ordinances, resolutions, by-laws, orders, or rules in force in any park district or authority superseded by the Chicago Park District, at the...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 12
The title to all lands, property and funds of every description now owned or held by the park districts and corporate authorities superseded by...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 13
Any officer ceasing to hold office by virtue of this act shall deliver and turn over to the commissioners of the Chicago Park District,...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 14
Civil service. The Park System Civil Service Act shall apply to the Chicago Park District, and upon the coming into effect of this act...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 15
Acquisition of real estate. (a) The Chicago Park District may acquire by gift, grant, purchase, or condemnation (and may incur indebtedness for the purchase of)...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 15.5
Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 15a
In addition to the powers and authority now possessed by it, the Chicago Park District shall have the power: (1) To lease from any...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 15b
Licenses, easements, and rights of way. In addition to the other powers and authority now possessed by it, the Chicago Park District shall have...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 15c
Lease for equipment and machinery. In addition to the other powers and authority now possessed by it, the Chicago Park District may, when authorized...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 15d
Assistance agreements; facilities; private seat licenses; naming rights. In addition to the powers and authority now possessed by it, the Chicago Park District shall...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 16
When any improvement to be made by the Chicago Park District is local in character and confined within the limits of said park district...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 16a
Personnel code. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Park System Civil Service Act or the provisions of any other law, the board of commissioners...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 16a-5
Criminal background investigations. (a) An applicant for employment with the Chicago Park District is required as a condition of employment to authorize an investigation to...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 16b
Power to deduct wages for debts. Upon receipt of notice from the comptroller of a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more, a...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 17
Fiscal year; budget report; appropriation ordinance. (a) After the year in which this Act is adopted, the fiscal year of the Chicago Park District...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 17a
After the adoption of the annual appropriation ordinance, the commissioners may pass a supplemental ordinance or ordinances appropriating proceeds of bonds of any superseded...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 18
The original districts superseded by, or consolidated with, the Chicago Park District shall remain liable for the payment of all bonded indebtedness of each...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 19
The Chicago Park District Commission is empowered to levy and collect a general tax on the property in the park district for necessary expenses...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 20
The Chicago Park District is authorized to issue the bonds of such district for the payment of land condemned or purchased for park or...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 20a
Bonds; issuance; interest. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 20 of this Act, the Chicago Park District is authorized to issue from time...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 20b
After the issuance of bonds for any park district purpose under Section 20 or 20a has been authorized by ordinance, the Chicago Park District...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 20c
The Chicago Park District may enter into agreements with banks or other financial institutions to obtain letters of credit. Such letters of credit shall...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 21
The commissioners of the Chicago Park District, without submitting the question to the legal voters for approval, are authorized to issue negotiable coupon bonds...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 22
For the purpose of paying the principal of and interest upon refunding and funding bonds of any superseded park district, the commissioners are authorized...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 23
The treasurer or other officer responsible for the funds of the district, shall be discharged from the responsibility for all moneys deposited by him...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 24
The Chicago Park District shall not be liable for passive negligence on its part for claims arising on and after October 1, 1983. (Source:...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 25.1
The Chicago Park District is hereby authorized to: (a) Acquire by purchase or otherwise, own, construct, equip, manage, control, erect, improve, extend, maintain and operate...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 25.2
All bonds issued under authority of sections 25.1 to 25.9, both inclusive, of this Act as now enacted and as may hereafter be amended,...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 25.3
If the Commissioners of the Chicago Park District desire to issue bonds pursuant to the provisions of sections 25.1 to 25.9, both inclusive, of...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 25.4
Whenever bonds are issued as provided by sections 25.1 to 25.9, both inclusive, of this Act as now enacted and as may hereafter be...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 25.5
Whenever revenue bonds are issued under sections 25.1 to 25.9, both inclusive, of this Act as now enacted and as may hereafter be amended,...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 25.6
The provisions of Sections 25.1 to 25.9, both inclusive, of this Act as now enacted and as may hereafter be amended, and of any...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 25.7
The Commissioners of the Chicago Park District are hereby granted authority to make all reasonable rules and regulations of the Chicago Park District regarding...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 25.8
The Commissioners of the Chicago Park District are hereby given the authority to lease all or any part of any such parking facilities, and...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 25.9
Sections 25.1 to 25.9, both inclusive, of this Act as now enacted and as may hereafter be amended, shall not be construed as authorizing...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.1
The term "harbor," as used in this section includes harbors, marinas, slips, docks, piers, breakwaters, and all buildings, structures, facilities, connections, equipment, parking areas...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.2
The Chicago Park District, bordering upon public waters, has the power to acquire, construct, replace, enlarge, improve, maintain and operate a harbor for recreational...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.3
The Chicago Park District, to carry out the purposes of this section, has all the rights and powers over its harbor as it does over...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.3-1
In addition to any other penalties provided in this or any other Act, any person who violates an ordinance or regulation of the Chicago...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.3-2
In addition to any other penalties provided in this or any other Act, any person who is convicted of a violation of an ordinance...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.4
The Chicago Park District shall submit its plan for any construction to be undertaken under this section for approval to: (a) the Department of...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.5
All right, title and interest of the State of Illinois in and to submerged lands, naturally and artificially made or reclaimed lands, both within...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.6
The Chicago Park District has power to borrow money by issuing its bonds in anticipation of its revenue from such harbor or from any...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.7
If the Commissioners of the Chicago Park District desire to issue bonds pursuant to the provisions of Sections 26.1 to 26.10, both inclusive, of...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.8
Whenever revenue bonds are issued under Sections 26.1 to 26.10, both inclusive, of this Act as now enacted and as may hereafter be amended,...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.9
The Chicago Park District has the power to secure grants and loans, or either, from the United States Government, or any agency thereof, for...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.10
The State and all counties, cities, villages, incorporated towns and other municipal corporations, political subdivisions and public bodies, and public officers of any thereof,...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.10-1
The territory known as Grant Park shall be under the jurisdiction of the Chicago Park District and shall be subject to the provisions of...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.10-2
It is hereby declared that the transfer of land effected by this Section is intended for the improvement of certain park facilities, in order...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.10-3
As soon after the end of each fiscal year as may be expedient, the commissioners shall cause to be prepared and printed a complete...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.10-4
Definitions. The following terms, whenever used or referred to in this Act, have the following meaning unless the context requires a different meaning: "Delivery system"...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.10-5
Authorization for design-build; advertisement. (a) The Chicago Park District shall have the power to enter into design-build contracts. In addition to the requirements set forth...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.10-6
Solicitation of design-build proposals. (a) When the Chicago Park District elects to use the design-build delivery method, it must issue a notice of intent to...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.10-7
Development of design-build scope and performance criteria. (a) The Chicago Park District shall develop, with the assistance of a licensed design professional or a landscape...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.10-8
Procedures for design-build selection. (a) The Chicago Park District must use a two-phase procedure for the selection of the successful design-build entity. Phase I of...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.10-9
Small design-build projects. In any case where the total overall cost of the project is estimated to be less than $12,000,000, the Chicago Park District...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.10-10
Submission of design-build proposals. Design-build proposals must be properly identified and sealed. Proposals may not be reviewed until after the deadline for submission has passed...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.10-11
Design-build award. The Chicago Park District may award a design-build contract to the highest overall ranked entity. Notice of award shall be made in writing....
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.10-12
Vaccinations administered on Chicago Park District property. The Chicago Park District may not prohibit licensed medical personnel from using appropriate medical equipment, including needles, to...
- Illinois Chicago Park District Act. - 70 ILCS 1505, Section 26.11
If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other...
Last modified: February 18, 2015