60 ILCS 1/ Township Code.

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(60 ILCS 1/) Township Code.

60 ILCS 1/115-125
    (60 ILCS 1/115-125)
    Sec. 115-125. Validation. Sections 4.06 through 8 of the Township Open Space Act were inadvertently omitted from the Township Code when that Code was enacted by Public Act 88-62. Those Sections are being added to the Township Code as Sections 115-75 through 115-120. They shall be construed as a continuation of the corresponding provisions of the Township Open Space Act and not as a new or different law. Every otherwise lawful action taken in reliance on and in accordance with those Sections after December 31, 1993 and before the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1994 is hereby validated.
(Source: P.A. 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)

60 ILCS 1/Art. 120

    (60 ILCS 1/Art. 120 heading) ARTICLE 120. TOWNSHIPPARKS

60 ILCS 1/120-5
    (60 ILCS 1/120-5)
    Sec. 120-5. Power to acquire park land; inapplicable to church.
    (a) A township, acting through the township board, may acquire lands (not exceeding for any one park 25 acres in extent, unless received as a gift) to be set apart and forever held and maintained and improved as public parks for the free use of the public.
    (b) This Section does not apply to property owned by a church or any organization owned, operated, or controlled by or affiliated with a church, regardless of whether the property is subject to a lease, occupancy agreement, or other contract, agreement, or arrangement with a person or entity other than a church.
(Source: P.A. 86-282; 88-62.)

60 ILCS 1/120-10
    (60 ILCS 1/120-10)
    Sec. 120-10. Method of acquiring land. A township desiring to procure lands for park purposes under this Article may purchase the lands from the owner or owners or, in the discretion of the township board, may acquire the lands by the exercise of the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by the laws of this State for taking or damaging private property for public purposes. A township may not utilize eminent domain powers with respect to lands located within the boundaries of a municipality that is served by a municipal recreation department, or a park district.
(Source: P.A. 94-622, eff. 8-18-05.)

60 ILCS 1/120-15
    (60 ILCS 1/120-15)
    Sec. 120-15. Townships in certain counties; golf courses and fees.
    (a) A township in a county having a population between 300,000 and 1,000,000 may, by purchase only and not by condemnation, acquire lands not exceeding 50 acres for park purposes or golf courses. A township in a county having a population between 100,000 and 300,000 may, by purchase only and not by condemnation, acquire lands not exceeding 100 acres for park purposes or golf courses.
    (b) If the lands are developed as a golf course, the township board shall charge a fee of those using the golf course and its facilities. The fee shall be at a rate sufficient to pay for the maintenance, depreciation, and operating costs relating to the golf course.
(Source: P.A. 85-1209; 88-62.)