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MUNICIPALITIES
(65 ILCS 5/) Illinois Municipal Code.

65 ILCS 5/11-5-10

    (65 ILCS 5/11-5-10)
    Sec. 11-5-10. Sound devices. The corporate authorities of a municipality may, by ordinance, regulate sound devices. For the purposes of this Section, "sound devices" means any radio, tape recorder, cassette player, or any other device for receiving broadcast sound or reproducing recorded sound.
(Source: P.A. 97-115, eff. 1-1-12.)

65 ILCS 5/11-5-11

    (65 ILCS 5/11-5-11)
    Sec. 11-5-11. Portable audiovisual rigging at special events.
    (a) In municipalities that require permits for special events, no person may perform, or employ, direct or allow a person to perform, portable audiovisual rigging at a permitted special event unless the person performing such work holds a valid rigging certification from the Entertainment Technician Certification Program operated by the Entertainment Services and Technology Association.
    (b) As used in this Section:
    "Portable audiovisual rigging" means the temporary installation or operation of portable mechanical rigging and static rigging for the overhead suspension of portable audiovisual equipment, including, but not limited to: audio, video, lighting, backdrops, scenery, and other effects at a special event. "Portable audiovisual rigging" does not include freight handling or the transportation of heavy equipment.
    "Special event" means a planned temporary aggregation of attractions, including, but not limited to, public entertainment, food and beverage service facilities, sales of souvenirs or other merchandise, or similar attractions, that is:
        (1) conducted on the public way; or
        (2) conducted primarily outdoors on property open to
    
the public, other than the public way, and which:
            (A) includes activities that require the
        
issuance of a municipal temporary food establishment license, municipal special event liquor license, or similar license; or
            (B) requires special municipal services,
        
including, but not limited to: street closures; the provision of barricades, garbage cans, stages, or special no parking signs; special electrical services; or special police protection.
    "Special event" does not include a parade or athletic event for which a separate permit is required, a neighborhood block party at which no food, beverages, or merchandise are sold; indoor or outdoor events taking place on properties owned by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority; indoor or outdoor events taking place on hotel or convention center property in the State; a citywide festival conducted under an intergovernmental agreement authorized by ordinance; a motion picture, film, or television production; the installation of tents; or hangings of banners.
    (c) A home rule municipality may not regulate portable audiovisual rigging in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
(Source: P.A. 102-32, eff. 6-25-21.)

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 5.1

 
    (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 5.1 heading)
DIVISION 5.1. COORDINATOR OF FEDERAL AND STATE AID

65 ILCS 5/11-5.1-1

    (65 ILCS 5/11-5.1-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-5.1-1)
    Sec. 11-5.1-1. The corporate authorities of any city, village, or incorporated town may create the office of Coordinator of Federal and State Aid reporting to the corporate authorities and assisting the corporate authorities with development programs for which State or Federal funds are or may be available and in the application for such funds. Any corporate authorities choosing to establish such an office may provide for the compensation and expenses of the person appointed as coordinator and such additional office space as the board finds necessary.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3223.)

65 ILCS 5/11-5.1-2

    (65 ILCS 5/11-5.1-2)
    Sec. 11-5.1-2. Military equipment surplus program.
    (a) For purposes of this Section:
    "Bayonet" means large knives designed to be attached to the muzzle of a rifle, shotgun, or long gun for the purposes of hand-to-hand combat.
    "Grenade launcher" means a firearm or firearm accessory used to launch fragmentary explosive rounds designed to inflict death or cause great bodily harm.
    "Military equipment surplus program" means any federal or state program allowing a law enforcement agency to obtain surplus military equipment, including, but not limited to, any program organized under Section 1122 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Pub. L. 103-160) or Section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Pub. L. 104-201) or any program established by the United States Department of Defense under 10 U.S.C. 2576a.
    "Tracked armored vehicle" means a vehicle that provides ballistic protection to its occupants and utilizes a tracked system instead of wheels for forward motion not including vehicles listed in the Authorized Equipment List as published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
    "Weaponized aircraft, vessels, or vehicles" means any aircraft, vessel, or vehicle with weapons installed.
    (b) A police department shall not request or receive from any military equipment surplus program nor purchase or otherwise utilize the following equipment:
        (1) tracked armored vehicles;
        (2) weaponized aircraft, vessels, or vehicles;
        (3) firearms of .50-caliber or higher;
        (4) ammunition of .50-caliber or higher;
        (5) grenade launchers, grenades, or similar
    
explosives; or
        (6) bayonets.
    (c) A home rule municipality may not regulate the acquisition of equipment in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule municipalities of powers and functions exercised by the State.
    (d) If a police department requests other property not prohibited from a military equipment surplus program, the police department shall publish notice of the request on a publicly accessible website maintained by the police department or the municipality within 14 days after the request.
(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21; 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-687, eff. 12-17-21.)

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 5.2

 
    (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 5.2 heading)
DIVISION 5.2. GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES

65 ILCS 5/11-5.2-1

    (65 ILCS 5/11-5.2-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-5.2-1)
    Sec. 11-5.2-1. The corporate authorities of any municipality may make grants to Community Action Agencies which serve residents within the municipality from funds received by the municipality pursuant to the "State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972". Community Action Agencies are defined as in Part A of Title II of the Federal Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended.
(Source: P.A. 80-863.)

65 ILCS 5/11-5.2-2

    (65 ILCS 5/11-5.2-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-5.2-2)
    Sec. 11-5.2-2. The corporate authorities of any municipality may provide for the establishment or maintenance, or may enter into contractual agreements with other townships, municipalities or counties for the establishment or maintenance of youth service bureaus, or may enter into contractual agreements with established youth service bureaus, public or private, serving the general area of the municipality. Such agreements shall be written and shall provide for services to residents of the municipality under 18 years of age, but agencies providing such services to adults in addition to youths may qualify as youth service bureaus. "Youth service bureau" means any public or private agency providing, or arranging for the provision of, assistance to persons referred to such bureau by law enforcement officials, court agencies and other agencies and individuals with the intention of diverting such persons from formal processes of the court. However, this Section shall not be construed to amend, modify or have any effect on the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, as amended. For the purposes of this Section, corporate authorities are authorized to expend moneys not appropriated for other purposes, including funds made available from the federal "State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972". This Section shall not constitute a limitation on or a prohibition of the exercise of powers of a home rule municipality.
(Source: P.A. 85-1209.)

65 ILCS 5/11-5.2-3

    (65 ILCS 5/11-5.2-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-5.2-3)
    Sec. 11-5.2-3. The corporate authorities of a municipality annually may appropriate funds to private nonprofit organizations for the purpose of providing services to runaway or homeless youths and their families. Such services may include temporary shelter, food, clothing, medical care, transportation, individual and family counseling, and any other service necessary to provide adequate temporary, protective care for runaway or homeless youths, and to reunite the youths with their parents or guardians. For the purposes of this Section, "runaway or homeless youth" means a person under the age of 18 years who is absent from his legal residence without the consent of his parent or legal guardian, or who is without a place of shelter where supervision and care are available.
(Source: P.A. 83-1284.)

65 ILCS 5/11-5.2-4

    (65 ILCS 5/11-5.2-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-5.2-4)
    Sec. 11-5.2-4. The corporate authorities of any municipality may enter into cooperative agreements with any other governmental entity or any nonprofit community service association with respect to the expenditure of municipal funds, or funds made available to the municipality under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, in order to provide senior centers, transportation and social services for the poor and aged.
(Source: P.A. 84-832.)

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 5.3

 
    (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 5.3 heading)
DIVISION 5.3. EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS

65 ILCS 5/11-5.3-1

    (65 ILCS 5/11-5.3-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-5.3-1)
    Sec. 11-5.3-1. The corporate authorities of any municipality may exercise the powers granted to municipalities under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
(Source: P.A. 85-978.)

65 ILCS 5/Art 11 prec Div 6

 
    (65 ILCS 5/Art 11 prec Div 6 heading)
FIRE PROTECTION