65 ILCS 5/ Illinois Municipal Code.

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65 ILCS 5/11-98-3

(65 ILCS 5/11-98-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-98-3)

Sec. 11-98-3.

Any specified municipality which heretofore has authorized or
hereafter may authorize the levy of the tax provided for by Section 11-98-1
or by "An Act to authorize certain cities and villages to establish and
maintain public parks by taxation and to lease the same to county fairs,"
approved May 13, 1907, as amended, at a time when the population of the
municipality was less than 50,000, may continue the levy annually at
one-half of the rate approved by the referendum required under Section 2 of
that Act or at the rate provided under Section 11-98-1, notwithstanding
that after that approval the population of the municipality has increased
to 50,000 or more.

The foregoing limitations upon tax rates may be increased or decreased
according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of
Illinois.

(Source: P.A. 76-1235.)

65 ILCS 5/11-98-4

(65 ILCS 5/11-98-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-98-4)

Sec. 11-98-4.

Any city or village a majority of whose electors voting
thereon have voted in favor of a proposition to levy an additional tax for
park purposes as provided in "An Act to authorize certain cities and
villages to establish and maintain public parks by taxation and to lease
the same to county fairs," approved May 13, 1907, as amended, shall
continue to levy and collect the additional tax thereby approved as
provided by and at the rate authorized in Section 11-98-1 without
submitting the proposition specified in Section 11-98-2 to the electors for
approval.

The foregoing limitations upon tax rates may be increased or decreased
according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of
Illinois.

(Source: P.A. 76-1235.)

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 99

(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 99 heading) DIVISION 99.

PARKS AND BOULEVARDS IN CITIES FROM 5,000 TO 100,000

65 ILCS 5/11-99-1

(65 ILCS 5/11-99-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-99-1)

Sec. 11-99-1.

Subject to the provisions of Section 11-99-3, the city council in
every city with a population of not less than 5,000 nor more than
100,000, whether incorporated under the general law or special charter,
has the power, by ordinance, to levy annually a tax not to exceed .03%
of the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue,
of the taxable property within the corporate limits
of the city for the current year. This tax shall be levied and collected
in the same manner as the other general taxes for that city are levied
and collected. When collected, the money from this tax shall be placed
in a separate fund to be used only for the purpose of purchasing land
for parks and boulevards in and around the city, and for the purpose of
opening, improving, and maintaining these parks and boulevards. This
annual park and boulevard tax shall be levied in addition to taxes for
general purposes authorized by Section 8-3-1 and in addition to the
taxes as limited by any provision of any special charter under which the
city is now incorporated.

An amount not to exceed 20% of this special fund may be expended for
the purpose of providing music in city-owned parks during the months of
May, June, July, August, and September in each year.

The foregoing limitation upon tax rates may be increased or decreased
according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of
Illinois.

(Source: P.A. 81-1509.)

65 ILCS 5/11-99-2

(65 ILCS 5/11-99-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-99-2)

Sec. 11-99-2.

Where a boulevard and park association incorporated under the
general law is doing the work provided for under Section 11-99-1, the
proceeds of the specified tax may be transferred to that association for
the purposes specified in that section.

(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)