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MUNICIPALITIES
(65 ILCS 5/) Illinois Municipal Code.

65 ILCS 5/11-76.1-3

    (65 ILCS 5/11-76.1-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-76.1-3)
    Sec. 11-76.1-3. After the ordinance providing for the lease or purchase of real or personal property has been passed, it shall be published at least twice within 30 days after its passage in one or more newspapers published in the municipality, or, if no newspaper is published therein, then in one or more newspapers with a general circulation within the municipality. In municipalities with less than 500 population in which no newspaper is published, publication may instead be made by posting a notice in 3 prominent places within the municipality. The ordinance shall not become effective until 30 days after its second publication.
(Source: P.A. 87-767.)

65 ILCS 5/11-76.1-4

    (65 ILCS 5/11-76.1-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-76.1-4)
    Sec. 11-76.1-4. Whenever a petition signed by the electors of any specified municipality equal in number to 10% or more of the total number of registered voters in the municipality, is filed with the municipal clerk of any such municipality which has adopted an ordinance pursuant to the powers granted in Section 11-76.1-1 of this Code, and such petition has been filed with the clerk of the municipality within 30 days of the second publication of the notice required in Section 11-76.1-3 of this Code which notice shall include (1) the specific number of voters required to sign the petition; (2) the time in which the petition must be filed; and (3) the date of the prospective referendum, the corporate authorities shall order the submission of the question to the municipal electors and designate the election at which the question shall be submitted. The municipal clerk shall certify the question to the proper election authority. The municipal clerk shall provide a petition form to any individual requesting one.
    The proposition shall be substantially in the following form:
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Shall the ordinance passed by
the city council (or board of         YES
trustees, etc.)  of  (name of
municipality) on (insert date),   ----------------------------
entitled ............., which
provides (stating the nature of
the proposed ordinance), become       NO
effective?
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    If a majority of the votes cast on the questions are in favor of the proposition, the corporate authorities shall have the authority granted to them by Section 11-76.1-1.
    This amendatory Act of 1975 is not a limit on any municipality which is a home rule unit.
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 76.2

 
    (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 76.2 heading)
DIVISION 76.2. EXCHANGE OF REAL ESTATE

65 ILCS 5/11-76.2-1

    (65 ILCS 5/11-76.2-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-76.2-1)
    Sec. 11-76.2-1. A public hearing on a proposal to exchange real estate shall be held, pursuant to a 3/4 vote of the members of the corporate authorities of a municipality then holding office. No exchange of real estate shall be made unless such a public hearing is held prior to the agreement being entered into.
(Source: P.A. 81-858.)

65 ILCS 5/11-76.2-2

    (65 ILCS 5/11-76.2-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-76.2-2)
    Sec. 11-76.2-2. Upon action being duly adopted pursuant to Section 11-76.2-1 above, a public hearing shall be held by the corporate authorities at a time and place to be designated by them upon such proposal, pursuant to notice of public hearing duly published in a newspaper of general circulation published in said municipality or if no such newspaper is so published then in a newspaper published in the county in which said municipality is wholly or partially situated that has a general circulation in said municipality. Said notice shall be so published not less than 15 days nor more than 30 days prior to the date of the hearing; and shall set forth a legal description of the property or properties to be so exchanged, as well as the property or properties that the municipality is to receive through such exchange, and the proposed terms and conditions otherwise of such exchange.
(Source: P.A. 81-858.)

65 ILCS 5/11-76.2-3

    (65 ILCS 5/11-76.2-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-76.2-3)
    Sec. 11-76.2-3. After the conclusion of said public hearing, the corporate authorities of the municipality may by a 3/4 vote of the corporate authorities then holding office authorize the exchange as proposed, or as modified as they may find desirable after the holding of the hearing. In case an exchange is so authorized, the authorization shall be by ordinance, wherein findings shall be made as follows: (1) that the premises to be conveyed by the municipality under such exchange, in the opinion of the city council or board of trustees are no longer needed by the municipality for the public interest; (2) that the premises to be received by the municipality under such exchange will prove useful to the municipality and will be for the public interest; and (3) that the total value of the substitutional premises is approximately equal to or exceeds the value of the premises for which same are being exchanged, as determined by the corporate authorities, taking into consideration the long term best interest of the public.
(Source: P.A. 81-858.)

65 ILCS 5/11-76.2-4

    (65 ILCS 5/11-76.2-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-76.2-4)
    Sec. 11-76.2-4. When the ordinance has been adopted, an exchange agreement entered into and consideration secured, as provided under such authorized exchange, the mayor or president, and the municipal clerk, may convey the real estate to be given by the municipality under such exchange and transfer same, by proper deed of conveyance, stating therein the consideration therefor, with the seal of the municipality.
(Source: P.A. 81-858.)

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 77

 
    (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 77 heading)
DIVISION 77. LEASES WITH STATE AND FEDERAL
GOVERNMENTS

65 ILCS 5/11-77-1

    (65 ILCS 5/11-77-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-77-1)
    Sec. 11-77-1. The corporate authorities in every municipality, incorporated under any law of this state, have the power, by ordinance:
        (1) To convey, grant, transfer, or sell to the United
    
States of America, or to any proper agency thereof, any real or personal property owned by the municipality, upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the corporate authorities, or in consideration of a grant or loan of money by the United States of America, or any agency thereof, for the construction, extension, or improvement of any public works project or municipal building;
        (2) To lease from the United States of America, or
    
any proper agency thereof, any real or personal property for use for any municipal purpose, for any period of time not exceeding 50 years, with or without an option to buy the property and with or without a clause to the effect that title to the leased property shall vest in the municipality at the expiration of the lease;
        (3) To pay for the use of this leased property in
    
accordance with the terms of the lease; and
        (4) To authorize any municipal official to enter into
    
such a lease and to sign it on behalf of the municipality, and to execute any deed or other evidence of transfer of title on behalf of the municipality, to effect or evidence any exercise of the powers granted by this section.
        Such a lease may be entered into without making a
    
previous appropriation for the expense thereby incurred, notwithstanding the prohibitions contained in Sections 8-1-6 and 8-1-7. An obligation to pay incurred under such a lease shall not be an indebtedness of the municipality within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation upon municipal indebtedness, but the obligation shall be a current expense of the year in which it is paid.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

65 ILCS 5/11-77-2

    (65 ILCS 5/11-77-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-77-2)
    Sec. 11-77-2. The corporate authorities of each municipality may donate, sell, lease, or convey any land heretofore acquired to the State or any agency thereof, to be used as a site for an armory for the National Guard or Naval Militia, and to acquire land for these purposes. No municipality, however, shall have any power to divert any gift, grant or legacy from the specific purpose designated by any donor.
(Source: P.A. 83-388.)

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 78

 
    (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 78 heading)
DIVISION 78. LEASING PROPERTY FOR SCHOOL
PURPOSES

65 ILCS 5/11-78-1

    (65 ILCS 5/11-78-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-78-1)
    Sec. 11-78-1. Any city or village, whether incorporated under a general or special law, which holds any real or personal estate which has been conveyed to it for school or academy purposes by ordinance or resolution of the corporate authorities may convey that real or personal estate to the school officers, authorized to hold it, for the use of the school district in which the real or personal estate is situated, by proper deeds of conveyance executed by the proper officers of the municipality, under the corporate seal thereof.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

65 ILCS 5/11-78-2

    (65 ILCS 5/11-78-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-78-2)
    Sec. 11-78-2. If any real estate conveyed by virtue of Section 11-78-1 ceases at any time to be used for school purposes for a period of 3 years, the school officers, holding the title to the real estate, shall convey the real estate back to the grantor municipality to be by it thereafterwards held, enjoyed, and disposed of as other corporate property. A provision expressing this condition shall be inserted in every deed made by a municipality under Section 11-78-1. Such a reconveyance may be compelled and enforced by any taxpayer of the grantor municipality by proper proceedings to be instituted by him for that purpose.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

65 ILCS 5/11-78-3

    (65 ILCS 5/11-78-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-78-3)
    Sec. 11-78-3. If real or personal estate is under the control of trustees, appointed or elected by virtue of any general or special law of this state, when it is conveyed as specified in Section 11-78-1, the duties of those trustees in relation thereto shall cease, and they shall immediately settle and adjust all matters relating to the trust estate and make a report to the proper authority of their acts. Upon the approval of this report the trustees shall be released and discharged from the further performance of duty in that behalf. All money which may remain in the municipal treasury to the credit of any fund connected with the use of such real or personal estate, while so held by the municipality, shall be used by the municipality for any lawful corporate purpose.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

65 ILCS 5/11-78-4

    (65 ILCS 5/11-78-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-78-4)
    Sec. 11-78-4. When authorized by ordinance, any municipality incorporated under a special charter, holding title to or having an interest in any real estate, may sell and convey the real estate, or the municipality's interest therein, to the trustee of the schools of the township or other county board of school trustees as the case may be in which the real estate is situated, to be used as a school site for the school district in which the real estate is situated. The conveyance shall be made by a proper deed or conveyance, executed by the corporate authorities of the municipality.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 79

 
    (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 79 heading)
DIVISION 79. PUBLIC BUILDING COMMISSION LEASES

65 ILCS 5/11-79-1

    (65 ILCS 5/11-79-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-79-1)
    Sec. 11-79-1. In addition to all the rights and powers conferred on any municipality under this Code or any other Acts to acquire, under lease or otherwise, any real or personal property for corporate purposes, the corporate authorities in every municipality, incorporated under any law of this state, have the power by ordinance:
    (1) To lease from any public building commission created pursuant to the provisions of the Public Building Commission Act, approved July 5, 1955, as heretofore and hereafter amended, any real or personal property for any of its corporate purposes, for any period of time not exceeding 20 years.
    (2) To pay for the use of the leased property in accordance with the terms of the lease and with the provisions of the Public Building Commission Act, approved July 5, 1955, as heretofore and hereafter amended.
    (3) Such lease may be entered into without making a previous appropriation for the expense thereby incurred, notwithstanding the provisions contained in Sections 8-1-6, 8-1-7 and 8-2-1 through 8-2-8. However, if the corporate authorities of any municipality undertake to pay all or any part of the costs of operating and maintaining the property of a public building commission as authorized in subsection (4) of this section, such expenses of operation and maintenance shall be included in the annual appropriation ordinance of such municipality annually during the term of such undertaking.
    (4) In addition, the corporate authorities in every municipality may undertake, either in the lease with a public building commission or by separate agreement or contract with a public building commission, to pay all or any part of the costs of maintaining and operating the property of a public building commission for any period of time not exceeding 20 years.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

65 ILCS 5/Art 11 prec Div 80

 
    (65 ILCS 5/Art 11 prec Div 80 heading)
STREETS AND PUBLIC WAYS

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 80

 
    (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 80 heading)
DIVISION 80. GENERAL POWERS OVER
STREETS AND PUBLIC WAYS

65 ILCS 5/11-80-1

    (65 ILCS 5/11-80-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-80-1)
    Sec. 11-80-1. All provisions of this Code relating to the control of streets, alleys, sidewalks and all other public ways are subject to the provisions of "The Illinois Vehicle Code", as now and hereafter amended, and the Illinois Highway Code, as now and hereafter amended.
(Source: P.A. 81-840.)

65 ILCS 5/11-80-2

    (65 ILCS 5/11-80-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-80-2)
    Sec. 11-80-2. The corporate authorities of each municipality may regulate the use of the streets and other municipal property.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

65 ILCS 5/11-80-2a

    (65 ILCS 5/11-80-2a) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-80-2a)
    Sec. 11-80-2a. In areas zoned for residential use, the corporate authorities may restrict part of each street for "residents parking only".
(Source: P.A. 79-545.)

65 ILCS 5/11-80-3

    (65 ILCS 5/11-80-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-80-3)
    Sec. 11-80-3. The corporate authorities of each municipality may prevent and remove encroachments or obstructions upon the streets and other municipal property.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

65 ILCS 5/11-80-4

    (65 ILCS 5/11-80-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-80-4)
    Sec. 11-80-4. The corporate authorities of each municipality may provide for the lighting of streets and other municipal property.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)