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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 60 ILCS 1/170-45

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
     Any person desiring to donate property for the benefit of a public hospital may vest title to the property donated in the board of directors. The board of directors shall hold and control the property according to the terms of the deed, gift, or legacy and shall be a trustee of the property. The board of directors shall take title to all property it may acquire in the name of the township and shall control that property for the purposes provided in this Article.