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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 55 ILCS 5/6-21004

  • County board: means the board of county commissioners in counties not under township organization, and the board of supervisors in counties under township organization, and the board of commissioners of Cook County. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.07
  • General Revenue Law of Illinois: or any equivalent expression, when used with reference to revenue, shall be deemed to refer to the Property Tax Code and all existing and future amendments thereto and modifications thereof, and all rules now or hereafter adopted pursuant thereto. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.23
     Upon the adoption of such proposition the county board shall cause an annual tax of not to exceed .05% of value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of all taxable property of such county to be levied upon all the taxable property in such county for county fair purposes therein. Such tax shall be in addition to all other taxes authorized by law to be levied and collected in such county and shall be in addition to the maximum of taxes authorized by law for county purposes. The foregoing limitations upon tax rates may be increased or decreased according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois.