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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 735 ILCS 30/15-5-15

  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

(70 ILCS 5/8.02 and 5/9); Airport Authorities Act; airport
    
authorities; for public airport facilities.
(70 ILCS 5/8.05 and 5/9); Airport Authorities Act; airport
    
authorities; for removal of airport hazards.
(70 ILCS 5/8.06 and 5/9); Airport Authorities Act; airport
    
authorities; for reduction of the height of objects or structures.
(70 ILCS 10/4); Interstate Airport Authorities Act;
    
interstate airport authorities; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 15/3); Kankakee River Valley Area Airport Authority
    
Act; Kankakee River Valley Area Airport Authority; for acquisition of land for airports.
(70 ILCS 200/2-20); Civic Center Code; civic center
    
authorities; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/5-35); Civic Center Code; Aledo Civic Center
    
Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/10-15); Civic Center Code; Aurora Metropolitan
    
Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/15-40); Civic Center Code; Benton Civic Center
    
Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/20-15); Civic Center Code; Bloomington Civic
    
Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/35-35); Civic Center Code; Brownstown Park
    
District Civic Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/40-35); Civic Center Code; Carbondale Civic
    
Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/55-60); Civic Center Code; Chicago South Civic
    
Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/60-30); Civic Center Code; Collinsville
    
Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/70-35); Civic Center Code; Crystal Lake Civic
    
Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/75-20); Civic Center Code; Decatur Metropolitan
    
Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/80-15); Civic Center Code; DuPage County
    
Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/85-35); Civic Center Code; Elgin Metropolitan
    
Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/95-25); Civic Center Code; Herrin Metropolitan
    
Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/110-35); Civic Center Code; Illinois Valley
    
Civic Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/115-35); Civic Center Code; Jasper County Civic
    
Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/120-25); Civic Center Code; Jefferson County
    
Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/125-15); Civic Center Code; Jo Daviess County
    
Civic Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/130-30); Civic Center Code; Katherine Dunham
    
Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/145-35); Civic Center Code; Marengo Civic Center
    
Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/150-35); Civic Center Code; Mason County Civic
    
Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/155-15); Civic Center Code; Matteson
    
Metropolitan Civic Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/160-35); Civic Center Code; Maywood Civic Center
    
Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/165-35); Civic Center Code; Melrose Park
    
Metropolitan Exposition Auditorium and Office Building Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/170-20); Civic Center Code; certain Metropolitan
    
Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authorities; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 200/180-35); Civic Center Code; Normal Civic Center
    
Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/185-15); Civic Center Code; Oak Park Civic
    
Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/195-35); Civic Center Code; Ottawa Civic Center
    
Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/200-15); Civic Center Code; Pekin Civic Center
    
Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/205-15); Civic Center Code; Peoria Civic Center
    
Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/210-35); Civic Center Code; Pontiac Civic Center
    
Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/215-15); Civic Center Code; Illinois Quad City
    
Civic Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/220-30); Civic Center Code; Quincy Metropolitan
    
Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/225-35); Civic Center Code; Randolph County
    
Civic Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/230-35); Civic Center Code; River Forest
    
Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/235-40); Civic Center Code; Riverside Civic
    
Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/245-35); Civic Center Code; Salem Civic Center
    
Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/255-20); Civic Center Code; Springfield
    
Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority; for grounds, centers, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/260-35); Civic Center Code; Sterling
    
Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/265-20); Civic Center Code; Vermilion County
    
Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/270-35); Civic Center Code; Waukegan Civic
    
Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/275-35); Civic Center Code; West Frankfort Civic
    
Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
(70 ILCS 200/280-20); Civic Center Code; Will County
    
Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority; for grounds, centers, and parking.
(70 ILCS 210/5); Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
    
Act; Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority; for general purposes, including quick-take power.
(70 ILCS 405/22.04); Soil and Water Conservation Districts
    
Act; soil and water conservation districts; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 410/10 and 410/12); Conservation District Act;
    
conservation districts; for open space, wildland, scenic roadway, pathway, outdoor recreation, or other conservation benefits.
(70 ILCS 503/25); Chanute-Rantoul National Aviation Center
    
Redevelopment Commission Act; Chanute-Rantoul National Aviation Center Redevelopment Commission; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 507/15); Fort Sheridan Redevelopment Commission Act;
    
Fort Sheridan Redevelopment Commission; for general purposes or to carry out comprehensive or redevelopment plans.
(70 ILCS 520/8); Southwestern Illinois Development Authority
    
Act; Southwestern Illinois Development Authority; for general purposes, including quick-take power.
(70 ILCS 605/4-17 and 605/5-7); Illinois Drainage Code;
    
drainage districts; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 615/5 and 615/6); Chicago Drainage District Act;
    
corporate authorities; for construction and maintenance of works.
(70 ILCS 705/10); Fire Protection District Act; fire
    
protection districts; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 750/20); Flood Prevention District Act; flood
    
prevention districts; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 805/6); Downstate Forest Preserve District Act;
    
certain forest preserve districts; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 805/18.8); Downstate Forest Preserve District Act;
    
certain forest preserve districts; for recreational and cultural facilities.
(70 ILCS 810/8); Cook County Forest Preserve District Act;
    
Forest Preserve District of Cook County; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 810/38); Cook County Forest Preserve District Act;
    
Forest Preserve District of Cook County; for recreational facilities.
(70 ILCS 910/15 and 910/16); Hospital District Law; hospital
    
districts; for hospitals or hospital facilities.
(70 ILCS 915/3); Illinois Medical District Act; Illinois
    
Medical District Commission; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 915/4.5); Illinois Medical District Act; Illinois
    
Medical District Commission; quick-take power for the Illinois State Police Forensic Science Laboratory (obsolete).
(70 ILCS 920/5); Tuberculosis Sanitarium District Act;
    
tuberculosis sanitarium districts; for tuberculosis sanitariums.
(70 ILCS 925/20); Mid-Illinois Medical District Act;
    
Mid-Illinois Medical District; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 930/20); Mid-America Medical District Act;
    
Mid-America Medical District Commission; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 935/20); Roseland Community Medical District Act;
    
medical district; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 1005/7); Mosquito Abatement District Act; mosquito
    
abatement districts; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 1105/8); Museum District Act; museum districts; for
    
general purposes.
(70 ILCS 1205/7-1); Park District Code; park districts; for
    
streets and other purposes.
(70 ILCS 1205/8-1); Park District Code; park districts; for
    
parks.
(70 ILCS 1205/9-2 and 1205/9-4); Park District Code; park
    
districts; for airports and landing fields.
(70 ILCS 1205/11-2 and 1205/11-3); Park District Code; park
    
districts; for State land abutting public water and certain access rights.
(70 ILCS 1205/11.1-3); Park District Code; park districts;
    
for harbors.
(70 ILCS 1225/2); Park Commissioners Land Condemnation Act;
    
park districts; for street widening.
(70 ILCS 1230/1 and 1230/1-a); Park Commissioners Water
    
Control Act; park districts; for parks, boulevards, driveways, parkways, viaducts, bridges, or tunnels.
(70 ILCS 1250/2); Park Commissioners Street Control (1889)
    
Act; park districts; for boulevards or driveways.
(70 ILCS 1290/1); Park District Aquarium and Museum Act;
    
municipalities or park districts; for aquariums or museums.
(70 ILCS 1305/2); Park District Airport Zoning Act; park
    
districts; for restriction of the height of structures.
(70 ILCS 1310/5); Park District Elevated Highway Act; park
    
districts; for elevated highways.
(70 ILCS 1505/15); Chicago Park District Act; Chicago Park
    
District; for parks and other purposes.
(70 ILCS 1505/25.1); Chicago Park District Act; Chicago Park
    
District; for parking lots or garages.
(70 ILCS 1505/26.3); Chicago Park District Act; Chicago Park
    
District; for harbors.
(70 ILCS 1570/5); Lincoln Park Commissioners Land
    
Condemnation Act; Lincoln Park Commissioners; for land and interests in land, including riparian rights.
(70 ILCS 1801/30); Alexander-Cairo Port District Act;
    
Alexander-Cairo Port District; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 1805/8); Havana Regional Port District Act; Havana
    
Regional Port District; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 1810/7); Illinois International Port District Act;
    
Illinois International Port District; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 1815/13); Illinois Valley Regional Port District
    
Act; Illinois Valley Regional Port District; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 1820/4); Jackson-Union Counties Regional Port
    
District Act; Jackson-Union Counties Regional Port District; for removal of airport hazards or reduction of the height of objects or structures.
(70 ILCS 1820/5); Jackson-Union Counties Regional Port
    
District Act; Jackson-Union Counties Regional Port District; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 1825/4.9); Joliet Regional Port District Act; Joliet
    
Regional Port District; for removal of airport hazards.
(70 ILCS 1825/4.10); Joliet Regional Port District Act;
    
Joliet Regional Port District; for reduction of the height of objects or structures.
(70 ILCS 1825/4.18); Joliet Regional Port District Act;
    
Joliet Regional Port District; for removal of hazards from ports and terminals.
(70 ILCS 1825/5); Joliet Regional Port District Act; Joliet
    
Regional Port District; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 1830/7.1); Kaskaskia Regional Port District Act;
    
Kaskaskia Regional Port District; for removal of hazards from ports and terminals.
(70 ILCS 1830/14); Kaskaskia Regional Port District Act;
    
Kaskaskia Regional Port District; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 1831/30); Massac-Metropolis Port District Act;
    
Massac-Metropolis Port District; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 1835/5.10); Mt. Carmel Regional Port District Act;
    
Mt. Carmel Regional Port District; for removal of airport hazards.
(70 ILCS 1835/5.11); Mt. Carmel Regional Port District Act;
    
Mt. Carmel Regional Port District; for reduction of the height of objects or structures.
(70 ILCS 1835/6); Mt. Carmel Regional Port District Act; Mt.
    
Carmel Regional Port District; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 1837/30); Ottawa Port District Act; Ottawa Port
    
District; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 1845/4.9); Seneca Regional Port District Act; Seneca
    
Regional Port District; for removal of airport hazards.
(70 ILCS 1845/4.10); Seneca Regional Port District Act;
    
Seneca Regional Port District; for reduction of the height of objects or structures.
(70 ILCS 1845/5); Seneca Regional Port District Act; Seneca
    
Regional Port District; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 1850/4); Shawneetown Regional Port District Act;
    
Shawneetown Regional Port District; for removal of airport hazards or reduction of the height of objects or structures.
(70 ILCS 1850/5); Shawneetown Regional Port District Act;
    
Shawneetown Regional Port District; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 1855/4); Southwest Regional Port District Act;
    
Southwest Regional Port District; for removal of airport hazards or reduction of the height of objects or structures.
(70 ILCS 1855/5); Southwest Regional Port District Act;
    
Southwest Regional Port District; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 1860/4); Tri-City Regional Port District Act;
    
Tri-City Regional Port District; for removal of airport hazards.
(70 ILCS 1860/5); Tri-City Regional Port District Act;
    
Tri-City Regional Port District; for the development of facilities.
(70 ILCS 1863/11); Upper Mississippi River International Port
    
District Act; Upper Mississippi River International Port District; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 1865/4.9); Waukegan Port District Act; Waukegan Port
    
District; for removal of airport hazards.
(70 ILCS 1865/4.10); Waukegan Port District Act; Waukegan
    
Port District; for restricting the height of objects or structures.
(70 ILCS 1865/5); Waukegan Port District Act; Waukegan Port
    
District; for the development of facilities.
(70 ILCS 1870/8); White County Port District Act; White
    
County Port District; for the development of facilities.
(70 ILCS 1905/16); Railroad Terminal Authority Act; Railroad
    
Terminal Authority (Chicago); for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 1915/25); Grand Avenue Railroad Relocation Authority
    
Act; Grand Avenue Railroad Relocation Authority; for general purposes, including quick-take power (now obsolete).
(70 ILCS 1935/25); Elmwood Park Grade Separation Authority
    
Act; Elmwood Park Grade Separation Authority; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 2105/9b); River Conservancy Districts Act; river
    
conservancy districts; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 2105/10a); River Conservancy Districts Act; river
    
conservancy districts; for corporate purposes.
(70 ILCS 2205/15); Sanitary District Act of 1907; sanitary
    
districts; for corporate purposes.
(70 ILCS 2205/18); Sanitary District Act of 1907; sanitary
    
districts; for improvements and works.
(70 ILCS 2205/19); Sanitary District Act of 1907; sanitary
    
districts; for access to property.
(70 ILCS 2305/8); North Shore Water Reclamation District Act;
    
North Shore Water Reclamation District; for corporate purposes.
(70 ILCS 2305/15); North Shore Water Reclamation District
    
Act; North Shore Water Reclamation District; for improvements.
(70 ILCS 2405/7.9); Sanitary District Act of 1917; Sanitary
    
District of Decatur; for carrying out agreements to sell, convey, or disburse treated wastewater to a private entity.
(70 ILCS 2405/8); Sanitary District Act of 1917; sanitary
    
districts; for corporate purposes.
(70 ILCS 2405/15); Sanitary District Act of 1917; sanitary
    
districts; for improvements.
(70 ILCS 2405/16.9 and 2405/16.10); Sanitary District Act of
    
1917; sanitary districts; for waterworks.
(70 ILCS 2405/17.2); Sanitary District Act of 1917; sanitary
    
districts; for public sewer and water utility treatment works.
(70 ILCS 2405/18); Sanitary District Act of 1917; sanitary
    
districts; for dams or other structures to regulate water flow.
(70 ILCS 2605/8); Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
    
Act; Metropolitan Water Reclamation District; for corporate purposes.
(70 ILCS 2605/16); Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
    
Act; Metropolitan Water Reclamation District; quick-take power for improvements.
(70 ILCS 2605/17); Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
    
Act; Metropolitan Water Reclamation District; for bridges.
(70 ILCS 2605/35); Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
    
Act; Metropolitan Water Reclamation District; for widening and deepening a navigable stream.
(70 ILCS 2805/10); Sanitary District Act of 1936; sanitary
    
districts; for corporate purposes.
(70 ILCS 2805/24); Sanitary District Act of 1936; sanitary
    
districts; for improvements.
(70 ILCS 2805/26i and 2805/26j); Sanitary District Act of
    
1936; sanitary districts; for drainage systems.
(70 ILCS 2805/27); Sanitary District Act of 1936; sanitary
    
districts; for dams or other structures to regulate water flow.
(70 ILCS 2805/32k); Sanitary District Act of 1936; sanitary
    
districts; for water supply.
(70 ILCS 2805/32l); Sanitary District Act of 1936; sanitary
    
districts; for waterworks.
(70 ILCS 2905/2-7); Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974;
    
Metro-East Sanitary District; for corporate purposes.
(70 ILCS 2905/2-8); Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974;
    
Metro-East Sanitary District; for access to property.
(70 ILCS 3010/10); Sanitary District Revenue Bond Act;
    
sanitary districts; for sewerage systems.
(70 ILCS 3205/12); Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act;
    
Illinois Sports Facilities Authority; quick-take power for its corporate purposes (obsolete).
(70 ILCS 3405/16); Surface Water Protection District Act;
    
surface water protection districts; for corporate purposes.
(70 ILCS 3605/7); Metropolitan Transit Authority Act; Chicago
    
Transit Authority; for transportation systems.
(70 ILCS 3605/8); Metropolitan Transit Authority Act; Chicago
    
Transit Authority; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 3605/10); Metropolitan Transit Authority Act;
    
Chicago Transit Authority; for general purposes, including railroad property.
(70 ILCS 3610/3 and 3610/5); Local Mass Transit District Act;
    
local mass transit districts; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 3615/2.13); Regional Transportation Authority Act;
    
Regional Transportation Authority; for general purposes.
(70 ILCS 3705/8 and 3705/12); Public Water District Act;
    
public water districts; for waterworks.
(70 ILCS 3705/23a); Public Water District Act; public water
    
districts; for sewerage properties.
(70 ILCS 3705/23e); Public Water District Act; public water
    
districts; for combined waterworks and sewerage systems.
(70 ILCS 3715/6); Water Authorities Act; water authorities;
    
for facilities to ensure adequate water supply.
(70 ILCS 3715/27); Water Authorities Act; water authorities;
    
for access to property.
(75 ILCS 5/4-7); Illinois Local Library Act; boards of
    
library trustees; for library buildings.
(75 ILCS 16/30-55.80); Public Library District Act of 1991;
    
public library districts; for general purposes.
(75 ILCS 65/1 and 65/3); Libraries in Parks Act; corporate
    
authorities of city or park district, or board of park commissioners; for free public library buildings.
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