Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/11-103-2

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
     Every municipality specified in Section 11-103-1 may, for airport and landing field purposes, (1) acquire by dedication, gift, lease, contract, purchase, or condemnation under power of eminent domain, all property and rights, necessary or proper, within and outside the corporate limits of the municipality, (2) appropriate money, (3) levy and collect taxes, and (4) borrow money and issue bonds on the credit of the municipality.