§ 5-1001 Corporate name of county
§ 5-1002 Indemnity of sheriff or deputy
§ 5-1002.5 Indemnity of regional superintendent of schools and assistants. A …
§ 5-1003 Indemnity of public defender or assistant public defender. If any …
§ 5-1004 Exercise of corporate powers
§ 5-1005 Powers
§ 5-1005.5 Advisory referenda
§ 5-1005.10 Ordinances penalizing tenants who contact police or other emergency services prohibited
§ 5-1006 Home Rule County Retailers’ Occupation Tax Law
§ 5-1006.5 Special County Retailers’ Occupation Tax For Public Safety, Public …
§ 5-1006.7 School facility and resources occupation taxes
§ 5-1006.8 County Cannabis Retailers’ Occupation Tax Law
§ 5-1007 Home Rule County Service Occupation Tax Law
§ 5-1008 Home Rule County Use Tax
§ 5-1008.5 Use and occupation taxes
§ 5-1009 Limitation on home rule powers
§ 5-1010 Time of fixing compensation of county officers
§ 5-1011 Separation of funds
§ 5-1012 Issuance of county bonds
§ 5-1013 Neglect of duty
§ 5-1014 Powers generally
§ 5-1014.3 Agreements to share or rebate occupation taxes
§ 5-1014.5 County board chairman; veto; procedure
§ 5-1015 Care and custody of property
§ 5-1016 Management of county funds and business
§ 5-1017 Coordinator of Federal and State Aid
§ 5-1018 Reimbursement for expenses; employment of personnel
§ 5-1018.5 Compliance with ITAP requirements
§ 5-1019 Examination and settlement of accounts
§ 5-1020 Trust agreements for funds retained pending construction completion. …
§ 5-1021 Prompt payment
§ 5-1022 Competitive bids
§ 5-1023 Workhouse
§ 5-1024 Taxes
§ 5-1025 Tax for expense of conducting elections and maintaining system of permanent registration of voters
§ 5-1026 Accumulation of surplus of general taxes for building purposes; …
§ 5-1027 Bonds for purchase of voting machines
§ 5-1028 Tax for emergency ambulance service; referendum
§ 5-1028.1 Distribution of tax receipts balance
§ 5-1029 Stream clearing and brush removal
§ 5-1030 Hotel rooms, tax on gross rental receipts
§ 5-1031 County real estate transfer tax
§ 5-1031.1 Home rule real estate transfer taxes
§ 5-1032 County Automobile Renting Occupation Tax
§ 5-1033 County Automobile Renting Use Tax
§ 5-1034 Tax for provision of social services for senior citizens
§ 5-1035.1 County Motor Fuel Tax Law
§ 5-1035.2 County economic development tax
§ 5-1036 Vacation of town plats
§ 5-1037 Change of names of town plats
§ 5-1038 Historical museums; tourism grants
§ 5-1039 Tuberculosis sanitarium
§ 5-1040 Transfer, sale or lease of hospital
§ 5-1041 Maps, plats and subdivisions
§ 5-1041.1 School land donations
§ 5-1042 Maps, plats and subdivisions in certain counties. In any county with …
§ 5-1043 Water and sanitary facilities
§ 5-1044 Recording of contracts
§ 5-1045 Home rule counties
§ 5-1046 Radio stations for police and fire protection purposes
§ 5-1047 Garbage, waste and refuse facilities
§ 5-1048 Contracts for garbage disposal or recycling
§ 5-1049 Public grounds
§ 5-1049.1 Lease of public lands
§ 5-1049.2 Lease of county property
§ 5-1050 Acquisition and improvement of land for industrial or commercial …
§ 5-1051 Charitable donations for aid to persons in need of assistance. A …
§ 5-1052 Public health
§ 5-1052.5 Contracts to care for vacant residential real estate
§ 5-1053 Terms and conditions of emergency ambulance service
§ 5-1054 Contracts with Community Mental Health Board
§ 5-1055 Agreements with governmental entities of adjoining states relating to …
§ 5-1055.5 Sharing use and occupation tax receipts
§ 5-1056 Powers granted under Emergency Telephone System Act
§ 5-1056.1 Annexation to fire protection district
§ 5-1057 Weed control and eradication
§ 5-1057.5 Milkweed classification
§ 5-1058 Hawkers, peddlers, itinerant merchants, and transient vendors. A …
§ 5-1059 Licenses for entertainment or recreation and other businesses. A …
§ 5-1060 Contracts for regulation of traffic
§ 5-1061 Air contamination control
§ 5-1062 Stormwater management
§ 5-1062.1 Stormwater management planning councils in Cook County
§ 5-1062.2 Stormwater management
§ 5-1062.3 Stormwater management; DuPage and Peoria Counties
§ 5-1063 Building construction, alteration and maintenance
§ 5-1063.5 Permits for demolition and renovation; asbestos
§ 5-1064 Buildings in certain counties of less than 1,000,000 population
§ 5-1065 Civil liability for rentals in excess of number permitted by ordinance
§ 5-1066 Artificial basins of water used for swimming or wading
§ 5-1067 Names of streets and highways; numbers of buildings and lots. A …
§ 5-1068 Property record system
§ 5-1069 Group life, health, accident, hospital, and medical insurance
§ 5-1069.1 Mammograms
§ 5-1069.2 Post-parturition care
§ 5-1069.3 Required health benefits
§ 5-1069.5 Woman’s health care provider
§ 5-1069.8 Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act
§ 5-1070 Pounds
§ 5-1071 Dogs running at large
§ 5-1071.1 Vicious and dangerous dogs
§ 5-1072 Covering or sealing of wells or cisterns
§ 5-1073 Sealing of toilet facilities on boats
§ 5-1074 Surveys in counties of less than 1,000,000
§ 5-1075 Continuity of administrative and legislative functions in event of …
§ 5-1076 Gambling devices
§ 5-1077 Eradication of fungous elm disease
§ 5-1078 Curfew time for minors
§ 5-1078.2 Truants
§ 5-1078.5 Graffiti
§ 5-1079 Liability insurance
§ 5-1081 Reacquisition of property by former owner after foreclosure of …
§ 5-1082 Cash reimbursement fund
§ 5-1083 Purchase or lease of property
§ 5-1084 Regulation of water craft
§ 5-1085 Ambulances
§ 5-1085.5 Homicide and questionable death protocol
§ 5-1086 Clinic for alcoholics and substance abusers
§ 5-1086.1 Substance Abuse Services Fund
§ 5-1087 Alteration of duties, powers and functions of county officers. No …
§ 5-1088 Grants to Community Action Agencies
§ 5-1089 Youth service bureaus
§ 5-1090 Runaway or homeless youths
§ 5-1091 Transportation vehicles or services for senior citizens
§ 5-1092 Inoperable motor vehicles
§ 5-1093 Federal funds
§ 5-1094 Funds received pursuant to Comprehensive Employment and Training Act …
§ 5-1095 Community antenna television systems; satellite transmitted television programming
§ 5-1095.1 County franchise fee or service provider fee review; requests for information
§ 5-1096 Community antenna television systems; interference with and payment for access
§ 5-1096.5 Cable and video competition
§ 5-1097 Massage parlors and bathhouses
§ 5-1097.5 Adult entertainment facility
§ 5-1097.7 Local ordinances to regulate adult entertainment facilities and obscenity
§ 5-1098 Cooperation with Department on Aging
§ 5-1099 Weed cutting on residential subdivision lots
§ 5-1100 Contracts for weather modification
§ 5-1101.3 Additional fees to finance new judicial facilities
§ 5-1102 Injuries caused by regional board of school trustees member; …
§ 5-1103.1 Contract for police protection
§ 5-1104 Removal of obstructions from streams, lakes, ponds, and other water …
§ 5-1104.1 If a forest preserve district organized under the Downstate Forest …
§ 5-1105 Lease from public building commission
§ 5-1106 County offices, equipment and expenditures
§ 5-1106.1 Public records; Internet access
§ 5-1107 Rooms for persons reporting for jury duty
§ 5-1108 Additional duties of recorder in counties of less than 1,000,000. In …
§ 5-1109 Assessment maps in counties of less than 1,000,000. The county board …
§ 5-1110 Contents of building permit
§ 5-1111 Application for building permit
§ 5-1112 Discontinuance of issuing of building permits
§ 5-1113 Ordinance and rules to execute powers; limitations on punishments. …
§ 5-1114 Violation of ordinance
§ 5-1115 Retail food establishments
§ 5-1116 Rules and regulations
§ 5-1117 Discharge of firearms
§ 5-1118 Garbage and debris removal
§ 5-1119 Ferries
§ 5-1120 Juvenile delinquency programs
§ 5-1121 Demolition, repair, or enclosure
§ 5-1122 Check cashing and automatic teller machine services
§ 5-1123 Builder or developer cash bond or other surety
§ 5-1124 Second-hand and junk stores
§ 5-1125 Establishment of county university center
§ 5-1126 A county board may license or regulate any business operating as a …
§ 5-1127 HazMat and technical rescue teams
§ 5-1128 Eminent domain
§ 5-1129 Annexation agreements
§ 5-1130 Leases of equipment and machinery
§ 5-1131 Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator; posting and publication
§ 5-1132 Contractual assessments; renewable energy sources
§ 5-1133 Counties of greater than 300,000 but less than 2,000,000; reporting …
§ 5-1134 Project labor agreements
§ 5-1135 Borrowing from financial institutions
§ 5-1136 Quotas prohibited
§ 5-1182 Charitable organizations; solicitation
§ 5-1183 Household goods recycling bins
§ 5-1185 Dissolution of townships in McHenry County
§ 5-1186 Kane County criminal courts complex drug treatment center
§ 5-1187 COVID-19 business relief; waiver of business fees, costs, and licensing

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > 55 ILCS 5 > Article 5 > Division 5-1 - In General

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: A government corporation that insures the deposits of all national and state banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. Source: OCC
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • 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
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Heretofore: means any time previous to the day on which the statute takes effect; and the word "hereafter" at any time after such day. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.17
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" a calendar year unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" alone, is equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.10
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Municipalities: has the meaning established in Section 1 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.27
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC
  • oath: shall be deemed to include an affirmation, and the word "sworn" shall be construed to include the word "affirmed. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.12
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Petty offense: A federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Supplemental appropriation: Budget authority provided in an appropriations act in addition to regular or continuing appropriations already provided. Supplemental appropriations generally are made to cover emergencies, such as disaster relief, or other needs deemed too urgent to be postponed until the enactment of next year's regular appropriations act.
  • sworn: shall be construed to include the word "affirmed. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.12
  • Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
  • United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • Units of local government: has the meaning established in Section 1 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.28
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.