MUNI CD-PARKWAYS/BUSINESS DIST

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality may, by a two thirds-vote of its corporate authorities, transfer money among Business District Tax Allocation Funds of business districts if the business districts are under the control of the municipality and the transferred money is used for the purposes of paying business district project costs as defined in the Act. Further provides that all such transfers shall be documented and reported annually to the municipal corporate authorities. Requires documentation of the transfers to be made available to the public. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality may regulate the use and maintenance of parkways and may require the owner, lessee, and occupant of any property abutting a parkway to be responsible for maintenance of the parkway, including, but not limited to, cleanup and disposal of refuse, waste, and garbage in the parkway; watering and fertilizing plants, trees, and grasses in the parkway; and the routine care of the lawn of the parkway, including, but not limited to, watering, weeding, and mowing of the lawn of the parkway.

Status

Passed

Signed or otherwise enacted

Status date

Jul 24, 2026

111 days ago

Current chamber

Senate

Session

2025-2026 Regular Session