Illinois Code § 56
Illinois Code § 56. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 56.
The County Airport Commission may combine its request for any two or all of the means of financing the proposed undertaking in a single resolution if it deems it necessary and desirable to do so, and in case such request covers the levying of a tax and the issuance of bonds with the levy of an additional tax to pay principal and interest thereon, the proposition shall be in substantially the following form: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Airports Shall an annual tax of (here insert rate) mill(s) on the dollar of all the taxable property of (here YES name County) be levied for airport purposes and shall county bonds for airport - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - purposes be issued to the amount of $........ and an additional tax levied for the payment of interest and NO principal of such bonds all as specified in "County Airport Commission Request"? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If the county board within 65 days after the receipt of a request or requests as aforesaid, does not act favorably upon a request or its alternate, the resolution accompanying such request shall be considered in full force and effect and to the same extent as if it were adopted by the county board, when a petition has been filed in the office of the county clerk signed by 10% of the voters of such county, provided the petition states that it is the desire of the signers thereof that the resolution accompanying County Airport Commission Request --, become effective. No request shall be withdrawn by the Commission for a period of 90 days following the transmittal thereof to the county board, nor after the adoption of the resolution by the county board or by petition as herein provided. All such resolutions shall be without effect unless adopted within 18 months after being presented to the county board. The same question shall be submitted to a vote only once in each calendar year. (Source: P.A. 81-1489.)
Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 56
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
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