(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑1)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑1) Sec. 8‑3‑1. The corporate authorities may levy and collect taxes for corporate purposes. They shall do this in the following manner: On or before the last Tuesday in December in each year, the corporate authorities shall ascertain the total amount of appropriations legally made or budgeted for and any amount deemed necessary to defray additional expenses and liabilities for all corporate purposes to be provided for by the tax levy of that year. Then, by an ordinance specifying in detail in the manner authorized for the annual appropriation ordinance or budget of the municipality, the purposes for which the appropriations, budgeting or such additional amounts deemed necessary have been made and the amount assignable for each purpose respectively, the corporate authorities shall levy upon all property subject to taxation within the municipality as that property is assessed and equalized for state and county purposes for the current year. A certified copy of this ordinance shall be filed with the county clerk of the proper county. He shall ascertain the rate per cent which, upon the value of all property subject to taxation within the municipality, as that property is assessed or equalized by the Department of Revenue, will produce a net amount of not less than the total amount so directed to be levied. The county clerk shall extend this tax in a separate column upon the books of the collector of state and county taxes within the municipality. However, in ascertaining the rate per cent in municipalities having a population of 500,000 or more, the county clerk shall not add to the amount of the tax so levied for any purpose any amount to cover the loss and cost of collecting the tax, except in the case of amounts levied for the payment of bonded indebtedness, or interest thereon, and in the case of amounts levied for the purposes of pension funds. Where the corporate limits of a municipality lie partly in 2 or more counties, the corporate authorities shall ascertain the total amount of all taxable property lying within the corporate limits of that municipality in each county, as the property is assessed or equalized by the Department of Revenue for the current year, and shall certify the amount of taxable property in each county within that municipality under the seal of the municipality, to the county clerk of the county where the seat of government of the municipality is situated. That county clerk shall ascertain the rate per cent which, upon the total valuation of all property subject to taxation within that municipality, ascertained as provided in this Section, will produce a net amount not less than the total amount directed to be levied. As soon as that rate per cent is ascertained, that clerk shall certify the rate per cent under his signature and seal of office to the county clerk of each other county wherein a portion of that municipality is situated. A county clerk to whom a rate per cent is certified shall extend the tax in a separate column upon the books of the collector of state and county taxes for his county against all property in his county within the limits of that municipality. But in municipalities with 500,000 or more inhabitants, the aggregate amount of taxes so levied exclusive of the amount levied for the payment of bonded indebtedness, or interest thereon, and exclusive of taxes levied for the payment of judgments, for which a special tax is authorized by law, and exclusive of the amounts levied for the purposes of pension funds, working cash fund, public library, municipal tuberculosis sanitarium, the propagation and preservation of community trees, and exclusive of taxes levied pursuant to Section 19 of the Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency Act of 1975 and for the general assistance for needy persons lawfully resident therein, shall not exceed the estimated amount of taxes to be levied for each year for the purposes specified in Sections 8‑2‑2 through 8‑2‑5 and set forth in its annual appropriation ordinance and in any supplemental appropriation ordinance authorized by law for that year. In municipalities with less than 500,000 inhabitants, the aggregate amount of taxes so levied for any one year, exclusive of the amount levied for the payment of bonded indebtedness, or interest thereon, and exclusive of taxes levied pursuant to Section 13 of the Illinois Civil Defense Act of 1951 and exclusive of taxes authorized by this Code or other Acts which by their terms provide that those taxes shall be in addition to taxes for general purposes authorized under this Section, shall not exceed the rate of .25%, or the rate limit in effect on July 1, 1967, whichever is greater, and on a permanent basis, upon the aggregate valuation of all property within the municipality subject to taxation therein, as the property is equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the current year. However, if the maximum rate of such municipality for general corporate purposes is less than .20% on July 1, 1967, the corporate authorities may, without referendum, increase such maximum rate not to exceed .25%; but such maximum rate shall not be raised by more than 1/2 of such increase in any one year. However, if the corporate authorities of a municipality with less than 500,000 inhabitants desire to levy in any one year more than .25%, or the rate limit in effect on July 1, 1967, whichever is greater, and on a permanent basis, but not more than .4375% for general corporate purposes, exclusive of the amount levied for the payment of bonded indebtedness, or interest thereon, and exclusive of taxes authorized by this Code or other Acts which by their terms provide that those taxes shall be in addition to taxes for general purposes authorized under this Section the corporate authorities, by ordinance, stating the per cent so desired, may order a proposition for the additional amount to be submitted to the electors of that municipality at any election. The clerk shall certify the proposition to the proper election authority who shall submit the question to the electors at such election. If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition are in favor of the proposition, the corporate authorities of that municipality may levy annually for general corporate purposes, exclusive of the amount levied for the payment of bonded indebtedness, or interest thereon, and exclusive of taxes authorized by this Code or other Acts which by their terms provide that those taxes are in addition to taxes for general purposes authorized under this Section a tax in excess of .25%, or the rate in effect on July 1, 1967, whichever is greater, and on a permanent basis, but not exceeding the per cent mentioned in the proposition. Any municipality voting after August 1, 1969, to increase its rate limitation for general corporate purposes under this Section shall establish such increased rate limitation on an ongoing basis unless otherwise changed by referendum. In municipalities that are not home rule units, any funds on hand at the end of the fiscal year, which funds are not pledged for or allocated to a particular purpose, may by action of the corporate authorities be transferred to the capital improvement fund and accumulated therein, but the total amount accumulated in such fund may not exceed 3% of the aggregate assessed valuation of all taxable property in the municipality. (Source: P.A. 87‑17.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑1.1)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑1.1) Sec. 8‑3‑1.1. The corporate authorities of any municipality of less than 500,000 inhabitants, by ordinance, may order the submission to the electors of a proposition to accumulate a surplus from the tax levy for general corporate purposes for a specified building project to be undertaken by the municipality when such accumulation becomes sufficient therefor. Such proposition shall be certified by the clerk to the proper election authority who shall submit the question at an election in accordance with the general election law. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form: ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ Shall the municipality of ....... accumulate general YES corporate funds for the ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ purpose of building.......... (here state building purpose)? NO ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ If a majority of the electors voting on the proposition vote in favor thereof, the municipality may use a portion of the funds levied for general corporate purposes, within the tax rate and to the extent allowed by Section 8‑3‑1, for the purpose of accumulating funds for such building project. (Source: P.A. 81‑1489.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑2)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑2) Sec. 8‑3‑2. The taxes levied under Section 8‑3‑1 shall be collected and enforced in the same manner and by the same officers as state and county taxes, and shall be paid over by the officers collecting the tax to the municipal treasurer, or, in the case of a tax levied for library purposes in municipalities having not to exceed 50,000 inhabitants, to the board of directors of the library. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2674.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑3)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑3) Sec. 8‑3‑3. The officer collecting the taxes levied under Section 8‑3‑1 shall settle with and pay over to the municipal treasurer, or, in the case of a tax levied for library purposes in municipalities having not to exceed 50,000 inhabitants, to the board of trustees of the library, as often as once in 2 weeks from the time he commences the collection thereof, all taxes he has then collected, till the whole tax collected is paid over. The expenditures of taxes levied for library purposes, whether expended by the municipal treasurer or by the board of library trustees shall be made pursuant to the direction of the board of library trustees. (Source: P.A. 84‑770.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑4)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑4) Sec. 8‑3‑4. Whenever a municipality is required to levy a tax for the payment of a particular debt, appropriation, or liability of the municipality, the tax for that purpose shall be included in the total amount levied by the corporate authorities, and certified to the county clerk as provided in Section 8‑3‑1. However, if a municipality has funds arising from any source whatsoever, including allocations received or to be received under the Motor Fuel Tax Law, as heretofore and hereafter amended which may lawfully be used for the retirement of a particular debt, appropriation or liability of the municipality, or the payment of the next maturing installment thereof, then if the municipality by resolution directs the application of such funds to the payment of the particular debt, appropriation or liability or next maturing installment thereof, it shall certify such resolution to the county clerk as provided in Section 8‑3‑1. The county clerk shall abate the levy for the payment of the particular debt, appropriation or liability or the next maturing installment thereof to the extent of the funds so certified as available for such payment. The corporate authorities shall determine, in the ordinance making that levy, what proportion of that total amount shall be applied to the payment of the particular debt, appropriation or liability. The municipal treasurer shall set apart that proportion of the tax, collected and paid to him, for the payment of the particular debt, appropriation or liability, and shall not disburse that proportion of the tax for any other purpose until the debt, appropriation or liability has been discharged. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑5)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑5) Sec. 8‑3‑5. All taxes levied by a municipality, except special assessments for local improvements, shall be uniform upon all taxable property and persons within the limits of the municipality, and no property shall be exempt therefrom other than such property as may be exempt from taxation under the constitution and general laws of the State. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑6)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑6) Sec. 8‑3‑6. Every municipality incorporated under a special act shall levy and collect its taxes in the manner provided for in this Division 3 and in the manner provided for in the General Revenue Law of this state, even though its special act contains inconsistent provisions. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑7)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑7) Sec. 8‑3‑7. Every municipality incorporated under a special act has the power to levy and collect annually its taxes for general purposes, exclusive of the amounts levied (1) for the payment of bonded indebtedness, or interest thereon, (2) for school purposes, (3) under acts which provide that all taxes levied thereunder shall be in addition to taxes authorized to be levied for general purposes, and (4) for the purpose of providing general assistance for persons in need thereof as provided in "The Illinois Public Aid Code", approved April 11, 1967, as now or hereafter amended, at whichever of the following rates is higher: (1) the rate specified in or allowed under its special act, or (2) a rate which will not exceed 1% of the aggregate valuation of all property within the municipality, subject to taxation therein, as the property was equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the current year. The foregoing limitations upon tax rates may be increased or decreased according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 81‑1509.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑7a)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑7a) Sec. 8‑3‑7a. (a) Whenever a petition containing the signatures of at least l,000 or 10% of the registered voters, whichever is less, residing in a municipality of 500,000 or fewer inhabitants is presented to the corporate authorities of the municipality requesting the submission of a proposition to levy a tax at a rate not exceeding .075% upon the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of all property within the municipality subject to taxation, for the purpose of financing a public transportation system for elderly and handicapped persons, the corporate authorities of such municipality shall adopt an ordinance or resolution directing the proper election officials to place the proposition on the ballot at the next election at which such proposition may be voted upon. The petition shall be filed with the corporate authorities at least 90 days prior to the next election at which such proposition may be voted upon. The petition may specify whether the transportation system financed by a tax levy under this Section is to serve only the municipality levying such tax or specified regions outside the corporate boundaries of such municipality in addition thereto. The petition shall be in substantially the following form: We, the undersigned registered voters residing in ..... (specify the municipality), in the County of ..... and State of Illinois, do hereby petition that the corporate authorities of ....... (specify the municipality) be required to place on the ballot the proposition requiring the municipality to levy an annual tax at the rate of ...... (specify a rate not exceeding .075%) on all taxable property in ....... (specify the municipality) for the purpose of financing a public transportation system for elderly and handicapped persons within ...... (specify the municipality and any regions outside the corporate boundaries to be served by the transportation system). Name......... Address........... State of Illinois) )ss County of... ) I ........, do hereby certify that I am a registered voter, that I reside at No....... street, in the ...... of ......... County of ......... and State of Illinois, and that signatures in this sheet were signed in my presence, and are genuine, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at the time of signing the petitions registered voters, and that their respective residences are correctly stated, as above set forth....................Subscribed and sworn to me this ........... day of .......... A.D.... The proposition shall be in substantially the following form: ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ Shall a tax of ...... % (specify a rate not exceeding .075%) be levied annually on all taxable property in ......(specify the municipality) to pay YES the cost of operating and maintaining a public transportation system for ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ elderly and handicapped persons within........(specify the municipality NO and any regions outside the corporate boundaries to be served by the transportation system)? ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ If the majority of the voters of the municipality voting therein vote in favor of the proposition, the corporate authorities of the municipality shall levy such annual tax at the rate specified in the proposition. If the majority of the vote is against such proposition, such tax may not be levied. (b) Municipalities under this Section may contract with any not‑for‑profit corporation, subject to the General Not for Profit Corporation Act and incorporated primarily for the purpose of providing transportation to elderly and handicapped persons, for such corporation to provide transportation‑related services for the purposes of this Section. Municipalities should utilize where possible existing facilities and systems already operating for the purposes outlined in this Section. (c) Taxes authorized under this Section may be used only for the purpose of financing a transportation system for elderly and handicapped persons as authorized in this Section. (d) For purposes of this Section, "handicapped person" means any individual who, by reason of illness, injury, age, congenital malfunction, or other permanent or temporary disability, is unable without special public transportation facilities or special planning or design to utilize ordinary public transportation facilities and services as effectively as persons who are not so affected. "Public transportation for elderly and handicapped" means a transportation system for persons who have mental or physical difficulty in accessing or using the conventional public mass transportation system, or for any other reason. (Source: P.A. 83‑656.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑8)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑8) Sec. 8‑3‑8. Whenever any property listed or assessed for municipal taxation is destroyed by fire, in whole or in part, before the levy thereon of municipal taxes, or before the municipal taxes levied thereon have been collected, the mayor or president may rebate or remit as much of the municipal taxes levied upon that property, as in his opinion should be rebated or remitted because the property has been, in whole or in part, destroyed by fire. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑9)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑9) Sec. 8‑3‑9. Whenever (1) a large portion of the taxable property of a municipality is destroyed by fire so as to seriously impair or affect the ability of the owners thereof to pay taxes or special assessments thereon, and (2) an appropriation ordinance has been passed, or special improvements ordered, before the fire, and (3) the taxes or special assessments have not been levied or collected, the corporate authorities of that municipality may (1) alter or repeal that appropriation ordinance, or any part thereof, (2) order the discontinuance of the special improvements, or any of them, (3) reduce the amount of taxes or special assessments ordered to be levied or collected for any general or special purpose, or (4) pass a new appropriation ordinance. This new appropriation ordinance shall have the same force and effect as if it had been passed within the time elsewhere prescribed by law. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑10)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑10) Sec. 8‑3‑10. No municipality shall receive from the county treasury of any county in which the municipality is situated in whole or in part, any greater proportion of the surplus of all taxes which may be collected for county purposes, than any other municipality within the county. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑11)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑11) Sec. 8‑3‑11. No municipality shall receive from the county treasury any greater drawback of its proportion of the taxes paid into the county treasury of the county, in which it is situated in whole or in part, by reason of any appropriation by the county board, for the purpose of making and repairing roads and highways, or building and repairing bridges, situated in the county but outside the corporate limits of the municipality than is allowed by law to all other municipalities situated in whole or in part in that county. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑12)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑12) Sec. 8‑3‑12. In any city having a population of less than 20,000 which is operating under a special act and whose public schools within its corporate limits are governed by virtue of this special act, upon a petition signed by a majority of the electors in any territory which has been heretofore or may be hereafter annexed to the city for general corporate purposes, the annexed territory shall be included in and subject to the control and government of the city for school purposes as fully as if the annexed territory had been originally within the corporate limits of the city. The territory, when so annexed, shall be thereby disconnected from any school district of which it was a part prior to the annexation. The city may levy and collect taxes for school purposes in the annexed territory in the same manner and to the same extent as in the territory comprised within the original corporate limits of the city. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑13)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑13) Sec. 8‑3‑13. The corporate authorities of any municipality containing 500,000 or more inhabitants may impose a tax prior to July 1, 1969, upon all persons engaged in the municipality in the business of renting, leasing or letting rooms in a hotel, as defined in the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act, at a rate not to exceed 1% of the gross rental receipts from the renting, leasing or letting, excluding, however, from gross rental receipts, the proceeds of the renting, leasing or letting to permanent residents of that hotel and proceeds from the tax imposed under subsection (c) of Section 13 of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Act. The tax imposed by a municipality under this Section and all civil penalties that may be assessed as an incident thereof shall be collected and enforced by the State Department of Revenue. The certificate of registration that is issued by the Department to a lessor under the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act shall permit the registrant to engage in a business that is taxable under any ordinance or resolution enacted under this Section without registering separately with the Department under the ordinance or resolution or under this Section. The Department shall have full power to administer and enforce this Section; to collect all taxes and penalties due hereunder; to dispose of taxes and penalties so collected in the manner provided in this Section; and to determine all rights to credit memoranda arising on account of the erroneous payment of tax or penalty hereunder. In the administration of and compliance with this Section, the Department and persons who are subject to this Section shall have the same rights, remedies, privileges, immunities, powers and duties, and be subject to the same conditions, restrictions, limitations, penalties and definitions of terms, and employ the same modes of procedure, as are prescribed in the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act and the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act, as fully as if the provisions contained in those Acts were set forth herein. Whenever the Department determines that a refund should be made under this Section to a claimant instead of issuing a credit memorandum, the Department shall notify the State Comptroller, who shall cause the warrant to be drawn for the amount specified, and to the person named, in the notification from the Department. The refund shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of the Illinois tourism tax fund. Persons subject to any tax imposed under authority granted by this
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑1)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑1) Sec. 8‑3‑1. The corporate authorities may levy and collect taxes for corporate purposes. They shall do this in the following manner: On or before the last Tuesday in December in each year, the corporate authorities shall ascertain the total amount of appropriations legally made or budgeted for and any amount deemed necessary to defray additional expenses and liabilities for all corporate purposes to be provided for by the tax levy of that year. Then, by an ordinance specifying in detail in the manner authorized for the annual appropriation ordinance or budget of the municipality, the purposes for which the appropriations, budgeting or such additional amounts deemed necessary have been made and the amount assignable for each purpose respectively, the corporate authorities shall levy upon all property subject to taxation within the municipality as that property is assessed and equalized for state and county purposes for the current year. A certified copy of this ordinance shall be filed with the county clerk of the proper county. He shall ascertain the rate per cent which, upon the value of all property subject to taxation within the municipality, as that property is assessed or equalized by the Department of Revenue, will produce a net amount of not less than the total amount so directed to be levied. The county clerk shall extend this tax in a separate column upon the books of the collector of state and county taxes within the municipality. However, in ascertaining the rate per cent in municipalities having a population of 500,000 or more, the county clerk shall not add to the amount of the tax so levied for any purpose any amount to cover the loss and cost of collecting the tax, except in the case of amounts levied for the payment of bonded indebtedness, or interest thereon, and in the case of amounts levied for the purposes of pension funds. Where the corporate limits of a municipality lie partly in 2 or more counties, the corporate authorities shall ascertain the total amount of all taxable property lying within the corporate limits of that municipality in each county, as the property is assessed or equalized by the Department of Revenue for the current year, and shall certify the amount of taxable property in each county within that municipality under the seal of the municipality, to the county clerk of the county where the seat of government of the municipality is situated. That county clerk shall ascertain the rate per cent which, upon the total valuation of all property subject to taxation within that municipality, ascertained as provided in this Section, will produce a net amount not less than the total amount directed to be levied. As soon as that rate per cent is ascertained, that clerk shall certify the rate per cent under his signature and seal of office to the county clerk of each other county wherein a portion of that municipality is situated. A county clerk to whom a rate per cent is certified shall extend the tax in a separate column upon the books of the collector of state and county taxes for his county against all property in his county within the limits of that municipality. But in municipalities with 500,000 or more inhabitants, the aggregate amount of taxes so levied exclusive of the amount levied for the payment of bonded indebtedness, or interest thereon, and exclusive of taxes levied for the payment of judgments, for which a special tax is authorized by law, and exclusive of the amounts levied for the purposes of pension funds, working cash fund, public library, municipal tuberculosis sanitarium, the propagation and preservation of community trees, and exclusive of taxes levied pursuant to Section 19 of the Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency Act of 1975 and for the general assistance for needy persons lawfully resident therein, shall not exceed the estimated amount of taxes to be levied for each year for the purposes specified in Sections 8‑2‑2 through 8‑2‑5 and set forth in its annual appropriation ordinance and in any supplemental appropriation ordinance authorized by law for that year. In municipalities with less than 500,000 inhabitants, the aggregate amount of taxes so levied for any one year, exclusive of the amount levied for the payment of bonded indebtedness, or interest thereon, and exclusive of taxes levied pursuant to Section 13 of the Illinois Civil Defense Act of 1951 and exclusive of taxes authorized by this Code or other Acts which by their terms provide that those taxes shall be in addition to taxes for general purposes authorized under this Section, shall not exceed the rate of .25%, or the rate limit in effect on July 1, 1967, whichever is greater, and on a permanent basis, upon the aggregate valuation of all property within the municipality subject to taxation therein, as the property is equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the current year. However, if the maximum rate of such municipality for general corporate purposes is less than .20% on July 1, 1967, the corporate authorities may, without referendum, increase such maximum rate not to exceed .25%; but such maximum rate shall not be raised by more than 1/2 of such increase in any one year. However, if the corporate authorities of a municipality with less than 500,000 inhabitants desire to levy in any one year more than .25%, or the rate limit in effect on July 1, 1967, whichever is greater, and on a permanent basis, but not more than .4375% for general corporate purposes, exclusive of the amount levied for the payment of bonded indebtedness, or interest thereon, and exclusive of taxes authorized by this Code or other Acts which by their terms provide that those taxes shall be in addition to taxes for general purposes authorized under this Section the corporate authorities, by ordinance, stating the per cent so desired, may order a proposition for the additional amount to be submitted to the electors of that municipality at any election. The clerk shall certify the proposition to the proper election authority who shall submit the question to the electors at such election. If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition are in favor of the proposition, the corporate authorities of that municipality may levy annually for general corporate purposes, exclusive of the amount levied for the payment of bonded indebtedness, or interest thereon, and exclusive of taxes authorized by this Code or other Acts which by their terms provide that those taxes are in addition to taxes for general purposes authorized under this Section a tax in excess of .25%, or the rate in effect on July 1, 1967, whichever is greater, and on a permanent basis, but not exceeding the per cent mentioned in the proposition. Any municipality voting after August 1, 1969, to increase its rate limitation for general corporate purposes under this Section shall establish such increased rate limitation on an ongoing basis unless otherwise changed by referendum. In municipalities that are not home rule units, any funds on hand at the end of the fiscal year, which funds are not pledged for or allocated to a particular purpose, may by action of the corporate authorities be transferred to the capital improvement fund and accumulated therein, but the total amount accumulated in such fund may not exceed 3% of the aggregate assessed valuation of all taxable property in the municipality. (Source: P.A. 87‑17.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑1.1)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑1.1) Sec. 8‑3‑1.1. The corporate authorities of any municipality of less than 500,000 inhabitants, by ordinance, may order the submission to the electors of a proposition to accumulate a surplus from the tax levy for general corporate purposes for a specified building project to be undertaken by the municipality when such accumulation becomes sufficient therefor. Such proposition shall be certified by the clerk to the proper election authority who shall submit the question at an election in accordance with the general election law. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form: ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ Shall the municipality of ....... accumulate general YES corporate funds for the ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ purpose of building.......... (here state building purpose)? NO ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ If a majority of the electors voting on the proposition vote in favor thereof, the municipality may use a portion of the funds levied for general corporate purposes, within the tax rate and to the extent allowed by Section 8‑3‑1, for the purpose of accumulating funds for such building project. (Source: P.A. 81‑1489.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑2)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑2) Sec. 8‑3‑2. The taxes levied under Section 8‑3‑1 shall be collected and enforced in the same manner and by the same officers as state and county taxes, and shall be paid over by the officers collecting the tax to the municipal treasurer, or, in the case of a tax levied for library purposes in municipalities having not to exceed 50,000 inhabitants, to the board of directors of the library. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2674.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑3)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑3) Sec. 8‑3‑3. The officer collecting the taxes levied under Section 8‑3‑1 shall settle with and pay over to the municipal treasurer, or, in the case of a tax levied for library purposes in municipalities having not to exceed 50,000 inhabitants, to the board of trustees of the library, as often as once in 2 weeks from the time he commences the collection thereof, all taxes he has then collected, till the whole tax collected is paid over. The expenditures of taxes levied for library purposes, whether expended by the municipal treasurer or by the board of library trustees shall be made pursuant to the direction of the board of library trustees. (Source: P.A. 84‑770.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑4)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑4) Sec. 8‑3‑4. Whenever a municipality is required to levy a tax for the payment of a particular debt, appropriation, or liability of the municipality, the tax for that purpose shall be included in the total amount levied by the corporate authorities, and certified to the county clerk as provided in Section 8‑3‑1. However, if a municipality has funds arising from any source whatsoever, including allocations received or to be received under the Motor Fuel Tax Law, as heretofore and hereafter amended which may lawfully be used for the retirement of a particular debt, appropriation or liability of the municipality, or the payment of the next maturing installment thereof, then if the municipality by resolution directs the application of such funds to the payment of the particular debt, appropriation or liability or next maturing installment thereof, it shall certify such resolution to the county clerk as provided in Section 8‑3‑1. The county clerk shall abate the levy for the payment of the particular debt, appropriation or liability or the next maturing installment thereof to the extent of the funds so certified as available for such payment. The corporate authorities shall determine, in the ordinance making that levy, what proportion of that total amount shall be applied to the payment of the particular debt, appropriation or liability. The municipal treasurer shall set apart that proportion of the tax, collected and paid to him, for the payment of the particular debt, appropriation or liability, and shall not disburse that proportion of the tax for any other purpose until the debt, appropriation or liability has been discharged. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑5)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑5) Sec. 8‑3‑5. All taxes levied by a municipality, except special assessments for local improvements, shall be uniform upon all taxable property and persons within the limits of the municipality, and no property shall be exempt therefrom other than such property as may be exempt from taxation under the constitution and general laws of the State. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑6)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑6) Sec. 8‑3‑6. Every municipality incorporated under a special act shall levy and collect its taxes in the manner provided for in this Division 3 and in the manner provided for in the General Revenue Law of this state, even though its special act contains inconsistent provisions. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑7)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑7) Sec. 8‑3‑7. Every municipality incorporated under a special act has the power to levy and collect annually its taxes for general purposes, exclusive of the amounts levied (1) for the payment of bonded indebtedness, or interest thereon, (2) for school purposes, (3) under acts which provide that all taxes levied thereunder shall be in addition to taxes authorized to be levied for general purposes, and (4) for the purpose of providing general assistance for persons in need thereof as provided in "The Illinois Public Aid Code", approved April 11, 1967, as now or hereafter amended, at whichever of the following rates is higher: (1) the rate specified in or allowed under its special act, or (2) a rate which will not exceed 1% of the aggregate valuation of all property within the municipality, subject to taxation therein, as the property was equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the current year. The foregoing limitations upon tax rates may be increased or decreased according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 81‑1509.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑7a)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑7a) Sec. 8‑3‑7a. (a) Whenever a petition containing the signatures of at least l,000 or 10% of the registered voters, whichever is less, residing in a municipality of 500,000 or fewer inhabitants is presented to the corporate authorities of the municipality requesting the submission of a proposition to levy a tax at a rate not exceeding .075% upon the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of all property within the municipality subject to taxation, for the purpose of financing a public transportation system for elderly and handicapped persons, the corporate authorities of such municipality shall adopt an ordinance or resolution directing the proper election officials to place the proposition on the ballot at the next election at which such proposition may be voted upon. The petition shall be filed with the corporate authorities at least 90 days prior to the next election at which such proposition may be voted upon. The petition may specify whether the transportation system financed by a tax levy under this Section is to serve only the municipality levying such tax or specified regions outside the corporate boundaries of such municipality in addition thereto. The petition shall be in substantially the following form: We, the undersigned registered voters residing in ..... (specify the municipality), in the County of ..... and State of Illinois, do hereby petition that the corporate authorities of ....... (specify the municipality) be required to place on the ballot the proposition requiring the municipality to levy an annual tax at the rate of ...... (specify a rate not exceeding .075%) on all taxable property in ....... (specify the municipality) for the purpose of financing a public transportation system for elderly and handicapped persons within ...... (specify the municipality and any regions outside the corporate boundaries to be served by the transportation system). Name......... Address........... State of Illinois) )ss County of... ) I ........, do hereby certify that I am a registered voter, that I reside at No....... street, in the ...... of ......... County of ......... and State of Illinois, and that signatures in this sheet were signed in my presence, and are genuine, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at the time of signing the petitions registered voters, and that their respective residences are correctly stated, as above set forth....................Subscribed and sworn to me this ........... day of .......... A.D.... The proposition shall be in substantially the following form: ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ Shall a tax of ...... % (specify a rate not exceeding .075%) be levied annually on all taxable property in ......(specify the municipality) to pay YES the cost of operating and maintaining a public transportation system for ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ elderly and handicapped persons within........(specify the municipality NO and any regions outside the corporate boundaries to be served by the transportation system)? ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ If the majority of the voters of the municipality voting therein vote in favor of the proposition, the corporate authorities of the municipality shall levy such annual tax at the rate specified in the proposition. If the majority of the vote is against such proposition, such tax may not be levied. (b) Municipalities under this Section may contract with any not‑for‑profit corporation, subject to the General Not for Profit Corporation Act and incorporated primarily for the purpose of providing transportation to elderly and handicapped persons, for such corporation to provide transportation‑related services for the purposes of this Section. Municipalities should utilize where possible existing facilities and systems already operating for the purposes outlined in this Section. (c) Taxes authorized under this Section may be used only for the purpose of financing a transportation system for elderly and handicapped persons as authorized in this Section. (d) For purposes of this Section, "handicapped person" means any individual who, by reason of illness, injury, age, congenital malfunction, or other permanent or temporary disability, is unable without special public transportation facilities or special planning or design to utilize ordinary public transportation facilities and services as effectively as persons who are not so affected. "Public transportation for elderly and handicapped" means a transportation system for persons who have mental or physical difficulty in accessing or using the conventional public mass transportation system, or for any other reason. (Source: P.A. 83‑656.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑8)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑8) Sec. 8‑3‑8. Whenever any property listed or assessed for municipal taxation is destroyed by fire, in whole or in part, before the levy thereon of municipal taxes, or before the municipal taxes levied thereon have been collected, the mayor or president may rebate or remit as much of the municipal taxes levied upon that property, as in his opinion should be rebated or remitted because the property has been, in whole or in part, destroyed by fire. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑9)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑9) Sec. 8‑3‑9. Whenever (1) a large portion of the taxable property of a municipality is destroyed by fire so as to seriously impair or affect the ability of the owners thereof to pay taxes or special assessments thereon, and (2) an appropriation ordinance has been passed, or special improvements ordered, before the fire, and (3) the taxes or special assessments have not been levied or collected, the corporate authorities of that municipality may (1) alter or repeal that appropriation ordinance, or any part thereof, (2) order the discontinuance of the special improvements, or any of them, (3) reduce the amount of taxes or special assessments ordered to be levied or collected for any general or special purpose, or (4) pass a new appropriation ordinance. This new appropriation ordinance shall have the same force and effect as if it had been passed within the time elsewhere prescribed by law. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑10)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑10) Sec. 8‑3‑10. No municipality shall receive from the county treasury of any county in which the municipality is situated in whole or in part, any greater proportion of the surplus of all taxes which may be collected for county purposes, than any other municipality within the county. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑11)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑11) Sec. 8‑3‑11. No municipality shall receive from the county treasury any greater drawback of its proportion of the taxes paid into the county treasury of the county, in which it is situated in whole or in part, by reason of any appropriation by the county board, for the purpose of making and repairing roads and highways, or building and repairing bridges, situated in the county but outside the corporate limits of the municipality than is allowed by law to all other municipalities situated in whole or in part in that county. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑12)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑12) Sec. 8‑3‑12. In any city having a population of less than 20,000 which is operating under a special act and whose public schools within its corporate limits are governed by virtue of this special act, upon a petition signed by a majority of the electors in any territory which has been heretofore or may be hereafter annexed to the city for general corporate purposes, the annexed territory shall be included in and subject to the control and government of the city for school purposes as fully as if the annexed territory had been originally within the corporate limits of the city. The territory, when so annexed, shall be thereby disconnected from any school district of which it was a part prior to the annexation. The city may levy and collect taxes for school purposes in the annexed territory in the same manner and to the same extent as in the territory comprised within the original corporate limits of the city. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑13)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑13) Sec. 8‑3‑13. The corporate authorities of any municipality containing 500,000 or more inhabitants may impose a tax prior to July 1, 1969, upon all persons engaged in the municipality in the business of renting, leasing or letting rooms in a hotel, as defined in the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act, at a rate not to exceed 1% of the gross rental receipts from the renting, leasing or letting, excluding, however, from gross rental receipts, the proceeds of the renting, leasing or letting to permanent residents of that hotel and proceeds from the tax imposed under subsection (c) of Section 13 of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Act. The tax imposed by a municipality under this Section and all civil penalties that may be assessed as an incident thereof shall be collected and enforced by the State Department of Revenue. The certificate of registration that is issued by the Department to a lessor under the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act shall permit the registrant to engage in a business that is taxable under any ordinance or resolution enacted under this Section without registering separately with the Department under the ordinance or resolution or under this Section. The Department shall have full power to administer and enforce this Section; to collect all taxes and penalties due hereunder; to dispose of taxes and penalties so collected in the manner provided in this Section; and to determine all rights to credit memoranda arising on account of the erroneous payment of tax or penalty hereunder. In the administration of and compliance with this Section, the Department and persons who are subject to this Section shall have the same rights, remedies, privileges, immunities, powers and duties, and be subject to the same conditions, restrictions, limitations, penalties and definitions of terms, and employ the same modes of procedure, as are prescribed in the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act and the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act, as fully as if the provisions contained in those Acts were set forth herein. Whenever the Department determines that a refund should be made under this Section to a claimant instead of issuing a credit memorandum, the Department shall notify the State Comptroller, who shall cause the warrant to be drawn for the amount specified, and to the person named, in the notification from the Department. The refund shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of the Illinois tourism tax fund. Persons subject to any tax imposed under authority granted by this
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑1)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑1) Sec. 8‑3‑1. The corporate authorities may levy and collect taxes for corporate purposes. They shall do this in the following manner: On or before the last Tuesday in December in each year, the corporate authorities shall ascertain the total amount of appropriations legally made or budgeted for and any amount deemed necessary to defray additional expenses and liabilities for all corporate purposes to be provided for by the tax levy of that year. Then, by an ordinance specifying in detail in the manner authorized for the annual appropriation ordinance or budget of the municipality, the purposes for which the appropriations, budgeting or such additional amounts deemed necessary have been made and the amount assignable for each purpose respectively, the corporate authorities shall levy upon all property subject to taxation within the municipality as that property is assessed and equalized for state and county purposes for the current year. A certified copy of this ordinance shall be filed with the county clerk of the proper county. He shall ascertain the rate per cent which, upon the value of all property subject to taxation within the municipality, as that property is assessed or equalized by the Department of Revenue, will produce a net amount of not less than the total amount so directed to be levied. The county clerk shall extend this tax in a separate column upon the books of the collector of state and county taxes within the municipality. However, in ascertaining the rate per cent in municipalities having a population of 500,000 or more, the county clerk shall not add to the amount of the tax so levied for any purpose any amount to cover the loss and cost of collecting the tax, except in the case of amounts levied for the payment of bonded indebtedness, or interest thereon, and in the case of amounts levied for the purposes of pension funds. Where the corporate limits of a municipality lie partly in 2 or more counties, the corporate authorities shall ascertain the total amount of all taxable property lying within the corporate limits of that municipality in each county, as the property is assessed or equalized by the Department of Revenue for the current year, and shall certify the amount of taxable property in each county within that municipality under the seal of the municipality, to the county clerk of the county where the seat of government of the municipality is situated. That county clerk shall ascertain the rate per cent which, upon the total valuation of all property subject to taxation within that municipality, ascertained as provided in this Section, will produce a net amount not less than the total amount directed to be levied. As soon as that rate per cent is ascertained, that clerk shall certify the rate per cent under his signature and seal of office to the county clerk of each other county wherein a portion of that municipality is situated. A county clerk to whom a rate per cent is certified shall extend the tax in a separate column upon the books of the collector of state and county taxes for his county against all property in his county within the limits of that municipality. But in municipalities with 500,000 or more inhabitants, the aggregate amount of taxes so levied exclusive of the amount levied for the payment of bonded indebtedness, or interest thereon, and exclusive of taxes levied for the payment of judgments, for which a special tax is authorized by law, and exclusive of the amounts levied for the purposes of pension funds, working cash fund, public library, municipal tuberculosis sanitarium, the propagation and preservation of community trees, and exclusive of taxes levied pursuant to Section 19 of the Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency Act of 1975 and for the general assistance for needy persons lawfully resident therein, shall not exceed the estimated amount of taxes to be levied for each year for the purposes specified in Sections 8‑2‑2 through 8‑2‑5 and set forth in its annual appropriation ordinance and in any supplemental appropriation ordinance authorized by law for that year. In municipalities with less than 500,000 inhabitants, the aggregate amount of taxes so levied for any one year, exclusive of the amount levied for the payment of bonded indebtedness, or interest thereon, and exclusive of taxes levied pursuant to Section 13 of the Illinois Civil Defense Act of 1951 and exclusive of taxes authorized by this Code or other Acts which by their terms provide that those taxes shall be in addition to taxes for general purposes authorized under this Section, shall not exceed the rate of .25%, or the rate limit in effect on July 1, 1967, whichever is greater, and on a permanent basis, upon the aggregate valuation of all property within the municipality subject to taxation therein, as the property is equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the current year. However, if the maximum rate of such municipality for general corporate purposes is less than .20% on July 1, 1967, the corporate authorities may, without referendum, increase such maximum rate not to exceed .25%; but such maximum rate shall not be raised by more than 1/2 of such increase in any one year. However, if the corporate authorities of a municipality with less than 500,000 inhabitants desire to levy in any one year more than .25%, or the rate limit in effect on July 1, 1967, whichever is greater, and on a permanent basis, but not more than .4375% for general corporate purposes, exclusive of the amount levied for the payment of bonded indebtedness, or interest thereon, and exclusive of taxes authorized by this Code or other Acts which by their terms provide that those taxes shall be in addition to taxes for general purposes authorized under this Section the corporate authorities, by ordinance, stating the per cent so desired, may order a proposition for the additional amount to be submitted to the electors of that municipality at any election. The clerk shall certify the proposition to the proper election authority who shall submit the question to the electors at such election. If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition are in favor of the proposition, the corporate authorities of that municipality may levy annually for general corporate purposes, exclusive of the amount levied for the payment of bonded indebtedness, or interest thereon, and exclusive of taxes authorized by this Code or other Acts which by their terms provide that those taxes are in addition to taxes for general purposes authorized under this Section a tax in excess of .25%, or the rate in effect on July 1, 1967, whichever is greater, and on a permanent basis, but not exceeding the per cent mentioned in the proposition. Any municipality voting after August 1, 1969, to increase its rate limitation for general corporate purposes under this Section shall establish such increased rate limitation on an ongoing basis unless otherwise changed by referendum. In municipalities that are not home rule units, any funds on hand at the end of the fiscal year, which funds are not pledged for or allocated to a particular purpose, may by action of the corporate authorities be transferred to the capital improvement fund and accumulated therein, but the total amount accumulated in such fund may not exceed 3% of the aggregate assessed valuation of all taxable property in the municipality. (Source: P.A. 87‑17.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑1.1)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑1.1) Sec. 8‑3‑1.1. The corporate authorities of any municipality of less than 500,000 inhabitants, by ordinance, may order the submission to the electors of a proposition to accumulate a surplus from the tax levy for general corporate purposes for a specified building project to be undertaken by the municipality when such accumulation becomes sufficient therefor. Such proposition shall be certified by the clerk to the proper election authority who shall submit the question at an election in accordance with the general election law. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form: ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ Shall the municipality of ....... accumulate general YES corporate funds for the ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ purpose of building.......... (here state building purpose)? NO ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ If a majority of the electors voting on the proposition vote in favor thereof, the municipality may use a portion of the funds levied for general corporate purposes, within the tax rate and to the extent allowed by Section 8‑3‑1, for the purpose of accumulating funds for such building project. (Source: P.A. 81‑1489.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑2)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑2) Sec. 8‑3‑2. The taxes levied under Section 8‑3‑1 shall be collected and enforced in the same manner and by the same officers as state and county taxes, and shall be paid over by the officers collecting the tax to the municipal treasurer, or, in the case of a tax levied for library purposes in municipalities having not to exceed 50,000 inhabitants, to the board of directors of the library. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2674.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑3)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑3) Sec. 8‑3‑3. The officer collecting the taxes levied under Section 8‑3‑1 shall settle with and pay over to the municipal treasurer, or, in the case of a tax levied for library purposes in municipalities having not to exceed 50,000 inhabitants, to the board of trustees of the library, as often as once in 2 weeks from the time he commences the collection thereof, all taxes he has then collected, till the whole tax collected is paid over. The expenditures of taxes levied for library purposes, whether expended by the municipal treasurer or by the board of library trustees shall be made pursuant to the direction of the board of library trustees. (Source: P.A. 84‑770.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑4)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑4) Sec. 8‑3‑4. Whenever a municipality is required to levy a tax for the payment of a particular debt, appropriation, or liability of the municipality, the tax for that purpose shall be included in the total amount levied by the corporate authorities, and certified to the county clerk as provided in Section 8‑3‑1. However, if a municipality has funds arising from any source whatsoever, including allocations received or to be received under the Motor Fuel Tax Law, as heretofore and hereafter amended which may lawfully be used for the retirement of a particular debt, appropriation or liability of the municipality, or the payment of the next maturing installment thereof, then if the municipality by resolution directs the application of such funds to the payment of the particular debt, appropriation or liability or next maturing installment thereof, it shall certify such resolution to the county clerk as provided in Section 8‑3‑1. The county clerk shall abate the levy for the payment of the particular debt, appropriation or liability or the next maturing installment thereof to the extent of the funds so certified as available for such payment. The corporate authorities shall determine, in the ordinance making that levy, what proportion of that total amount shall be applied to the payment of the particular debt, appropriation or liability. The municipal treasurer shall set apart that proportion of the tax, collected and paid to him, for the payment of the particular debt, appropriation or liability, and shall not disburse that proportion of the tax for any other purpose until the debt, appropriation or liability has been discharged. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑5)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑5) Sec. 8‑3‑5. All taxes levied by a municipality, except special assessments for local improvements, shall be uniform upon all taxable property and persons within the limits of the municipality, and no property shall be exempt therefrom other than such property as may be exempt from taxation under the constitution and general laws of the State. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑6)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑6) Sec. 8‑3‑6. Every municipality incorporated under a special act shall levy and collect its taxes in the manner provided for in this Division 3 and in the manner provided for in the General Revenue Law of this state, even though its special act contains inconsistent provisions. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑7)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑7) Sec. 8‑3‑7. Every municipality incorporated under a special act has the power to levy and collect annually its taxes for general purposes, exclusive of the amounts levied (1) for the payment of bonded indebtedness, or interest thereon, (2) for school purposes, (3) under acts which provide that all taxes levied thereunder shall be in addition to taxes authorized to be levied for general purposes, and (4) for the purpose of providing general assistance for persons in need thereof as provided in "The Illinois Public Aid Code", approved April 11, 1967, as now or hereafter amended, at whichever of the following rates is higher: (1) the rate specified in or allowed under its special act, or (2) a rate which will not exceed 1% of the aggregate valuation of all property within the municipality, subject to taxation therein, as the property was equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the current year. The foregoing limitations upon tax rates may be increased or decreased according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 81‑1509.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑7a)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑7a) Sec. 8‑3‑7a. (a) Whenever a petition containing the signatures of at least l,000 or 10% of the registered voters, whichever is less, residing in a municipality of 500,000 or fewer inhabitants is presented to the corporate authorities of the municipality requesting the submission of a proposition to levy a tax at a rate not exceeding .075% upon the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of all property within the municipality subject to taxation, for the purpose of financing a public transportation system for elderly and handicapped persons, the corporate authorities of such municipality shall adopt an ordinance or resolution directing the proper election officials to place the proposition on the ballot at the next election at which such proposition may be voted upon. The petition shall be filed with the corporate authorities at least 90 days prior to the next election at which such proposition may be voted upon. The petition may specify whether the transportation system financed by a tax levy under this Section is to serve only the municipality levying such tax or specified regions outside the corporate boundaries of such municipality in addition thereto. The petition shall be in substantially the following form: We, the undersigned registered voters residing in ..... (specify the municipality), in the County of ..... and State of Illinois, do hereby petition that the corporate authorities of ....... (specify the municipality) be required to place on the ballot the proposition requiring the municipality to levy an annual tax at the rate of ...... (specify a rate not exceeding .075%) on all taxable property in ....... (specify the municipality) for the purpose of financing a public transportation system for elderly and handicapped persons within ...... (specify the municipality and any regions outside the corporate boundaries to be served by the transportation system). Name......... Address........... State of Illinois) )ss County of... ) I ........, do hereby certify that I am a registered voter, that I reside at No....... street, in the ...... of ......... County of ......... and State of Illinois, and that signatures in this sheet were signed in my presence, and are genuine, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief the persons so signing were at the time of signing the petitions registered voters, and that their respective residences are correctly stated, as above set forth....................Subscribed and sworn to me this ........... day of .......... A.D.... The proposition shall be in substantially the following form: ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ Shall a tax of ...... % (specify a rate not exceeding .075%) be levied annually on all taxable property in ......(specify the municipality) to pay YES the cost of operating and maintaining a public transportation system for ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ elderly and handicapped persons within........(specify the municipality NO and any regions outside the corporate boundaries to be served by the transportation system)? ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ If the majority of the voters of the municipality voting therein vote in favor of the proposition, the corporate authorities of the municipality shall levy such annual tax at the rate specified in the proposition. If the majority of the vote is against such proposition, such tax may not be levied. (b) Municipalities under this Section may contract with any not‑for‑profit corporation, subject to the General Not for Profit Corporation Act and incorporated primarily for the purpose of providing transportation to elderly and handicapped persons, for such corporation to provide transportation‑related services for the purposes of this Section. Municipalities should utilize where possible existing facilities and systems already operating for the purposes outlined in this Section. (c) Taxes authorized under this Section may be used only for the purpose of financing a transportation system for elderly and handicapped persons as authorized in this Section. (d) For purposes of this Section, "handicapped person" means any individual who, by reason of illness, injury, age, congenital malfunction, or other permanent or temporary disability, is unable without special public transportation facilities or special planning or design to utilize ordinary public transportation facilities and services as effectively as persons who are not so affected. "Public transportation for elderly and handicapped" means a transportation system for persons who have mental or physical difficulty in accessing or using the conventional public mass transportation system, or for any other reason. (Source: P.A. 83‑656.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑8)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑8) Sec. 8‑3‑8. Whenever any property listed or assessed for municipal taxation is destroyed by fire, in whole or in part, before the levy thereon of municipal taxes, or before the municipal taxes levied thereon have been collected, the mayor or president may rebate or remit as much of the municipal taxes levied upon that property, as in his opinion should be rebated or remitted because the property has been, in whole or in part, destroyed by fire. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑9)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑9) Sec. 8‑3‑9. Whenever (1) a large portion of the taxable property of a municipality is destroyed by fire so as to seriously impair or affect the ability of the owners thereof to pay taxes or special assessments thereon, and (2) an appropriation ordinance has been passed, or special improvements ordered, before the fire, and (3) the taxes or special assessments have not been levied or collected, the corporate authorities of that municipality may (1) alter or repeal that appropriation ordinance, or any part thereof, (2) order the discontinuance of the special improvements, or any of them, (3) reduce the amount of taxes or special assessments ordered to be levied or collected for any general or special purpose, or (4) pass a new appropriation ordinance. This new appropriation ordinance shall have the same force and effect as if it had been passed within the time elsewhere prescribed by law. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑10)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑10) Sec. 8‑3‑10. No municipality shall receive from the county treasury of any county in which the municipality is situated in whole or in part, any greater proportion of the surplus of all taxes which may be collected for county purposes, than any other municipality within the county. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑11)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑11) Sec. 8‑3‑11. No municipality shall receive from the county treasury any greater drawback of its proportion of the taxes paid into the county treasury of the county, in which it is situated in whole or in part, by reason of any appropriation by the county board, for the purpose of making and repairing roads and highways, or building and repairing bridges, situated in the county but outside the corporate limits of the municipality than is allowed by law to all other municipalities situated in whole or in part in that county. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑12)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑12) Sec. 8‑3‑12. In any city having a population of less than 20,000 which is operating under a special act and whose public schools within its corporate limits are governed by virtue of this special act, upon a petition signed by a majority of the electors in any territory which has been heretofore or may be hereafter annexed to the city for general corporate purposes, the annexed territory shall be included in and subject to the control and government of the city for school purposes as fully as if the annexed territory had been originally within the corporate limits of the city. The territory, when so annexed, shall be thereby disconnected from any school district of which it was a part prior to the annexation. The city may levy and collect taxes for school purposes in the annexed territory in the same manner and to the same extent as in the territory comprised within the original corporate limits of the city. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
(65 ILCS 5/8‑3‑13)(from Ch. 24, par. 8‑3‑13) Sec. 8‑3‑13. The corporate authorities of any municipality containing 500,000 or more inhabitants may impose a tax prior to July 1, 1969, upon all persons engaged in the municipality in the business of renting, leasing or letting rooms in a hotel, as defined in the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act, at a rate not to exceed 1% of the gross rental receipts from the renting, leasing or letting, excluding, however, from gross rental receipts, the proceeds of the renting, leasing or letting to permanent residents of that hotel and proceeds from the tax imposed under subsection (c) of Section 13 of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Act. The tax imposed by a municipality under this Section and all civil penalties that may be assessed as an incident thereof shall be collected and enforced by the State Department of Revenue. The certificate of registration that is issued by the Department to a lessor under the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act shall permit the registrant to engage in a business that is taxable under any ordinance or resolution enacted under this Section without registering separately with the Department under the ordinance or resolution or under this Section. The Department shall have full power to administer and enforce this Section; to collect all taxes and penalties due hereunder; to dispose of taxes and penalties so collected in the manner provided in this Section; and to determine all rights to credit memoranda arising on account of the erroneous payment of tax or penalty hereunder. In the administration of and compliance with this Section, the Department and persons who are subject to this Section shall have the same rights, remedies, privileges, immunities, powers and duties, and be subject to the same conditions, restrictions, limitations, penalties and definitions of terms, and employ the same modes of procedure, as are prescribed in the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act and the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act, as fully as if the provisions contained in those Acts were set forth herein. Whenever the Department determines that a refund should be made under this Section to a claimant instead of issuing a credit memorandum, the Department shall notify the State Comptroller, who shall cause the warrant to be drawn for the amount specified, and to the person named, in the notification from the Department. The refund shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of the Illinois tourism tax fund. Persons subject to any tax imposed under authority granted by this
