Illinois HB 5542: PARKS-ASSESSMENT WAIVER

Status: Passed Both Houses (as of 2026-05-21)

State: Illinois · Session: 104th · Bill: HB 5542

Sponsors: Brad Stephens, Laura M. Murphy, Robert F. Martwick

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HB5542 EnrolledLRB104 18693 WRO 32136 b

1 AN ACT concerning local government.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Park District Code is amended by changing 

5Section 3-6 as follows:

6 (70 ILCS 1205/3-6) (from Ch. 105, par. 3-6)

7 Sec. 3-6. Petition to disconnect park district territory; 

8waiver of assessment payment. 

9 (a) Any park district territory that , within any park 

10district, which (1) is located upon the border of the park 

11district, and that, (2) if disconnected from the park 

12district, would not separate any part of the park district 

13from any other part, may be disconnected from the park 

14district, in the discretion of its corporate authorities as 

15follows:

16 A written petition, signed by the majority of the owners 

17of record of land and the owners of record of more than 

18one-half of the area of land in the territory described in the 

19petition, shall be filed with the secretary of the governing 

20board of the park district, requesting that the specified 

21territory be disconnected from the park district. The petition 

22shall be filed at least 30 days before it is considered by the 

23corporate authorities. Except as provided in subsection (b), 

HB5542 Enrolled- 2 -LRB104 18693 WRO 32136 b

1the The petition shall be accompanied with the certificate of 

2the proper county clerk, or county clerks as the case may be, 

3showing that all park district assessments due up to the time 

4of presenting the petition are fully paid. The corporate 

5authorities may, in their discretion, disconnect the territory 

6from the park district by an ordinance passed b

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