Division 4 - Territorial Jurisdiction
(65 ILCS 5/Art. 7 Div. 4 heading) DIVISION 4. TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
(65 ILCS 5/7‑4‑1) (from Ch. 24, par. 7‑4‑1)
Sec. 7‑4‑1. The corporate authorities in all municipalities have jurisdiction in and over all places within one‑half mile of the corporate limits for the purpose of enforcing health and quarantine ordinances and regulations.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.) |
(65 ILCS 5/7‑4‑2) (from Ch. 24, par. 7‑4‑2)
Sec. 7‑4‑2. All property which (1) is owned by a municipality, and (2) lies outside the corporate limits of the municipality, and (3) does not lie within the corporate limits of any municipality, shall be subject to the ordinances, control, and jurisdiction of the municipality in all respects the same as the property owned by the municipality which lies within the corporate limits thereof.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.) |
(65 ILCS 5/7‑4‑3) (from Ch. 24, par. 7‑4‑3)
Sec. 7‑4‑3. Whenever, as a result of the annexation of the whole of a municipality to another municipality with a population of more than 200,000, unincorporated territory, not a part of either of these municipalities, has been wholly surrounded by the enlarged municipality, the jurisdiction of the enlarged municipality shall extend over the unincorporated territory so surrounded to the same extent as if that territory had been annexed at the same time as the municipality whose annexation caused the territory to be so surrounded.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.) |
(65 ILCS 5/7‑4‑4) (from Ch. 24, par. 7‑4‑4)
Sec. 7‑4‑4. The corporate authorities in all municipalities have jurisdiction over all waters within or bordering upon the municipality, to the extent of 3 miles beyond the corporate limits, but not beyond the limits of the State. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to authorize a municipality to exercise zoning power or otherwise restrict the use of private property outside of the corporate limits of the municipality.
(Source: P.A. 95‑852, eff. 8‑18‑08.)
(65 ILCS 5/7‑4‑5) (from Ch. 24, par. 7‑4‑5)
Sec. 7‑4‑5. Each municipality which is situated in 2 or more counties, has jurisdiction over the entire territory embraced within its corporate limits for all municipal purposes.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.) |
(65 ILCS 5/7‑4‑6) (from Ch. 24, par. 7‑4‑6)
Sec. 7‑4‑6. Whenever this Code or any other Act of this State provides that a suit or proceeding affecting the title or possession of land or the assessment or collection of taxes, shall be commenced by a municipality in any court of the county in which the municipality is situated, the reference is to the county in which the land affected or upon which the taxes are assessed or to be assessed and collected is situated.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.) |
(65 ILCS 5/7‑4‑7) (from Ch. 24, par. 7‑4‑7)
Sec. 7‑4‑7. The territory which is embraced within the corporate limits of adjoining municipalities within any county in this State shall be a police district.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.) |
(65 ILCS 5/7‑4‑8) (from Ch. 24, par. 7‑4‑8)
Sec. 7‑4‑8. The police of any municipality in such a police district have full authority and power as peace officers and may go into any part of the district to exercise that authority and power. For these purposes the mayor of any municipality in the district, and the chiefs of police therein, shall use the police forces under their control anywhere in the district.
(Source: P.A. 90‑593, eff. 6‑19‑98; 91‑319, eff. 7‑29‑99.) |