Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 810 — Cook County Forest Preserve District Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

This Act shall apply only to forest preserve districts lying wholly within counties having a population of 3,000,000 or more

This Act shall apply only to forest preserve districts lying wholly within counties having a population of 3,000,000 or more. (Source: P.A. 80-320.)

As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms specified in Section 2

As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms specified in Section 2.1 through 2.3 have the meanings ascribed to them in those Sections. (Source: P.A. 80-320.)

"Board" means the county board of commissioners when acting as the governing body of a forest preserve district

"Board" means the county board of commissioners when acting as the governing body of a forest preserve district. (Source: P.A. 80-320.)

"County" means a county having a population of 3,000,000 or more

"County" means a county having a population of 3,000,000 or more. (Source: P.A. 80-320.)

"District" means a forest preserve district wholly within a county having a population of 3,000,000 or more

"District" means a forest preserve district wholly within a county having a population of 3,000,000 or more. (Source: P.A. 80-320.)

Any contiguous territory lying wholly within one county may be incorporated as a forest preserve district under the conditions and in the manner prescribed in Sections 1 and 2 of "An Act to provide for the creation and management of forest preserve districts in counties having a population of less than 1,000,000", appr…

All courts shall take judicial notice of all forest preserve districts organized under or otherwise subject to this Act and every such district shall constitute a body politic and corporate, may sue and be sued in all courts and places where judicial proceedings are had, and take any action authorized by law. Every suc…

The county board of commissioners of the county in which a forest preserve district is located shall be the forest preserve district board of such district and the president of the county board shall be the president of the forest preserve district board. The members shall act without any other pay than that already pr…

The board shall comply with the provisions of "An Act concerning the use of Illinois mined coal in certain plants and institutions", filed July 13, 1937, as heretofore or hereafter amended

The board shall comply with the provisions of "An Act concerning the use of Illinois mined coal in certain plants and institutions", filed July 13, 1937, as heretofore or hereafter amended. (Source: P.A. 80-320.)

Any forest preserve district shall have the power to create forest preserves, and for that purpose shall have the power to acquire in fee simple or by easements in land, in the manner hereinafter provided, and hold lands containing one or more natural forests or parts thereof or land or lands connecting such forests or…

Any forest preserve district shall have power to acquire easements in land, lands in fee simple and grounds within such district for the aforesaid purposes by gift, grant, legacy, purchase or condemnation and to construct, lay out, improve and maintain wells, power plants, comfort stations, shelter houses, paths, drive…

Property owned by a forest preserve district and property in which a forest preserve district is the grantee of a conservation easement or grantee of a conservation right as defined in Section 1(a) of the Real Property Conservation Rights Act shall not be subject to eminent domain or condemnation proceedings. (Source:…

Property owned by a forest preserve district shall not be subject to special assessments by any other unit of local government

Property owned by a forest preserve district shall not be subject to special assessments by any other unit of local government. (Source: P.A. 80-1443.)

Property owned by a forest preserve district shall not be subject to annexation without express consent of the district

Property owned by a forest preserve district shall not be subject to annexation without express consent of the district. (Source: P.A. 80-1443.)

Rules and regulations governing construction

Rules and regulations governing construction. All codes, rules, and regulations which govern land use, construction, and alteration of buildings, structures, parts, and appurtenances thereof adopted by the county board of the county in which the district is located shall apply to all construction projects on property o…

Eminent domain

Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)

Every forest preserve district board is empowered to dedicate areas as nature preserves as provided in the "Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act", as now or hereafter amended, and to cooperate with the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission in matters relating to the purposes of that Act. (Source: P.A. 82-445.)

The board of each forest preserve district has the power by ordinance to purchase or lease as lessee real or personal property (including, without limitation, purchases from and leases with other units of local government, school districts, or the federal government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities) for publ…

The board of any forest preserve district may by ordinance regulate and control the speed of travel on all paths, driveways and roadways within forest preserves, and prohibit the use of such paths, driveways and roadways for racing or speeding purposes, and may exclude therefrom traffic, teams and vehicles, and may by…

The board of any forest preserve district may by ordinance regulate, control and license all modes of travel within forest preserves

The board of any forest preserve district may by ordinance regulate, control and license all modes of travel within forest preserves. (Source: P.A. 80-320.)

The board of any forest preserve district may by ordinance issue licenses for any activity reasonably connected with the purpose for which the forest preserve district has been created

The board of any forest preserve district may by ordinance issue licenses for any activity reasonably connected with the purpose for which the forest preserve district has been created. (Source: P.A. 80-320.)

The board, as corporate authority of a forest preserve district, shall have power to pass and enforce all necessary ordinances, rules and regulations for the management of the property and conduct of the business of such district. The president of such board shall have power to appoint a secretary and an assistant secr…

Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved by the Eighty-fourth General Assembly

Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved by the Eighty-fourth General Assembly. (Source: P.A. 84-731.)

The board shall have the right and power to appoint and maintain a sufficient police force, the members of which may have and exercise police powers over the territory within such forest preserves for the preservation of the public peace, and the observance and enforcement of the ordinances and laws, such as are confer…