Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 915 — Illinois Medical District Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Medical District Act. (Source: P.A. 89-356, eff. 8-17-95.)

Creation of District

Creation of District. There is created in the City of Chicago a medical center district, hereinafter called the District, whose boundaries are Ashland Boulevard on the East, a line co-incidental with Congress Street extending from Ashland Boulevard in a westerly direction to Oakley Boulevard on the north, Oakley Boulev…

Illinois Medical District Commission

Illinois Medical District Commission. (a) There is hereby created a political subdivision, unit of local government, body politic and corporate under the corporate name of Illinois Medical District Commission, hereinafter called the Commission, whose general purpose in addition to and not in limitation of those purpose…

Grants; loans; contracts

Grants; loans; contracts. The Commission may apply for and accept grants, loans, or appropriations from the State of Illinois, the federal government, any State or federal agency or instrumentality, or any other person or entity to be used for any of the purposes of the District and enter into any agreement with the St…

Property; acquisition

Property; acquisition. The Commission is authorized to acquire the fee simple title to real property lying within the District and personal property required for its purposes, by gift, purchase, or otherwise, and title thereto shall be taken in the corporate name of the Commission. The Commission may acquire by lease s…

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.)

The Commission may, in its corporate capacity, construct or cause or permit to be constructed in such District, hospitals, sanitariums, clinics, laboratories, or any other institution, building or structure or other ancillary or related facilities which the Commission may, from time to time, determine are established a…

Quick-take powers

Quick-take powers. For a period of 9 months after November 1, 1993, for the purpose of acquiring a site for the Illinois State Police Forensic Science Laboratory at Chicago, on the block bounded by Roosevelt Road on the north, Wolcott Street on the east, Washburn Street on the south, and Damen Avenue on the west in Chi…

The Commission may provide relocation assistance to persons and entities displaced by the Commission's acquisition of property and improvement of the District

The Commission may provide relocation assistance to persons and entities displaced by the Commission's acquisition of property and improvement of the District. The Commission is also authorized to acquire private real property by gift or voluntary purchase without the District if the Commission finds that the acquisiti…

To obtain the funds necessary for financing the acquisition of land, the acquisition or construction of any building hereinabove mentioned, and for the operation of the District as is in this Act set forth, the Commission may borrow money from any public or private agency, department, corporation or person, and mortgag…

The Commission may sell, convey, transfer, or lease any title or interest in real estate owned by it to any person or persons, to be used, subject to the restrictions of this Act, for the purposes stated in Section 4, or for the purpose of serving persons using the facilities offered within the District or for carrying…

Prior to the holding of any public hearing prescribed in Section 6 of this Act, or any meeting regarding the passage of any resolution to file a law suit, the Commission shall give notice to such grantee or lessee, or his or their legal representatives, successors or assigns, of the time and place of such proceeding. S…

The Commission shall have power to adopt reasonable and proper rules and regulations relative to the exercise of its powers, and proper rules to govern its proceedings, and to regulate the mode and manner of all hearings held by it or at its direction, and to alter and amend same. (Source: Laws 1947, p. 1191.)

Copies of all official documents, findings and orders of the Commission, certified by a Commissioner or by the Secretary of the Commission to be true copies of the originals thereof, under the official seal of the commission, shall be evidence in like manner as the originals. (Source: Laws 1947, p. 1191.)

Any party may obtain a judicial review of final orders or decision of the Commission in the circuit court of the county in which the property involved in such proceeding is situated, or if such property is situated in more than one county, then of any one of such counties, only under and in accordance with the provisio…

The Commission may set apart any part of the District as a park and may construct, control and maintain the same or may provide by contract with the Chicago Park District or the City of Chicago for the construction, control and maintenance of any area within such District set apart as a park. (Source: Laws 1941, vol. 1…

Master plan; improvement and management of District; building regulations; zoning

Master plan; improvement and management of District; building regulations; zoning. The Commission shall prepare a comprehensive master plan for the orderly development of all property within the District. The Commission shall so improve and manage such District as to provide conditions most favorable for the special ca…

This Act shall not be construed to limit the jurisdiction of the City of Chicago to territory outside the limits of the District nor to impair any power now possessed by or hereafter granted to the City of Chicago or to cities generally except such as are expressly granted to the Commission by Section 8 of this Act. Th…

Disposition of money

Disposition of money. The Commission is authorized to use all money received from the sale or lease of any property, in excess of the amount as may be necessary to satisfy the obligation of any revenue bond issued pursuant to Section 5 and may also use all money received as rentals for the purposes of planning, acquisi…

If any provision of this act is held invalid, such provision shall be deemed to be excised from this act and the invalidity thereof shall not affect any of the other provisions of this act

If any provision of this act is held invalid, such provision shall be deemed to be excised from this act and the invalidity thereof shall not affect any of the other provisions of this act. If the application of any provision of this act to any person or circumstance is held invalid, it shall not affect the application…

The Attorney General of the State of Illinois shall be the legal advisor to and shall prosecute or defend, as the case may be, all actions brought by or against the Commission

The Attorney General of the State of Illinois shall be the legal advisor to and shall prosecute or defend, as the case may be, all actions brought by or against the Commission. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 1019.)