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Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Chicago Park District Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

The Chicago Park District shall be created and established immediately upon the adoption of this act as hereinafter provided

The Chicago Park District shall be created and established immediately upon the adoption of this act as hereinafter provided. Such park district shall be in succession to all park districts now existing within the territory included within the proposed Chicago Park District and shall exercise control over and supervise…

The territory located without the corporate limits of the City of Chicago that prior to May 1, 1934, was included in any existing park district lying partly within and partly without the limits of such city is hereby disconnected from the Chicago Park District provided, however, such disconnected territory so lying out…

The question of the adoption of this Act shall be submitted at the election held on the second Tuesday in April, 1934

The question of the adoption of this Act shall be submitted at the election held on the second Tuesday in April, 1934. Such question shall be submitted to the electors of the entire district upon a ballot substantially in the following form: -------------------------------------------------------------- For the adoptio…

Commissioners; corporate body

Commissioners; corporate body. There shall be 7 commissioners of the Chicago Park District. Within 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1988 the Mayor of the City of Chicago, with the approval of the City Council, shall appoint the 2 additional commissioners of the Chicago Park District authorized…

Regular meetings; notice

Regular meetings; notice. The commissioners of the Chicago Park District shall give public notice of the schedule of regular meetings at the beginning of each calendar or fiscal year and shall state the regular dates and places of those meetings. At least3 regular meetings shall be held in different fieldhouses located…

Annually the commissioners shall choose from among their members a president to serve for a term of one year and until his or her successor is chosen and qualified, and shall choose a vice-president to serve in the absence of the president. The president shall preside at all meetings of the commissioners and shall have…

General superintendent; Director of Human Resources

General superintendent; Director of Human Resources. The commissioners of the Chicago Park District shall appoint a general superintendent. Such superintendent shall be chosen without regard to his or her political affiliations and upon the sole basis of his or her administrative and technical qualifications to manage…

The commissioners shall prescribe the powers and duties and fix the compensation of the secretary, treasurer and general superintendent and shall fix the compensation of all other officers and employees of the district. (Source: Laws 1933, p. 725.)

The Chicago Park District is vested with all powers heretofore vested in park districts or corporate authorities whose authority is abrogated by this Act or by the operation thereof

The Chicago Park District is vested with all powers heretofore vested in park districts or corporate authorities whose authority is abrogated by this Act or by the operation thereof. All powers now vested in such commissioners or districts with regard to the extension of parks, boulevards and driveways by reclaiming su…

The Chicago Park District, except as otherwise herein provided, may acquire, lay out, establish, construct, and maintain parks, driveways and boulevards in such district, and control, manage, and govern such parks, driveways and boulevards and the use thereof and exercise the powers stipulated in Section 15 hereof. The…

The commissioners of the Chicago Park District, except as otherwise herein provided, may from time to time establish by ordinance all needful rules and regulations for the government and protection of parks, boulevards and driveways and other property under its jurisdiction and provide penalties not exceeding $500 for…

The City of Chicago may, by ordinance, grant to Chicago Transit Authority the exclusive right to construct and operate any transportation facilities in, along, over, under, upon or across the boulevards, driveways and other property under its jurisdiction, in connection with, as extensions of or additions to the transp…

The Chicago Park District may convey, sell, donate, lease or rent any real estate or lands, now owned or hereafter acquired, to the State, or any agency thereof, to be used as a site for an armory for the National Guard or Naval Militia. Such district shall not divert any gift, grant or legacy from the specific purpose…

The Chicago Park District may permit the erection by the Marine Corps League of a proper and suitable memorial building or monument to the members of the United States Marine Corps who have been killed in action in the various wars in which the Marine Corps has participated. The Park District shall select the place at…

Recreational programs for persons with disabilities; tax

Recreational programs for persons with disabilities; tax. (a) The Chicago Park District is authorized to establish, maintain, and manage recreational programs for persons with disabilities, including both persons with mental disabilities and persons with physical disabilities, to provide transportation for persons with…

Olympic and paralympic games; contracts and employment

Olympic and paralympic games; contracts and employment. (a) All contracting and employment related to the planning, organization, and staging of the games shall be subject to all applicable ordinances contained in the Code of the Chicago Park District, including but not limited to Chapter I (General Provisions and Defi…

Except where the equipment does not burn or consume Illinois coal as efficiently as other coal, the Chicago Park District 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: Laws 1951…

The Chicago Park District shall indemnify and protect its commissioners and employees against civil rights damage claims and suits, constitutional rights damage claims and suits, death and bodily injury damage claims and suits, and property damage claims and suits, including defense thereof, when damages are sought for…

The Chicago Park District may insure against any loss or liability incurred by the park district, its commissioners or its employees by reason of civil rights damage claims and suits, constitutional rights damage claims and suits, death and bodily injury damage claims and suits, and property damage claims and suits, in…

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.)

Web-based signature

Web-based signature. The Chicago Park District may allow a person to sign any document with a web-based signature if the Chicago Park District uses a secure web-based platform. This Section does not apply to a nominating or candidate petition or a referendum petition.(Source: P.A. 104-406, eff. 1-1-26.)

All ordinances, orders, and resolutions of the Chicago Park District may be proved by the certificate of its secretary under the seal of the district and when printed in book or pamphlet form and purporting to be published by the commissioners, such book or pamphlet shall be received as evidence of the passage of such…

All legal acts, lawfully done by or in favor of any of the park districts or corporate authorities superseded by the Chicago Park District by the terms of this act shall be valid and binding upon the respective parties affected by such acts except that the Chicago Park District shall be substituted in lieu of such park…

All fines, penalties, and forfeitures incurred or imposed before this act takes effect for the violation of the ordinances, by-laws, or rules of any of the park districts or corporate authorities hereby superseded by the Chicago Park District shall be enforced or collected under the authority of the Chicago Park Distri…