No license shall be required to operate an airport or restricted landing area for which a certificate of approval has been issued by the Department. Provided, However, any city, village or incorporated town, having a population of 500,000 or more may by ordinance license and regulate the establishment of heliports. Such ordinance shall not contain any provision inconsistent with the rules and regulations of the Department then in force relating to the establishment and operation of heliports.
620 ILCS 5/61
Operation of airports authorized without license
Known as the Illinois Aeronautics Act
The act spans §§ 620-5-1 to 620-5-9 (117 sections).
Laws 1957, p. 1299.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.