Article

Optional - City of Chicago

65 ILCS 20/0.01— Short title
65 ILCS 20/21-1— Powers and obligations under this Article
65 ILCS 20/21-2— Ordinance for submission
65 ILCS 20/21-4— Form of ballot
65 ILCS 20/21-5— Mayor; Term of office
65 ILCS 20/21-5.1— Vice Mayor; election; duties; compensation
65 ILCS 20/21-5a— Whenever the date for the runoff election of the mayor of the city of Chicago conflicts with the celebration of Passover, that election shall be postponed to the first Tuesday following the last day of Passover
65 ILCS 20/21-6— Mayor may release prisoners - Pardon board
65 ILCS 20/21-7— Compensation of officers
65 ILCS 20/21-8— Interest on public funds
65 ILCS 20/21-9— Deposit of funds - Bids - Designation of banks or savings and loan associations
65 ILCS 20/21-10— Official bonds - Civil service employees not to be removed
65 ILCS 20/21-11— Corporation counsel
65 ILCS 20/21-12— City clerk and city treasurer; election; tenure
65 ILCS 20/21-13— Powers
65 ILCS 20/21-14— Member residency before election; member not to hold other office
65 ILCS 20/21-15— Mayor may submit substitute ordinance
65 ILCS 20/21-16— Veto by mayor
65 ILCS 20/21-17— Powers - Use of space over streets
65 ILCS 20/21-18— May acquire parks
65 ILCS 20/21-19— Eminent domain
65 ILCS 20/21-19.5— Eminent domain
65 ILCS 20/21-20— Abate nuisances - Regulate hospitals
65 ILCS 20/21-21— Excess condemnation
65 ILCS 20/21-22— General election for alderpersons; vacancies
65 ILCS 20/21-23— Salaries of alderpersons
65 ILCS 20/21-24— Application - recall elections
65 ILCS 20/21-25— Times for elections
65 ILCS 20/21-26— Candidates receiving majority elected - supplementary elections
65 ILCS 20/21-27— Election contest-complaint
65 ILCS 20/21-28— Nomination by petition
65 ILCS 20/21-29— Withdrawals and substitution of candidates
65 ILCS 20/21-30— Form of ballot
65 ILCS 20/21-31— Allotment of ballots by precincts
65 ILCS 20/21-32— Party designations prohibited - Ballot to be separate from other ballots
65 ILCS 20/21-33— Challengers and watchers
65 ILCS 20/21-34— Certificate of election
65 ILCS 20/21-35— Election laws apply when consistent
65 ILCS 20/21-36— City to have fifty wards
65 ILCS 20/21-37— Additional territory to be annexed to existing wards
65 ILCS 20/21-38— Redistricting every ten years
65 ILCS 20/21-39— When redistricting ordinance takes effect - substitute ordinance may be submitted
65 ILCS 20/21-40— Failure of council to act - one-fifth of the alderpersons may submit redistricting ordinance
65 ILCS 20/21-41— Redistricting ordinance submitted - form of ballot
65 ILCS 20/21-42— Redistricting ordinance submitted - When in effect
65 ILCS 20/21-43— Election and ballot laws to apply where consistent
65 ILCS 20/21-44— "Public utility" defined - Franchise from city council necessary for use of streets or public ways
65 ILCS 20/21-45— City may require extensions
65 ILCS 20/21-46— Removal of street car tracks
65 ILCS 20/21-47— Examination as to compliance
65 ILCS 20/21-48— Power to city of Chicago exclusive
65 ILCS 20/21-49— Not to affect Sections 14-101 through 14-110 of The Public Utilities Act
65 ILCS 20/21-50— The City of Chicago may establish community based committees which shall consist of community leaders, and such committees shall coordinate all State and federal economic programs except where otherwise prohibited by federal law