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55 ILCS 5/5-32004
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32004)Sec. 5-32004.     Origination of local improvements.     The Committee may  originate a local improvement as defined in this Division anywhere in the  county outside of a municipality, as defined in Section 1-1-2 of the  "Illinois Municipal Code", as amended, such improvement to be paid for by  special assessment, either with or without a petition, by the adoption of a  resolution describing the local improvement abutting or within the platted  subdivision to be so improved. This resolution shall be at once transcribed  into the records of the Committee and shall be presented to the members of  the county board at any regularly scheduled meeting accompanied by a  recommendation from the Committee for the adoption of a resolution by the  county board describing the public way to be so improved.A resolution adopted without a petition shall be revoked by the county  board without further action on the improvement sought if the owners of  record of more than one-half of the property abutting on or within any  platted subdivision located outside the boundaries of a municipality  object, by petition, by individual objections in writing, or by a  combination of petitions and individual objections. Objections and  petitions against an improvement shall be  filed within 30 days of  notification to the owners of record of the assessment.Proceedings to make a local improvement also may be instituted whenever  the owners of record of one-half the property abutting on or within any  platted subdivision located outside the boundaries of a municipality,  petitions the Committee of the county for a local improvement thereon. The  Committee shall present such petition to the members of the county board at  a regularly scheduled meeting, and recommend the adoption of a resolution  by the board describing the public way to be so improved.  If the  resolution is so adopted by the county board, the Committee of local  improvements shall proceed with all of the necessary steps for the  improvement.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-32005
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32005)Sec. 5-32005.     Applicability of Division.     The provisions  of this Division may be made applicable to improvement of a  private street or road upon petition signed by 3/5 of the owners  of record of properties abutting or served by such private street  or roadway.  The petition shall be filed with the Committee and is  subject to the provisions of Section 5-32004 and subsequent  provisions of the Division.  Upon completion of the improvement,  the improvement is to be incorporated into the township or district  road system as provided in Section 6-325 of the Illinois Highway Code.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-32006
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32006)Sec. 5-32006.     Public hearing on resolution.     After the adoption of  the resolution for a local improvement as provided for in this Division,  the Committee by a resolution shall fix a day and hour for a public hearing  thereon. The hearing shall be not less than 10 days after the adoption of  the resolution. The Committee shall also have an estimate of the cost of  the improvement made in writing and signed by the president. This estimate  shall be itemized to the satisfaction of the Committee and shall be made a  part of the records of the resolution.Notice of the time, place and hour of the proposed hearing shall be sent  by mail directed to all persons who paid the general taxes for the last  preceding year on each lot, block, tract or parcel of land fronting on the  proposed improvement and to all municipalities the boundaries of which lie  within one and one-half miles from the location of the proposed local  improvement not less than 5 days prior to the time set for the public  hearing.These notices shall contain1. The substance of the resolution adopted by the Committee;2. The estimate of the cost of the proposed improvement;3. A notification that the nature, extent, kind, character and the  estimated cost of the proposed improvement may be changed by the Committee  at the public hearing thereon.If, upon the hearing the Committee considers the proposed improvement  desirable it shall adopt a resolution and prepare and submit an ordinance  therefor.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-32007
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32007)Sec. 5-32007.     Conduct of public hearing.     At the time and place fixed  in the specified notice for the public hearing, the Committee shall meet  and hear the representations of any person desiring to be heard on the  subject of the necessity for the proposed improvement, the nature thereof,  or the cost as estimated. In case any person appears to object to the  proposed improvement or any of the elements thereof at the public hearing  the Committee shall adopt a new resolution abandoning the proposed  improvement or adhering thereto or changing, altering or modifying the  extent, nature, kind, character and estimated cost provided the change does  not increase the estimated cost of the improvement to exceed 20% of such  cost without a further public hearing thereon as it considers most desirable.Thereupon, if the proposed improvement is not abandoned, the Committee  shall have an ordinance prepared to be submitted to the county board at a  regularly scheduled meeting. This ordinance shall prescribe the nature,  character, locality and description of the improvement and shall provide  that the improvement shall be made wholly by special assessment of  contiguous abutting property.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-32008
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32008)Sec. 5-32008.     Recommendation of improvement.     Accompanying  any ordinance for a local improvement presented by the Committee  shall be a recommendation of such improvement by the Committee  signed by at least a majority of the members thereof. The  recommendation by the Committee shall be prima facie evidence  that all of the requirements of the law have been complied with.  If a variance is shown in the proceedings in the Court it shall  not affect the validity of the proceedings unless the court  considers the variance willful or substantial.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-32009
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32009)Sec. 5-32009.     Estimate of cost of improvement.     An estimate of the cost of the improvement including the cost of  engineering services as originally contemplated or as changed, altered, or  modified at the public hearing itemized so far as the Committee thinks  necessary shall be presented along with the ordinance and the  recommendation. This estimate of cost shall be presented over the signature  of the President of the Committee, who shall certify that, in his opinion,  the estimate of cost does not exceed the probable cost of the improvement  proposed and lawful expenses attending the improvement. The recommendation  by the Committee shall be prima facie evidence that it is based upon full  compliance with the requirements of the Division.No ordinance for any local improvement to be paid for by special  assessment shall be considered or passed as provided for herein unless the  ordinance is first recommended by the Committee.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-32010
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32010)Sec. 5-32010.     Petition for levy of special assessment.     Upon the passage of any ordinance for a local improvement pursuant  thereto, a petition shall be filed in the circuit court in the county where  the affected territory lies praying that steps be taken to levy a special  assessment for the improvement in accordance with the provisions of that  ordinance. There shall be attached to or filed with this petition a  certified copy of the ordinance and a copy of the recommendation of the  Committee and the estimate of cost as approved. The failure to file any or  either of these copies shall not affect the jurisdiction of the court to  proceed in the cause and to act upon the petition, but if it appears in any  such cause that the copies have not been attached to or filed with the  petition, before the filing of the assessment roll therein, then upon  motion of any objector for that purpose on or before appearance day in the  cause the entire petition and the proceedings shall be dismissed.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-32011
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32011)Sec. 5-32011.     Manner of assessment.     Upon the filing of such a  petition the President of the Committee shall appoint some competent person  who is a resident and elector of the county to make a true and impartial  assessment of, the cost of the specified improvement upon the property  benefited by the improvement.The levying officer shall apportion and assess the amount found to be of  benefit to the property contiguous or abutting upon the improvement upon  the several lots, blocks, tracts and parcels of land in the proportion in  which they will severally be benefited by the improvement. No lot, block,  tract or parcel of land shall be assessed a greater amount than it will  actually be benefited. In levying any special assessment each lot, block,  tract or parcel of land shall be assessed separately in the same manner as  upon the assessment for general taxation.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-32012
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32012)Sec. 5-32012.     Assessment roll.     The assessment and the amount as found by the levying officer shall be  known as the assessment roll. It shall contain,1.  A list of all of the lots, blocks, tracts and parcels of land  assessed for the proposed improvement;2.  The amount assessed against each;3.  The name of the person who paid the taxes on each such parcel during  the last preceding calendar year, in which taxes were paid as ascertained  upon investigation by the levying officer making the return or under his  direction;4.  The residence of the person so paying the taxes on each such parcel  if the residence on diligent inquiry can be found;5. The amount of each installment shall also be stated.The levying officer making the roll shall certify under oath that he  believes that the amount assessed against each parcel of property is just  and equitable and does not exceed the benefit which in each case will be  derived from the improvement, and that no lot, block, tract or parcel of  land has been assessed more than its proportionate share of the cost of the  improvement. Each lot or part of land owned and improved as one parcel may  be assessed as one parcel.Notice shall be given by the levying officer of the nature of the  improvement, of the pendency of the proceedings, of the time and place of  the filing of the petition therefor, of the time and place of the filing of  the assessment roll and of the time and place at which application will be  made for the confirmation of assessment, the same to be not less than 15  days after the mailing of such notices. Notices shall be sent by mail  postage prepaid to each of the specified persons paying taxes on the  respective parcels during the last preceding year during which taxes were  paid at his residence as shown on the Assessment Roll. The notice shall  include the legal description of the property assessed, the amount assessed  to the person to whom it is directed for the improvement proposed and the  total amount of the improvement. An affidavit shall be filed before the  final hearing showing a compliance by the levying officer with the  requirements of this Division, and also showing that the  levying officer or some one acting under his direction made a careful  examination of the collector's books, showing the payment of general taxes during the last  preceding year in which the taxes were paid thereon, to ascertain the  person who last paid the taxes on the respective parcel and a diligent  search for his residence and that the report clearly states the person and  residence as ascertained by the affiant. This report and affidavit shall be  sufficient evidence for the purpose of this proceeding of the correctness  of the assessment roll in these particulars. In case the affidavit is found  in any respect willfully false, the person making it is guilty of perjury.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-32013
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32013)Sec. 5-32013.     Installments; interest.     The ordinance provided for in  this Division shall provide that the aggregate amounts assessed in each  individual assessment shall be divided into  installments not more than 10 in number. Such division shall be made so  that all installments shall be equal in amount except that all fractional  amounts shall be added to the first installment so as to leave the  remaining of the aggregate equal in amount and each a multiple of $100. The  first installment shall be due and payable on January 2 next, after the  date of the first voucher issued on account of construction work done, and  the second installment one year thereafter and so on annually until all  installments are paid. The Committee shall file in the office of the Clerk  of the Circuit Court in which such assessment was confirmed a certificate  signed by its secretary of the date of the first voucher and the amount  thereof within 30 days after the issuance thereof. All installments shall  bear interest as hereinafter provided until paid at the rate of not to  exceed 7% annually. Interest on assessments shall begin to run from the  date of the first voucher issued on account of construction work done. The  interest on each installment shall be paid as follows: On January 2, next  succeeding the date of the first voucher as certified the interest accruing  up to that time on all unpaid installments shall be due and payable with  the installment, and thereafter the interest on all unpaid installments  then payable shall be payable annually and be collected therewith. In all  cases the County Collector, whenever payment is made on any installment,  shall collect interest thereon up to the date of such payment whether the  payment be made at or after maturity. Any person may at any time pay the  whole assessment against any lot, piece or parcel of land or any  installment thereof with interest as herein provided up to the date of the  payment.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-32014
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32014)Sec. 5-32014.     Special assessment notice.     The  Committee in addition to the notice in this Division provided for shall  publish a notice at least twice not more than 30 days nor less than 15 days  in advance of the time at which the confirmation of the specified  assessment is to be sought, in one or more newspapers published in the  county or if no newspaper is published therein then in one or more  newspapers with a general circulation in the county.  The notice shall be  over the name of the levying officer and shall be substantially as follows:    "SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICENotice is hereby given to all persons interested that the County of ....  has order that (herein insert a brief description of the nature of the  improvement), the ordinance for the improvement being on file in the office  of the County Clerk, having applied to the Circuit Court of .... County,  for an assessment of the costs of the improvement according to benefits an  assessment therefor having been made and returned to that Court, a final  hearing thereon will be had on (insert date), or as soon thereafter as the  business of the Court will permit.All persons desiring may file objections in that Court before that day  and may appear on the hearing and make their defense.  (Here give date)    NAME            .... (LEVYING OFFICER)."    The number of installments and the rate of interest also shall be stated.    (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
55 ILCS 5/5-32015
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32015)Sec. 5-32015.     Extension of time for filing objections.     If 15 days have not elapsed between the first publication and the day  fixed in the notice for filing objections, the cause shall be continued for  15 days, and time for filing objections shall be correspondingly extended.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-32016
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32016)Sec. 5-32016.     Filing objections to report; default.     Any person  interested in any real estate to be affected by an assessment, may appear  and file objections to the report by the time mentioned in the specified  notice, or in case of incomplete notice than as specified in Section  5-32015, or within such further time as the court may allow.  The court may  make an order in regard to the time of filing these objections but no prior  rule need be taken therefor unless directed by the court.As to all lots, blocks, tracts and parcels of land, to the assessment of  which objections are not filed within the specified time, or such other  time as may be ordered by the court, default may be entered and the  assessment may be confirmed by the court, notwithstanding the fact that  objections may be pending and undisposed of as to other property.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-32017
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32017)Sec. 5-32017.     Inquiries; powers of court.     Upon objections or motions for that purpose, the court in which the  specified proceeding is pending may inquire in a summary  way whether the  officer making roll has omitted any property benefited, and whether or not  the assessment as made and returned is an equitable and just distribution  of the cost of the improvement among the parcels of property assessed.  The  court has the power upon such application being made, to revise and correct  the assessment levied or to change the manner of distribution among the  parcels of private property, so as to produce a just and equitable  assessment.  The court may either make such corrections or change or  determine in general the manner in which the corrections or changes shall  be made and refer the assessment roll back to the levying officer for  revisions, corrections or alterations in such manner as the court may  determine.    (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
55 ILCS 5/5-32018
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32018)Sec. 5-32018.     Hearing.     On the application of the petitioner, at any time after the return day,  the court may set down all objections, except the objection that the  property of the objector will not be benefited to the amount assessed  against it, and that it is assessed more than its proportionate share of  the cost of the improvement, for a hearing at a time to be fixed by the  court. Upon this hearing the court shall determine all questions relating  to the sufficiency of the proceedings and of the benefits between the  different parcels of property assessed, together with all other questions  arising in that proceeding, with the exception specified, and shall  thereupon enter an order in accordance with the conclusions it reaches. But  this order shall not be a final disposition of any of these questions for  the purpose of appeal, unless the objectors waive further controversy as to  the remaining question upon the record.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-32019
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32019)Sec. 5-32019.     Proceedings.     If it is objected to on the part of any property assessed for such an  improvement, that it will not be benefited thereby to the amount assessed  thereon, and that it is assessed more than its proportionate share of the  cost of the improvement, and a jury is not waived by agreement of the  parties, the court shall impanel a jury to try that issue.  In that case  unless otherwise ordered by the court, all such objections shall be tried  and disposed of before a single jury.  The assessment roll, as returned by  the officer who made it, or as revised and corrected by the court on the  hearing of the legal objections, shall be prima facie evidence of the  correctness of the amount assessed against each objected owner but shall  not be counted as the testimony of any witness or witnesses in the cause.  That assessment roll may be submitted to the jury and may be taken into the  jury room by the jury when it retires to deliberate on its verdict.  Either  party may introduce such other evidence as may bear upon that issue or  issues.  The hearing shall be conducted as in other civil cases.  If it  appears that the property of any objector is assessed more than it will be  benefited by the specified improvement, or more than its proportionate  share of the cost of the improvement, the jury shall so find, and it shall  also find the amount for which that property ought to be assessed, and  judgment shall be rendered accordingly.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)
55 ILCS 5/5-32020
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 55 - COUNTIES|55 ILCS 5/ - Counties Code.|Article 5 - Powers And Duties Of County Boards

 (from Ch. 34, par. 5-32020)Sec. 5-32020.     Distribution of deficiency.     Whenever, on a hearing by the court or before a jury, the amount of any  assessment is reduced or cancelled, so that there is a deficiency in the  total amount remaining assessed in the proceeding, the court may, in the  same proceeding, distribute this deficiency upon the other property in the  district assessed, in such manner as the court finds just and equitable,  not exceeding, however, the amount such property will be benefited by the  specified improvement.In case any portion of this deficiency is charged against such property  not represented in court, a new notice, of the same nature as the original  notice, shall be given in like manner as the original notice, to show the  cause why the assessment, as thus increased, should not be confirmed. The  owners of or parties interested in such property have the right to object  in the same form and with the same effect as in case of the original  assessment, and the court has the same power to dispose thereof.    (Source: P.A. 86-962.)