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65 ILCS 5/9-2-31
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 9 - Local Improvements

 (from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-31)Sec. 9-2-31.         Upon proof that any owner named in such petition, who has not  been served with process, has ceased to own the described property since  the filing of the petition, the court has the power, at any time, to  impanel a jury and ascertain the just compensation to be made for that  property, or the damage thereto, and the benefits thereto.  Upon any finding  or findings of the jury, or at any time during the course of the  proceedings, the court may enter such order, rule, or judgment as  the nature of the case may require.    (Source: P.A. 79-1361.)
65 ILCS 5/9-2-32
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 9 - Local Improvements

 (from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-32)Sec. 9-2-32.         No delay in making an assessment of compensation shall be  occasioned by any doubt or contest which may arise as to the ownership of  the property or any part thereof, or as to the interests of the respective  owners or claimants. In case of such a doubt or contest the court may  require the jury to ascertain the entire compensation or damage that should  be paid for the property, or part of the property, and the entire interests  of all parties therein, and may require adverse claimants to interplead, so  as to fully determine their rights and interests in the compensation so  ascertained. And the court may make such order as may be necessary in  regard to the deposit or payment of that compensation.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
65 ILCS 5/9-2-33
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 9 - Local Improvements

 (from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-33)Sec. 9-2-33.         When it appears from the petition, or otherwise at any time  during the proceedings upon the petition, that any minor or person under  legal disability is interested in any property  that is to be taken or  damaged, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for that person, to  defend his or her interest in that property, or the compensation which is awarded  therefor.    (Source: P.A. 83-706.)
65 ILCS 5/9-2-34
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 9 - Local Improvements

 (from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-34)Sec. 9-2-34.         Any final judgment rendered by a court upon any finding of any  jury or of any judge where trial by jury is waived by the parties  concerned, shall be a lawful and sufficient condemnation of the land or  property to be taken, upon the payment of the net amount of the finding, as  hereinafter provided. It shall be final and conclusive as to the damages  and benefits caused by the improvement, unless the judgment is appealed  from. But no appeal shall delay proceedings under the ordinance, if the  petitioner files in the case its written election to proceed with the  improvement notwithstanding that appeal and deposits, as directed by the  court, the amount of judgment and costs, after deducting the benefits  assessed and adjudged against that property, if any. If the petitioner so  elects to make such a deposit prior to the final determination of any  appeal, it shall thereby become liable to pay to the owners of and parties  interested in the property in question, the difference, if any, between the  amount so deposited and the amount ultimately adjudged to be the just  compensation to be paid on account of the property, and interest on any  such difference at the rate of 5% annually from the date of the making of  the deposit, and costs.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
65 ILCS 5/9-2-35
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 9 - Local Improvements

 (from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-35)Sec. 9-2-35.         The court, upon proof that the amount of the just compensation  as found by the jury or by the court in case a trial by jury is waived by  the parties concerned, in excess of the benefits so assessed and adjudged  against the same property, has been paid to the person entitled thereto, or  has been deposited as directed by the court, shall enter an order that the  petitioner has the right, at any time thereafter, to take possession of or  damage the property, in respect to which compensation has been so paid or  deposited.    (Source: P.A. 79-1361.)
65 ILCS 5/9-2-36
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 9 - Local Improvements

 (from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-36)Sec. 9-2-36.         Upon the return of a verdict in a proceeding to acquire  property for a public improvement, if no motion for a new trial is made, or  if made, is overruled, the petitioner, within 90 days after final judgment  as to all defendants, both as to the amount of damages and compensation to  be awarded and benefits to be assessed shall elect whether it will dismiss  the proceeding or enter judgment on the verdict. If it elects to enter  judgment on the verdict, it shall become bound thereby and liable to pay  the amount thereof, whether the assessment is collected or not, and the  judgment of condemnation shall not be conditional. But the judgment shall  not draw interest until the petitioner takes possession of or damages the  property, in respect to which the judgment is entered. After entry of  judgment the petitioner shall not be permitted to withdraw from or to  dismiss the proceeding, without the consent of all parties whose land is  thereby condemned, except as hereinafter provided. In case an appeal is  taken by either party from the judgment of condemnation or confirmation,  then unless the petitioner files in the cause its written election to  proceed with the improvement notwithstanding the appeal, no steps shall be  taken to collect the assessment nor to compel payment of the compensation  awarded until the appeal is disposed of and final judgment entered in the  cause, or, in case of reversal, until there is a new trial and judgment.  However, in case of a final reversal the petitioner may still elect, within  a period of 60 days, to abandon the proceeding.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
65 ILCS 5/9-2-37
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 9 - Local Improvements

 (from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-37)Sec. 9-2-37.         If, in any case, upon the filing of the assessment roll by the  commissioners, it appears that the amount assessed as benefits is not  sufficient to pay the awards, with the costs, or if, upon the disposition  of the whole case, any such deficiency appears, the court, on the  application of the petitioner, may refer the roll again to the same or  other commissioners, to be recast. In such cases the commissioners shall  consider and report whether or not other premises will be benefited by the  improvement, or whether or not the premises already assessed will be  benefited thereby in any greater amount, and in what amount, if any, and  shall make and return a revised assessment roll. This may be done from time  to time, as often as any deficiency appears. But no lot, block, tract, or  parcel of land shall be assessed more than it will be benefited by the  improvement, nor more than its proportionate share of the costs of the  improvement. If any premises not already described in the roll are assessed  by the commissioners, the owners thereof shall be shown and notice given as  for an original assessment. If the assessment on any premises previously  assessed is increased thereby, or if any property is newly assessed, the  owner thereof, if not already represented in court, shall be notified in  like manner, and a hearing shall be had as above provided.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
65 ILCS 5/9-2-38
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 9 - Local Improvements

 (from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-38)Sec. 9-2-38.         Any municipality which (1) has a population exceeding  15,000 but less than 500,000, (2) is not located within any sanitary  district, (3) discharges its sewage into Lake Michigan without having  provided any adequate provisions for otherwise disposing of its sewage,  and (4) owns and operates a waterworks and sewerage system, the cost of  the construction of which waterworks and sewerage system has been  provided for by special assessment, and a large portion of which cost  has been assessed against the municipality for public benefits, has the  power to provide by ordinance for the levy, in addition to the taxes now  authorized by law, and in addition to the amount authorized to be levied  for general purposes as provided by Section 8-3-1, of a direct annual  tax for not exceeding 20 successive years and not exceeding .1666% of  the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue of all  taxable property, in the municipality. This  tax shall be levied and collected with and in like manner as the general  tax in the municipality and shall be known as the public benefit tax.  The fund arising therefrom shall be known as the public benefit fund,  which fund shall be used solely for the purpose of paying that portion  of the several amounts heretofore assessed against the municipality for  such public benefits, as well as for paying any such amounts as may be  hereafter so assessed for such public benefits under and in pursuance of  any ordinance that may be hereafter passed. However, no such tax shall  be levied in excess of .1% of the taxable property for any year until  after the corporate authorities of the municipality have passed an  ordinance providing for the levying of that excess. This ordinance shall  not become effective until it has been submitted to the electors of the  municipality in accordance with the provisions of Sections 8-4-1 and  8-4-2 and has been approved by a majority of the electors voting upon  the question.Where any such tax has been levied, warrants may be drawn against the  tax in the manner and with like effect as is provided by Sections 8-1-9,  8-1-11 and 8-1-12.This section is subject to the provisions of the General Revenue Law  of Illinois.    (Source: P.A. 81-1509.)
65 ILCS 5/9-2-39
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 9 - Local Improvements

 (from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-39)Sec. 9-2-39.         Any municipality having a population of less than  500,000 may provide by ordinance for the levy, in addition to the taxes  now authorized by law, and in addition to the amount authorized to be  levied for general purposes as provided by Section 8-3-1, of a direct  annual tax not exceeding .05%, or the rate limit in effect on July 1,  1967, whichever is greater, of the value, as equalized or assessed by  the Department of Revenue, of all taxable property in  the municipality. This tax shall be known as the public benefit tax. The  fund arising therefrom shall be known as a public benefit fund, which  fund shall be used solely for the purpose of paying that portion of the  several amounts heretofore assessed against the municipality for public  benefit as well as paying any such amounts as may be hereafter assessed  for public benefit under and in pursuance of any ordinance that may be  hereafter passed. However, where and whenever any road or street is  constructed or reconstructed by the State or any county or both jointly  with any municipality, the municipality may consider, accept, and use,  the amount estimated by the State of Illinois or the county, or both, to  be its or their portion of the cost of construction, as a part or all of  the municipal public benefit.Where any such tax has been so levied, warrants may be drawn against  the tax, as and in the manner and with like effect as is provided by  Sections 8-1-9, 8-1-11 and 8-1-12. The foregoing limitations upon tax  rates may be increased or decreased under the referendum provisions of  the General Revenue Law of Illinois.    (Source: P.A. 81-1509.)
65 ILCS 5/9-2-40
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 9 - Local Improvements

 (from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-40)Sec. 9-2-40.         Whenever the owners of one-half of the property abutting on  any street, alley, park, or public place, or portion thereof, petition for  any local improvement thereon, the board of local improvements in any  municipality shall take steps hereinbefore required for hearing thereon,  but at that hearing shall consider only the nature of the proposed  improvement and the cost thereof. The board shall determine, in the manner  above provided, the nature of the improvement which it will recommend, and  thereupon shall prepare and transmit to the corporate authorities a draft  of an ordinance thereof, together with an estimate of the cost, as above  described, and shall recommend the passage thereof. Such a recommendation  shall be prima facie evidence that all the preliminary steps required by  law have been taken. Thereupon it is the duty of the corporate authorities  to pass an ordinance for that improvement and to take the necessary steps  to have the ordinance carried into effect.Whenever an ordinance provides only for the building or renewing of any  sidewalk, and the owner of any lot or piece of land fronting on that  sidewalk builds or renews that sidewalk opposite to his land to conform in  all respects to the requirements of that ordinance within 40 days after the  ordinance takes effect, an allowance shall be made in the spreading of the  assessment against that lot or piece of land of an amount equal to the  estimated cost of that sidewalk, based on the cost per unit of the sidewalk  as shown in the engineer's estimate.Notice of the passage of such a sidewalk ordinance shall be sent by mail  within 10 days after the ordinance takes effect to the person who paid the  taxes on the premises for the last preceding year, in which taxes were  paid, if he can be found in that county. A like notice addressed to the  occupant of the property, if the property is actually occupied at that  time, and an affidavit of such service shall be filed with the official  report of the assessment. Such an affidavit shall be prima facie evidence  of a compliance with these requirements.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
65 ILCS 5/9-2-41
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 9 - Local Improvements

 (from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-41)Sec. 9-2-41.         When the ordinance under which a local improvement is ordered  provides that the improvement shall be made wholly or in part by special  taxation of contiguous property, that special tax shall be levied,  assessed, and collected, as nearly as may be, in the manner provided in the  section of this Division 2 providing for the mode of making, assessing, and  collecting special assessments. No special tax shall be levied or assessed  upon any property to pay for any local improvement in an amount in excess  of the special benefit which the property will receive from the  improvement. The ordinance shall not be deemed conclusive of the benefit,  but the question of the benefit and of the amount of the special tax shall  be subject to the review and determination of the court, and shall be tried  in the same manner as in proceedings by special assessment.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
65 ILCS 5/9-2-42
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 9 - Local Improvements

 (from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-42)Sec. 9-2-42.         When the ordinance under which a local improvement is ordered  to be made contains no provisions for the condemnation of private property  therefor, and provides that the improvement shall be wholly or in part paid  for by special assessment, the proceedings for the making of that  assessment shall be as follows.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
65 ILCS 5/9-2-43
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 9 - Local Improvements

 (from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-43)Sec. 9-2-43.         Upon the passage of any ordinance for a local improvement  pursuant thereto, the officer specified therein shall file a petition in  the circuit court in the county where the affected territory lies, or if  the municipality is situated in more than one county and the proposed  improvement lies in more than one county, then in the circuit court in the  county in which the major part of the territory to be affected thereby is  situated, in the name of the municipality, praying that steps be taken to  levy a special assessment for the improvement in accordance with the  provision of that ordinance. There shall be attached to or filed with this  petition a copy of the ordinance, certified by the clerk under the  corporate seal, and also a copy of the recommendation of the board of local  improvements and of the estimate of cost as approved by the corporate  authorities. 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  proceedings shall be dismissed.The several circuit courts of this State have jurisdiction of any  proceeding under this Division 2.    (Source: Laws 1967, p. 3762.)
65 ILCS 5/9-2-44
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 9 - Local Improvements

 (from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-44)Sec. 9-2-44.         Upon the filing of such a petition, either the superintendent  of special assessments, in municipalities where that officer is provided  for by law or some competent person appointed by the president of the board  of local improvements in municipalities where the office of such  superintendent does not exist, shall make a true and impartial assessment  of the cost of the specified improvement upon the petitioning municipality  and the property benefited by the improvement.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
65 ILCS 5/9-2-45
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 9 - Local Improvements

 (from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-45)Sec. 9-2-45.         The officer specified in Section 9-2-44 shall estimate what  proportion of the total cost of such improvement will be of benefit to the  public, and what proportion thereof will be of benefit to the property to  be benefited, and to apportion the total cost between the municipality and  that property, so that each will bear its relative equitable proportion.  Having found these amounts, such officer shall apportion and assess the  amount so found to be of benefit to the property, upon the several lots,  blocks, tracts, and parcels of land, in the proportion in which they will  be severally benefited by the improvement. No lot, block, tract, or parcel  of land shall be assessed a greater amount than it will be actually  benefited, except that the apportionment and assessment shall include the  anticipated fees for the recording of documents as provided in this  Article. When the proposed improvement is for the construction of a  sewer, it is the duty of such officer to investigate and report the  district which will be benefited by the proposed sewer, describing the  district by boundaries.Where the improvement is to be constructed with aid from any agency of  the Federal Government, or other governmental agency, the proportion of the  total cost of the improvement to be raised by the municipality in addition  to such aid shall be the amount allocated between public benefits and  benefits of the property affected as above provided.    (Source: P.A. 85-1252.)
65 ILCS 5/9-2-46
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 9 - Local Improvements

 (from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-46)Sec. 9-2-46.         In levying any special assessment or special tax, each lot,  block, tract, or parcel of land shall be assessed separately, in the same  manner as upon assessment for general taxation. However, this requirement  shall not apply to the property of railroad companies, or the right of way  and franchise of street railway companies. Such property and right of way  and franchise may be described in any manner sufficient to reasonably  identify the property intended to be assessed.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
65 ILCS 5/9-2-49
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 9 - Local Improvements

 (from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-49)Sec. 9-2-49.         Whenever an ordinance provides for the making of a local  improvement which comprises either the construction of an improvement or  the taking or damaging of property therefor, or both such construction and  taking or damaging, and proceedings are instituted prior to, on or after  January 1, 1942, for the confirmation of a special assessment or a special  tax to defray the whole or any portion of the cost of any such improvement,  including the cost of the construction thereof and the compensation for the  taking or damaging of property therefor, or including only the cost of  taking or damaging of property therefor, and including in each such  proceeding the cost of making and collecting the special assessment or  special tax (in the case of such municipalities as may lawfully include  that cost in special assessment or special tax proceedings), the corporate  authorities may provide by the ordinance for any such local improvement, or  if proceedings authorized by any such ordinance have been filed in court,  then by an ordinance passed at any time before the confirmation of the  assessment roll filed in any such proceeding, that the aggregate amount  assessed to defray the cost of the improvement, including the cost of the  construction thereof and the compensation for the taking or damaging of  property therefor or including only the cost of taking or damaging property  therefor, and each individual assessment and also the assessment against  the municipality on account of property owned by the municipality and for  public benefits, be divided into not more than 20 installments. Such  installments shall be equal in amount and each a multiple of $100, except  that any fractional amounts of the aggregate assessment, after division as  aforesaid, shall be apportioned to the first installment. However, if it is  so provided by ordinance passed at any time before the confirmation of the  assessment roll, so much of the aggregate amount assessed as represents the  cost of the construction of the improvement shall be divided into as many  parts as there are installments, which parts shall be equal in amount and  each a multiple of $100, except that any fractional amounts of the cost of  construction after division as aforesaid shall be apportioned to the first  installment, and so much of the aggregate amount assessed as represents the  compensation for property to be taken or damaged, together with the cost of  making and collecting the special assessment or special tax (in the case of  such municipalities as may lawfully include that cost in special assessment  or special tax proceedings) shall be apportioned to the first installment  of the special assessment or special tax.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)