65 ILCS 5/11-46-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 11 - Corporate Powers and Functions

 (from Ch. 24, par. 11-46-5)Sec. 11-46-5.         Hereafter no work of art shall be erected or placed in, over,  or upon or allowed to be extended into, over, or upon any street, alley,  avenue, square, common, boulevard, park, grounds used for school or other  public purposes, municipal building, school building, or other public  building or public place under the control of the city, or any department  or officer thereof, unless the work of art, or a design thereof, together  with a statement of the proposed location of the work of art first has been  submitted to and approved by the commission. The commission, when they deem  it proper, may also require a complete model of the proposed work of art to  be submitted. The term "work of art" as used in this connection shall apply  to and include all paintings, mural decorations, stained glass, statues,  bas reliefs, sculptures, monuments, ornaments, fountains, arches,  ornamental gateways, or other structures of a permanent character intended  for ornament or commemoration. No existing work of art in the possession of  the city, or in any park, or school building, or on any boulevard, public  ground or school ground, shall be removed relocated, or altered in any way  without a similar approval of the commission, except as provided in Section  11-46-7.The commission shall act in this same capacity and shall have these same  powers (1) in respect to designs of buildings, bridges, approaches, gates,  fences, lamps, or other structures to be erected upon land belonging to and  occupied by the city, or in any park, public ground, or boulevard under the  jurisdiction of the city, and (2) in respect of the lines, grades, and  platting of public ways and grounds, and (3) in respect of the arches,  bridges, structures, and approaches which will be the property of any  corporation or private individual, and which are to be extended over or  upon any street, avenue, highway, boulevard, park, or other public place  belonging to or under the jurisdiction of the city, and the commission's  approval shall be required for every such structure which is hereafter  contracted for, erected, or altered. But in case any such structure, not  including works of art, which is hereafter contracted for, erected, or  altered at a total expense not exceeding $200,000, the approval of the art  commission shall not be required if the city council so directs.The commission may offer advice or suggestions to the owners of private  property in relation to the beautification of their property. Any person,  who is about to erect any building or make any improvement, may submit the  plans and designs thereof to the art commission for advice and suggestions.  The art commission may receive and act upon the complaints and suggestions  of citizens or voluntary associations having such objects and purposes in  view as are specified in this section.The commission shall record its proceedings and make a report thereof in  writing annually to the mayor of the city.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)