Urge the Chicago Transit Authority to prioritize and expedite the planning and construction of the Red Line Extension Project.
Designates the date of February 22, 2014 as UIC Urban Planning and Policy Day in the State of Illinois.
Amends the Gasoline Storage Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning volatile combustibles.
Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Authorizes county boards to require the clerk of the circuit court to charge and collect a court automation fee of up to $25 (instead of $15) and a court document fee of up to $25 (instead of $15).
Congratulates Nadine Beatrice Coleman on the occasion of her 102nd birthday.
Congratulates Andrea Ramirez-Justin on receiving the 2013 Women in Business/Leadership Award from the Moraine Valley Community College.
Commemorates the 50th anniversary of James Meredith's graduation from the University of Mississippi.
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Township Code. Provides the a township or township road district may lease or sell (now dispose of) personal property by a vote of the township board or request of the township highway commissioner. Deletes references to personal property valued for sale at $2,500 or less. Provides that the township board or the highway commissioner may authorize the sale of personal property by public auction conducted by a licensed auctioneer or through an approved Internet auction service. Effective immediately.
Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Provides that a local government defined as "distressed" under criteria adopted by the Department of Natural Resources through administrative rule shall be eligible for assistance up to 90% (rather than 50%) for the acquisition of open space lands and for capital development and improvement proposals, provided that no more than 10% of the amount appropriated under this Act in any fiscal year is made available as grants to distressed local governments. Effective immediately.
