Congratulates the members of the Rotary Club of Illinois Beach Sunrise on the occasion of the organization's 10th anniversary.
Congratulates William A. Biang on the occasion of his retirement as Chief of the Waukegan Police Department.
Urges the Illinois Toll Highway Authority to immediately begin a study to determine the feasibility of renting out toll plaza sign space to advertisers to offset the cost of the tollways.
Mourns the death of Robert J. La Parr of Antioch.
Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Prohibits a person from transporting, or causing or allowing to be transported, any equine animal in or upon a trailer, conveyance, or any other vehicle with 2 or more levels stacked upon one another. Creates penalties for violations. Effective immediately.
Mourns the death of S.A. "Jimmie" Harris of Winthrop.
Amends the Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act. Permits a unit of local government to require homeowners who maintain a private sewage disposal system within the unit of local government to provide verification, on an annual basis, to the unit of local government of a valid contract with a licensed private sewage disposal system installation contractor. Effective immediately.
Amends the Township Code. Provides that the city council of any coterminous city located in a county with a population of less than 1,000,000 may authorize the township supervisor to preside over portions of city council meetings when the city council is exercising powers that would ordinarily be exercised by the township board. Provides that, if the township supervisor is authorized to preside over city council meetings, then the township supervisor has one vote and the mayor has no vote. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that individual members of the board of trustees of certain villages may not hire a separate attorney using public funds unless the village attorney is disqualified from or recuses himself or herself from representing the member in his or her official capacity. Effective immediately.
Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Eliminates the requirement that the board of trustees must, by majority vote, confirm the removal or discharge of an officer or a member of the district fire department.
