Sen. Terry Link

Amends the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act of the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that when a redevelopment project area has been dissolved, completed, or terminated under the Act, property within that redevelopment project area may not become part of another redevelopment project area for 15 years after the date the former redevelopment project area dissolved, completed, or terminated.

Amends the Video Gaming Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that the Department of Veterans' Affairs shall assist the superintendent and staff of any Veterans Assistance Commission created under the Military Veterans Assistance Act with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs' process of becoming accredited as a service organization representative of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs. Provides that this assistance shall include, but not be limited to, a certifying official of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs certifying with his or her signature on behalf of the superintendent and staff of a Veterans Assistance Commission the United States Department of Veterans Affairs' Application for Accreditation as a Service Organization Representative, and the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs filing the application with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

Amends the Election Code. Provides that an election jurisdiction may establish vote centers. Defines "vote center" as a polling place where a voter who resides in the county in which the vote center is located may vote without regard to which precinct the voter resides in. Contains provisions concerning the process a board of election commissioners or county board must go through to establish vote centers, including the creation of a vote center administration plan that contains specified information and adopting an order approving the plan. Contains various requirements for the establishment of vote centers in an election jurisdiction. With certain exceptions, provides that an order establishing vote centers in an election jurisdiction takes effect immediately upon the filing of the order with the State Board of Elections, after local approval.

Mourns the death of Kathleen Tekampe of Rosemont.

Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, for the 2016 taxable year and thereafter, the exemption for veterans with disabilities carries over to the surviving spouse of a veteran who was killed in the line of duty in the current taxable year or any preceding taxable year. Provides that, for the 2015 taxable year and thereafter, the exemption for veterans with disabilities carries over to the surviving spouse of a veteran who did not obtain the exemption before death, but who would have qualified for the exemption in the current taxable year if he or she had survived. Effective immediately.

Mourns the death of William Dolinar, formerly of North Chicago.

Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that, beginning with the 2020 tax year, if a tax objection complaint has been filed, or when a petition filed with the Property Tax Appeal Board remains pending at the time the tax is due, the taxpayer may elect to (i) pay all of the tax due or (ii) pay the amount of tax due for the immediately preceding tax year. Contains provisions requiring the taxpayer to notify all taxing districts if the taxpayer elects to make a partial payment.