§ 120-5 — Power to acquire park land; inapplicable to church

Illinois § 120-5

• Jurisdiction: Illinois
• Topic: GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 60: TOWNSHIPS
• Act 60 ILCS 1/: Township Code.
• Art.: Article 120 - Township Parks

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(a) A township, acting through the township board, may acquire lands (not exceeding for any one park 25 acres in extent, unless received as a gift) to be set apart and forever held and maintained and improved as public parks for the free use of the public. (b) This Section does not apply to property owned by a church or any organization owned, operated, or controlled by or affiliated with a church, regardless of whether the property is subject to a lease, occupancy agreement, or other contract, agreement, or arrangement with a person or entity other than a church.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 86-282; 88-62.)