Illinois Statutes Chapter 50. Local Government § 610/2c. Use of township funds

(a) The board of trustees of any township may appropriate funds from the township treasury to be used for the purpose of putting any old, neglected graves and cemeteries controlled, managed, and owned by the township in a cleaner and more respectable condition.

(b) The board of trustees of any township may appropriate funds from the township treasury to be used for the maintenance of a cemetery owned by the State or another unit of local government. The board of trustees of any township may appropriate funds from the township treasury to be used for the maintenance of non-profit cemeteries, but not for religious or sectarian purposes.

(c) If a township supervisor issues a payout from the township treasury for any purpose described in this Act, the township clerk shall attest to all moneys paid out.