Illinois Statutes Chapter 55. Counties § 5/6-33005. County over 3,000,000

(a) Any county with a population over 3,000,000 may borrow money and in evidence of that borrowing issue bonds or notes for the purpose of paying costs of constructing, acquiring, equipping, repairing, and renovating any buildings or other improvements to land of a forest preserve district located within the county or providing equipment for the district, as the county and the district may agree, or for the purpose of lending money to the district to pay those costs. The bonds or notes shall mature within 30 years of their issuance.

(b) The county may enter into leases, installment sale contracts, or loan agreements with the forest preserve district pertaining to those buildings, improvements, or equipment. The terms of any lease, installment sale contract, or loan agreements may provide for payments to the county sufficient to provide amounts to pay when due all principal and interest on the bonds or notes issued by the county for that purpose. The bonds or notes of the county may be made payable from amounts received from the forest preserve district or may be general obligations of the county, or both, as the board of commissioners of the county shall determine in its ordinance authorizing the bonds or notes.