Illinois Statutes Chapter 60. Townships § 1/240-5. Borrowing money

§ 240-5. Borrowing money. The township board may borrow money (i) from any bank or financial institution if the money is to be repaid within 10 years from the time it is borrowed or (ii) with the approval of the highway commissioner, from a township road district fund, if the money is to be repaid within one year from the time it is borrowed. “Financial institution” means any bank subject to the Illinois Banking Act,  1 any savings and loan association subject to the Illinois Savings and Loan Act of 1985,  2 and any federally chartered commercial bank or savings and loan association organized and operated in this State under the laws of the United States.