Illinois Statutes Chapter 60. Townships § 1/50-20. Counties with no township collector

(a) No collector in counties under 100,000. In counties under township organization, having a population of less than 100,000, there shall be no township collector elected. The county collector shall be ex-officio township collector, and all the duties of the township collector shall devolve upon and be performed by the county collector.

(b) No collector in counties over 2,000,000. In counties having a population of more than 2,000,000 inhabitants there shall be no township collector elected on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly. Upon the completion of the terms of office of township collectors holding office on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the township assessor shall be the ex-officio township collector, and all the duties of the township collector shall devolve upon and be performed by the township assessor.