Illinois Statutes Chapter 65. Municipalities § 5/11-101-1. Establishment and maintenance

§ 11-101-1. The corporate authorities of each municipality may establish and maintain public airports either within or without the corporate limits of the municipality and provide for the safe approach thereto and take-off therefrom by aircraft; may construct, reconstruct, expand and improve landing fields, landing strips, hangars, terminal buildings and other structures and may provide any terminal facilities for such airports; may acquire by gift, grant, lease, purchase, condemnation or otherwise any private property or property devoted to any public use or rights or easements therein for any of the purposes specified in this section; may contract for the removal or relocation of all buildings, railways, mains, pipes, conduits, wires, poles, and all other structures, facilities and equipment which may interfere with the location, expansion or improvement of any public airport, or with the safe approach thereto or take-off therefrom by aircraft, and may assume any obligation and pay any expense incidental thereto; may operate any public airport and may charge and collect rents, rates or other compensation for any use thereof or for any service rendered by the municipality in the operation thereof, provided that, subject to the capacity thereof, the landing field and landing strips shall be available to any person, without unjust or unreasonable discrimination as to services and charges, for landing and take-off by any aircraft; may let to, or enter into any operating agreement with, any person for operation and maintenance of any public airport, but all such leases and operating agreements shall provide that, subject to the capacity thereof, the landing field and landing strips shall be available to any person, without unjust or unreasonable discrimination as to services and charges, for landing and take-off by any aircraft; may let to any person, or grant concessions or privileges in, any land adjoining the landing field or any building or structure on such land for the shelter, servicing, manufacturing and repair of aircraft, aircraft parts and accessories, for receiving and discharging passengers and cargo, and for the accommodation of the public at such airport; may regulate the use of such airports, the navigation of aircraft over such airports and the approach of aircraft and their take-off from such airports. This section is subject to the provisions of the Illinois Aeronautics Act, as heretofore and hereafter amended.  1