Learn About The Law
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 11-85-1. Municipalities lying within one or more townships, or whose boundaries are coextensive with the boundaries of a township, have the power to enter into a contract with any township within which the municipality lies, or with any township lying immediately contiguous to the municipality, and such township has the power to enter into a contract with such municipality, for the construction of any public improvement consisting of the construction of any bridge, subway, elevated way, or viaduct which may lie partly within the municipality, and partly outside the municipality and within the township, or consisting of the improvement of the roadway of any highway or street upon and along which runs the line of the corporate limits of the municipality, so that the improvement as proposed would lie partly within the municipality and partly within the township, in the manner authorized in this Division 85.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 65. Municipalities § 5/11-85-1. Joint construction with township - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-65-municipalities/il-st-sect-65-5-11-85-1/
FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature before relying on it for your legal needs.
A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw’s Learn About the Law.
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Search our directory by legal issue
Enter information in one or both fields (Required)