(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 101 heading)
DIVISION 101.
AIRPORTS - GENERAL AUTHORITY
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(65 ILCS 5/11-101-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-101-1)
Sec. 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 takeoff
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 air craft; 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.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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(65 ILCS 5/11-101-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-101-2)
Sec. 11-101-2.
Whenever the corporate authorities of any municipality have
established an airport outside the corporate limits of the municipality
and have determined that it is essential to the proper and safe construction
and maintenance of such airport to vacate any roads, highways, streets,
alleys, or parts thereof in unincorporated territory lying within the airport
area or any enlargement thereof, and have determined that the public interest
will be subserved by such vacation, they may vacate such roads, highways,
streets, alleys, or parts thereof, by an ordinance. Provided however, that
such municipality shall have first acquired the land on both sides of such
roads, highways, streets, alleys, or parts thereof; provided, also, that
in the case of a road, highway, street or alley or part thereof, under the
jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation, the consent of the Department
shall be obtained before the ordinance shall become effective. Such ordinance
shall be passed by the affirmative vote of at least 3/4
of all aldermen, trustees or
commissioners authorized by
law to be elected. Such vacation shall be effective upon passage of the
ordinance and recording of a certified copy thereof with the recorder of
the county within which the roads, highways, streets, alleys,
or parts thereof are situated.
(Source: P.A. 83-358.)
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