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105 ILCS 5/34-1 (2026)
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(105 ILCS 5/34-1)
(from Ch. 122, par. 34-1)
Sec. 34-1.
Application of article; Definitions.
This Article applies only to
cities having a population exceeding 500,000.
"Trustees", when used in this Article, means the Chicago School Reform
Board of Trustees created by this amendatory Act of 1995 and serving as the
governing board of the school district organized under this Article beginning
with its appointment on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
1995 and continuing until June 30, 1999 or the appointment of a new Chicago
Board of Education as provided in Section 34-3, whichever is later.
"Board", or "board of education" when used in this Article, means: (i)
the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees for the period that begins with the
appointment of the Trustees and that ends on the later of June 30, 1999 or the
appointment of a new Chicago Board of Education as provided in Section 34-3;
and (ii) the new Chicago Board of Education from and after June 30, 1999 or
from and after its appointment as provided in Section 34-3, whichever is later.
Except during the period that begins with the appointment of the Chicago
School Reform Board of Trustees on or after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of 1995 and that ends on the later of June 30, 1999 or the
appointment of a new Chicago Board of Education as provided in Section 34-3:
(i) the school district organized under this Article may be subject to further
limitations imposed under Article 34A; and (ii) the provisions of Article 34A
prevail over the other provisions of this Act, including the provisions of this
Article, to the extent of any conflict.
(Source: P.A. 89-15, eff. 5-30-95.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2021 · leading case: Bd. of Educ. of the City of Chicago v. Moore, 2021 IL 125785 (Ill. 2021).
Bd. of Educ. of the City of Chicago v. Moore, 2021 IL 125785 (Ill. 2021). “105 ILCS 5/34-1 (West 2016). The intent of the School Code is expressed in section 34-18, which provides: “The board shall exercise general supervision and jurisdiction over the public education and the public school system of the city, and, except as otherwise provided by this…”
Chicago Teachers Union v. Bd. of Educ. of the City of Chicago, 2012 IL 112566 (Ill. 2012). “The board shall exercise general supervision and jurisdiction over the public education and the public school system of the city, and, except as otherwise provided by this Article, shall have power: *** 31.”
Joseph Hearne v. Bd. of Educ. of the City of Chicago, 185 F.3d 770 (7th Cir. 1999). “See 105 ILCS 5/34-1 et seq. That population threshold has traditionally been a euphemism for the name “Chicago”; Article 34 has never applied to any other city, though it is of course possible that population growth in the future might ultimately bring places like Rockford (pop.”
Chicago Teachers Union v. Bd. of Educ., 963 N.E.2d 918 (Ill. 2012). “To promulgate rules establishing procedures governing the layoff or reduction in force of employees and the recall of such employees, including, but not limited to, criteria for such layoffs, reductions in force or recall rights of such employees and the weight to be given to…”
Green v. Carlinville Cmty. Unit Sch. Dist. No. 1, 887 N.E.2d 451 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). “The section is contained within article 34 of the School Code, which only applies to cities of over 500,000 inhabitants (105 ILCS 5/34-1 through 34-129 (West 2006)).”
Pacernick v. Bd. of Educ. of the Waukegan Cmty. Unit Sch. Dist. No. 60, 2020 IL App (2d) 190959 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “3d 155 (2006), in interpreting the term as it is used in the article of the School Code governing Chicago teachers (105 ILCS 5/34-1 (West 2004)), the court utilized the dictionary definition and noted that it has been defined as “ ‘shameless’ conduct showing ‘moral indifference…”
Chicago Sch. Reform Bd. of Trs. v. Illinois Educ. Labor Relations Bd., 741 N.E.2d 989 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “Under section 10(b) of the Act (115 ILCS 5/10(b) (West 1996)), it is a defense to an unfair-labor-practice charge that implementation of the provision in the collective bargaining agreement would be inconsistent with or in conflict with provisions of the School Code (105 ILCS…”
Williams v. Chicago Bd. of Educ., 176 F.R.D. 547 (N.D. Ill. 1997). “…School Code established the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees in place of the Chicago Board of Education. See 105 ILCS 5/34-1 et seq.”
Pacernick v. Bd. of Educ. of the Waukegan Cmty. Unit Sch. Dist. No. 60, 2020 IL App (2d) 190959 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “3d 155 (2006), in interpreting the term as it is used in the article of the School Code governing Chicago teachers (105 ILCS 5/34-1 (West 2004)), the court utilized the dictionary definition and noted that it has been defined as “ ‘shameless’ conduct showing ‘moral indifference…”
Raitzik v. Bd. of Educ. (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “The Board further found Spangler distinguishable, and instead reviewed at length the Illinois School Code (105 ILCS 5/34-1 et seq. (West 2000)) (School Code), finding that Alexander had complied in all respects.”
Jacobson v. Bd. of Educ. (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “1c)), which amended the local school council election procedure to address the constitutional infirmities of public act 85-1418, which took effect September 11, 1991, and now is cited as 105 ILCS 5/34-1, et seq . (West 1998). 6: On July 15, 1999, the Board sent an updated…”
Green v. Carlinville Cmty. Unit Sch. Dist. No. 1 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). “The section is contained within article 34 of the School Code, which only applies to cities of over 500,000 inhabitants (105 ILCS 5/34-1 through 34-129 (West 2006)).”
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