Illinois Compiled Statutes

40 ILCS 5/4-142 (2026)

Applicability of home rule powers

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(40 ILCS 5/4-142) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 4-142)
    Sec. 4-142. Applicability of home rule powers. A home rule unit, as defined in Article VII of the 1970 Illinois Constitution or any amendment thereto, shall have no power to change, alter, or amend in any way the provisions of this Article. A home rule unit which is a municipality, as defined in Section 4-103, shall not provide for, singly or as a part of any plan or program, by any means whatsoever, any type of retirement or annuity benefit to a firefighter other than through establishment of a fund as provided in this Article as now or hereafter amended.
(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1995–1995 · leading case: Tony QUINONES v. CITY OF EVANSTON, 58 F.3d 275 (7th Cir. 1995).
Tony QUINONES v. CITY OF EVANSTON, 58 F.3d 275 (7th Cir. 1995). “That Evanston did not make the pohcy that denies him those benefits is irrelevant; and if as Evanston beheves it is forbidden by state law to operate its fire department in compliance with the ADEA (because state law denies it the option to abohsh pensions for all workers or to…”
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