Illinois Compiled Statutes

520 ILCS 10/1 (2026)

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act"

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(520 ILCS 10/1) (from Ch. 8, par. 331)
    Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act".
(Source: P.A. 77-2186.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1998–2019 · leading case: Glisson v. City of Marion, 720 N.E.2d 1034 (Ill. 1999).
Glisson v. City of Marion, 720 N.E.2d 1034 (Ill. 1999). · cites it 8× “Plaintiff's complaint sought a declaration that defendants' construction of a dam and reservoir on Sugar Creek, located in Williamson and Johnson Counties of Illinois, violates the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act (520 ILCS 10/1 et seq. (West 1998)). The complaint…”
Cedarhurst of Bethalto Real Est., LLC v. Vill. of Bethalto, 2018 IL App (5th) 170309 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “2d 1034 , a taxpayer filed suit against the municipality that constructed a dam and reservoir that allegedly violated the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act ( 520 ILCS 10/1 et seq. (West 1998) ) and resulted in the elimination of two species from the area.”
Cedarhurst of Bethalto Real Est., LLC v. Vill. of Bethalto, 2018 IL App (5th) 170309 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “2d at 222 , a taxpayer filed suit against the municipality that constructed a dam and reservoir that allegedly violated the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act (520 ILCS 10/1 et seq. (West 1998)) and resulted in the elimination of two species from the area.”
Cebertowicz v. Baldwin, 2017 IL App (4th) 160535 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). “The defendants in Glisson wanted to subject the plaintiff to the test in Lynch so as to negate his standing, as a private citizen, to enforce the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act (520 ILCS 10/1 et seq. (West 1998)). Glisson, 188 Ill.”
Glisson v. City of Marion, 697 N.E.2d 433 (Ill. App. Ct. 1998). “Glisson alleged, inter alia, that the project will destroy the habitat for two species listed as endangered or threatened under the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act (Act) (520 ILCS 10/1 et seq. (West 1994)). The circuit court dismissed Glisson’s complaint, finding that…”
Glisson v. City of Marion (Ill. 1999). · cites it 4× “Plaintiff’s complaint sought a declaration that defendants’ construction of a dam and reservoir on Sugar Creek, located in Williamson and Johnson Counties of Illinois, violates the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act (520 ILCS 10/1 et seq . (West 1998)). The complaint…”
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