Illinois Compiled Statutes
55 ILCS 5/5-1087 (2026)
Alteration of duties, powers and functions of county officers
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(55 ILCS 5/5-1087)
(from Ch. 34, par. 5-1087)
Sec. 5-1087.
Alteration of duties, powers and functions of county
officers. No county board may alter the duties, powers and functions of
county officers that are specifically imposed by law. A county board may
alter any other duties, powers or functions or impose additional duties,
powers and functions upon county officers. In the event of a conflict State
law prevails over county ordinance.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1998–2020 · leading case: Blanchard v. Berrios, 2016 IL 120315 (Ill. 2017).
Blanchard v. Berrios, 2016 IL 120315 (Ill. 2017). “” 55 ILCS 5/5-1087 (West 2014). ¶ 19 These constitutional and statutory provisions explicitly permit the imposition of new, additional duties on elected county officers by enactment of a county ordinance.”
In re Appointment of Special State's Attorney, 2020 IL App (2d) 190845 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “Consistent with section 4(d) of article VII of the Illinois Constitution, section 5-1087 of the Counties Code (55 ILCS 5/5-1087 (West 2018)) grants county boards the authority to allocate duties to county officials, including those officials elected by the voters of the entire…”
DeGenova v. Sheriff of DuPage Cnty., 18 F. Supp. 2d 848 (N.D. Ill. 1998). “See 55 ILCS 5/5-1087 (“A county board may alter any other duties, powers or functions or impose addi *853 tional duties, powers and functions upon county officers [such as sheriffs].”
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