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70 ILCS 3605/27 (2026)

The Board may appoint an Executive Director who shall be a person of recognized ability and experience in the operation of transportation systems to hold office during the pleasure of the Board

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(70 ILCS 3605/27) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 327)
    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457)
    Sec. 27. The Board may appoint an Executive Director who shall be a person of recognized ability and experience in the operation of transportation systems to hold office during the pleasure of the Board. The Executive Director shall have management of the properties and business of the Authority and the employees thereof, subject to the general control of the Board, shall direct the enforcement of all ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations of the Board, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board. The Board may appoint a General Counsel and a Chief Engineer, and shall provide for the appointment of other officers, attorneys, engineers, consultants, agents and employees as may be necessary for the construction, extension, operation, maintenance, and policing of its properties. It shall define their duties and require bonds of such of them as the Board may designate. The Executive Director, General Counsel, Chief Engineer, and all other officers provided for pursuant to this section shall be exempt from taking and subscribing any oath of office. The compensation of the Executive Director, General Counsel, Chief Engineer, and all other officers, attorneys, consultants, agents and employees shall be fixed by the Board.
    In the policing of its properties the Board may provide for the appointment and maintenance, from time to time, of such police force as it may find necessary and practicable to aid and supplement the police forces of any municipality in the protection of its property and the protection of the persons and property of its passengers and employees, or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes for which such Authority was organized. The members of such police force shall have and exercise like police powers to those conferred upon the police of cities. Neither the Authority, the members of its Board nor its officers or employees shall be held liable for failure to provide a security or police force or, if a security or police force is provided, for failure to provide adequate police protection or security, failure to prevent the commission of crimes by fellow passengers or other third persons or for the failure to apprehend criminals.
(Source: P.A. 84-939; 87-597.)
 
    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-457)
    Sec. 27. The Board may appoint an Executive Director with the advice and consent of the Board of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority. The Executive Director shall have demonstrated experience with one or more of the following areas: (i) public transportation system operations; (ii) infrastructure capital project management; or (iii) legal or human resource management for a public agency. The Executive Director shall also meet any qualifications that may be set, by ordinance, by the Northern Illinois Transit Authority. The Chair of the Board of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority and the Executive Director of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority shall be included in the process for choosing the Executive Director of the Authority, including membership in any search committee. The Executive Director shall be a person of recognized ability and experience in the operation of transportation systems and shall hold office during the pleasure of the Board. The Executive Director shall have management of the properties and business of the Authority and the employees thereof, subject to the general control of the Board, shall direct the enforcement of all ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations of the Board, and shall perform such other duties and powers as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board Northern Illinois Transit Authority in an ordinance describing the position's role, powers, and responsibilities. The Board may appoint a General Counsel and a Chief Engineer, and shall provide for the appointment of other officers, attorneys, engineers, consultants, agents and employees as may be necessary for the construction, extension, operation, maintenance, and policing of its properties. It shall define their duties and require bonds of such of them as the Board may designate. The Executive Director, General Counsel, Chief Engineer, and all other officers provided for pursuant to this section shall be exempt from taking and subscribing to any oath of office. The compensation of the Executive Director, General Counsel, Chief Engineer, and all other officers, attorneys, consultants, agents and employees shall be fixed by the Board.
(Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1996–2025 · leading case: Trigsted v. Chicago Transit Auth., 2013 IL App (1st) 122468 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013).
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Trigsted v. Chicago Transit Auth., 2013 IL App (1st) 122468 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “ry Judgment ¶8 On December 20, 2011, the CTA filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that all of plaintiffs’ allegations amounted to a claim against the CTA for failing to protect plaintiffs from the criminal acts of a third party, which fell within the purview of the…”
Torf v. Chicago Transit Auth., 938 N.E.2d 1143 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 2× “The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the CTA, finding that it was immune from liability under the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act (the Act) (70 ILCS 3605/27 (West 2008)). For the reasons that follow, we reverse.”
Radomir Radic v. Chicago Transit Auth., 73 F.3d 159 (7th Cir. 1996). “Section 27 of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, 70 ILCS 3605/27, authorizes the Board to appoint an Executive Director, who is responsible for the management of the business and properties of the CTA and its employees, “subject to the general control of the Board.”
Anderson v. Chicago Transit Auth., 2019 IL App (1st) 181564 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “Perhaps recognizing the impracticality of protecting against all crime, the legislature also thought to immunize the CTA from lawsuits for third-party crimes: “Neither the [CTA], the members of its Board nor its officers or employees shall be held liable for failure to provide a…”
Jost v. Bailey, 676 N.E.2d 1033 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). “In Bilyk, the supreme court addressed the constitutionality of a provision of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act (70 ILCS 3605/27 (West 1994)), which provides that neither the Chicago Transit Authority nor its agents can be held liable for the failure to provide adequate…”
Anderson v. Chicago Transit Auth., 2019 IL App (1st) 181564 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “Perhaps recognizing the impracticality of protecting against all crime, the legislature also thought to immunize the CTA from lawsuits for third-party crimes: “Neither the [CTA], the members of its Board nor its officers or employees shall be held liable for failure to provide a…”
Benjamin Schoenthal v. Kwame Raoul (7th Cir. 2025). “See 70 ILCS 3605/27; 70 ILCS 3615/3B.09c. Yet neither the CTA nor Metra are parties to this suit.”
Benjamin Schoenthal v. Kwame Raoul (7th Cir. 2025). “See 70 ILCS 3605/27; 70 ILCS 3615/3B.09c. Yet neither the CTA nor Metra are parties to this suit.”
Benjamin Schoenthal v. Eileen O'Neill Burke (7th Cir. 2025). “See 70 ILCS 3605/27; 70 ILCS 3615/3B.09c. Yet neither the CTA nor Metra are parties to this suit.”
Benjamin Schoenthal v. Eileen O'Neill Burke (7th Cir. 2025). “See 70 ILCS 3605/27; 70 ILCS 3615/3B.09c. Yet neither the CTA nor Metra are parties to this suit.”
Collins v. Chicago Transit Auth., 677 N.E.2d 449 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to the CTA’s motion, the court dismissed it from the action based on its immunity under section 27 of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act (70 ILCS 3605/27 (West 1992)) (Metropolitan Transit Act).”
Torf v. Chicago Transit Auth. (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). “Shortly after the train left the station, it was stopped on the tracks and its power was turned off.”
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