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70 ILCS 3605/3 (2026)

All the territory in the County of Cook, State of Illinois, lying east of the east line of Range Eleven, East of the Third Principal Meridian of the United States Government Survey is hereby created a political subdivision, body politic and municipal corporation under the name of Chicago Transit Authority

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(70 ILCS 3605/3) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 303)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 1, 2026)
    Sec. 3. All the territory in the County of Cook, State of Illinois, lying east of the east line of Range Eleven, East of the Third Principal Meridian of the United States Government Survey is hereby created a political subdivision, body politic and municipal corporation under the name of Chicago Transit Authority.
(Source: Laws 1945, p. 1171. Repealed by P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 2003–2016 · leading case: Matthews v. Chicago Transit Auth., 2016 IL 117638 (Ill. 2016).
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Matthews v. Chicago Transit Auth., 2016 IL 117638 (Ill. 2016). · cites it 2× “¶9 The CTA is a “political subdivision, body politic and municipal corporation” created in 1945 by the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act (70 ILCS 3605/3 (West 2010)). The Retirement Plan for CTA Employees (Retirement Plan) is the entity established by section 22-101 of the…”
Schivarelli v. Chicago Transit Auth., 823 N.E.2d 158 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “In this case, the CTA was the lessor in the lease agreement with Schivarelli, and the Board’s approval was required to enter into the lease.”
Pace v. Reg'l Transp. Auth., 803 N.E.2d 13 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “The Transit Authority Act designates the CTA as a political subdivision, body politic, and municipal corporation (70 ILCS 3605/3 (West 2000)), but subjects the CTA to the RTA’s financial oversight.”
Matthews v. Chicago Transit Auth., 2016 IL 117638 (Ill. 2016). · cites it 2× “¶9 The CTA is a “political subdivision, body politic and municipal corporation” created in 1945 by the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act (70 ILCS 3605/3 (West 2010)). The Retirement Plan for CTA Employees (Retirement Plan) is the entity established by section 22-101 of the…”
Matthews v. Chicago Transit Authorit, 2014 IL App (1st) 123348 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). · cites it 2× “The CTA ¶9 Defendant CTA is a “political subdivision, body politic and municipal corporation” created in 1945 by the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act (70 ILCS 3605/3 (West 2010)). ¶ 10 2. Retirement Plan Defendants ¶ 11 Defendant Retirement Plan for Chicago Transit Authority…”
Matthews v. Chicago Transit Auth., 2014 IL App (1st) 123348 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). · cites it 2× “The CTA ¶9 Defendant CTA is a “political subdivision, body politic and municipal corporation” created in 1945 by the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act (70 ILCS 3605/3 (West 2010)). ¶ 10 2. Retirement Plan Defendants ¶ 11 Defendant Retirement Plan for Chicago Transit Authority…”
Copes v. Ne. Illinois Reg'l Commuter R.R. Corp., 2015 IL App (1st) 150432 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “70 ILCS 3605/3 (West 2012). -9- ¶ 38 These same concerns apply here, especially in light of the long history of financial difficulties among public transportation providers in northeastern Illinois.”
Pace v. Reg'l Transp. Auth. (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “The Transit Authority Act designates the CTA as a political subdivision, body politic, and municipal corporation (70 ILCS 3605/3 (West 2000)), but subjects the CTA to the RTA's financial oversight.”
Schivarelli v. Chicago Transit Auth. (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “In this case, the CTA was the lessor in the lease agreement with Schivarelli, and the Board's approval was required to enter into the lease.”
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