Illinois Compiled Statutes

70 ILCS 3605/5 (2026)

The Authority may sue and be sued in its corporate name but execution shall not in any case issue against any property of the Authority

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(70 ILCS 3605/5) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 305)
    Sec. 5. The Authority may sue and be sued in its corporate name but execution shall not in any case issue against any property of the Authority. It may adopt a common seal and change the same at pleasure. The principal office of the Authority shall be in the City of Chicago.
(Source: Laws 1945, p. 1171.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2000–2000 · leading case: Nolan v. City of Chicago, 125 F. Supp. 2d 324 (N.D. Ill. 2000).
Nolan v. City of Chicago, 125 F. Supp. 2d 324 (N.D. Ill. 2000). · cites it 2× “In addition, state statutes authorize the CTA to enter contracts (70 ILCS 3605/5), to receive funds from and otherwise transact business with the Regional Transportation Authority (70 ILCS 3605/9a), to issue tax anticipation notes (70 ILCS 3605/12a), to sue and be sued (70 ILCS…”
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