Illinois Compiled Statutes

70 ILCS 705/9 (2026)

In acquiring from any city or village or incorporated town any fire protection facilities including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all obligations under any pension or annuity plan or plans and all other contractual liabilities applicable to the maintenance of fire protection facilities, said fire protection district shall compensate said city or village or incorporated town for the fair and reasonable value of said works and if said value cannot be mutually agreed upon, then the same shall be determined by a board of three engineers one appointed by the city or village or incorporated town, one appointed by the district and the third appointed by the two engineers selected as above described

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(70 ILCS 705/9) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 29)
    Sec. 9. In acquiring from any city or village or incorporated town any fire protection facilities including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all obligations under any pension or annuity plan or plans and all other contractual liabilities applicable to the maintenance of fire protection facilities, said fire protection district shall compensate said city or village or incorporated town for the fair and reasonable value of said works and if said value cannot be mutually agreed upon, then the same shall be determined by a board of three engineers one appointed by the city or village or incorporated town, one appointed by the district and the third appointed by the two engineers selected as above described. A decision of a majority of said board shall be binding upon both parties and the cost of the services of said board shall be shared by both parties equally.
(Source: Laws 1949, p. 1484.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2003–2005 · leading case: Wauconda Fire Prot. Dist. v. Stonewall Orchards, LLP, 828 N.E.2d 216 (Ill. 2005).
Wauconda Fire Prot. Dist. v. Stonewall Orchards, LLP, 828 N.E.2d 216 (Ill. 2005). · cites it 2× “, 70 ILCS 705/9 (West 2002) (addressing the subject of "[a]cquiring apparatus from a municipality" in terms of acquiring it from "any city or village or incorporated town"); 70 ILCS 705/11a (West 2002) (indicating a fire protection district may contract with any city, village,…”
Wauconda Fire Prot. Dist. v. Stonewall Orchards, LLP, 797 N.E.2d 1130 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 2× “70 ILCS 705/9 (West 2002); see also 70 ILCS 705/18 (West 2002) ("municipality" referred to as a city, village, or incorporated town in context of disconnecting annexed territory).”
Wauconda Fire Prot. Dist. v. Stonewall Orchards, LLP (Ill. 2005). “, 70 ILCS 705/9 (West 2002) (addressing the subject of “[a]cquiring apparatus from a municipality” in terms of acquiring it from “any city or village or incorporated town”); 70 ILCS 705/11a (West 2002) (indicating a fire protection district may contract with any city, village,…”
The Wauconda Fire Prot. Dist. v. Stonewall Orchards, LLP (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “70 ILCS 705/9 (West 2002); see also 70 ILCS 705/18 (West 2002) ("municipality" referred to as a city, village, or incorporated town in context of disconnecting annexed territory).”
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