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745 ILCS 10/9-101 (2026)

As used in this Article:     (a) "Board" means the governing body of a local taxing entity

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(745 ILCS 10/9-101) (from Ch. 85, par. 9-101)
    Sec. 9-101. As used in this Article:
    (a) "Board" means the governing body of a local taxing entity.
    (b) "Fiscal year" means the fiscal year prescribed for a local public entity or adopted by the local public entity as authorized by law.
    (c) "Local taxing entity" means a local public entity that has the power to levy or have levied on its behalf taxes or assessments upon property within the territory of the entity.
    (d) "Tort judgment" means a final judgment founded on an injury, as defined by this Act, proximately caused by a negligent or wrongful act or omission of a local public entity or an employee of a local public entity while acting within the scope of his employment.
    (e) "Settlement" means a payment based on an injury or event which a local public entity reasonably believes might have been caused by a negligent or wrongful act or omission of the local public entity or an employee while acting within the scope of his employment.
    (f) "Claims service" means any arrangement whereby skilled personnel are employed or retained to investigate, settle, or defend an injury or event which is alleged to have been caused by, or which a local public entity reasonably believes might have been caused by, a negligent or wrongful act or omission of the local public entity or an employee while acting within the scope of his employment. The term "claims service" shall include, but not be limited to, loss control before or after an injury or event and the retention of independent legal counsel for purposes of defending claims under this Act.
(Source: P.A. 80-1341.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1994–2009 · leading case: In Re Consol. Objections to Tax Levies of Sch. Dist. No. 205, 739 N.E.2d 508 (Ill. 2000).
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In Re Consol. Objections to Tax Levies of Sch. Dist. No. 205, 739 N.E.2d 508 (Ill. 2000). · cites it 3× “The circuit court of Winnebago and Boone Counties granted summary judgment in favor of the tax objectors and held that the provisions of article IX of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (Tort Immunity Act) (745 ILCS 10/9-101 et seq. (West 1998))…”
Carver v. Sheriff of La Salle Cnty., 787 N.E.2d 127 (Ill. 2003). “" 745 ILCS 10/9-101 et seq. (West 2000). Section 9-102 sets forth the parameters within which a local public entity may compromise and settle claims filed against it, and empowers that entity to pay any tort judgment or settlement for compensatory damages for which the entity,…”
Hubble v. Bi-state Dev. Illinois-missouri, 915 N.E.2d 64 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). · cites it 3× “Section 9-107 empowers local public entities to levy real estate taxes to cover the cost of insuring or otherwise defending themselves against workers' compensation claims and tort claims for which they are liable under the Tort Immunity Act, as well as the payment of judgments…”
Latino v. Kaizer, 864 F. Supp. 835 (N.D. Ill. 1994). “745 ILCS 10/9-101(d) defines that term: "Tort judgment” means a final judgment founded on an injury, as defined by this Act, proximately caused by a negligent or wrongful act or omission of a local public entity or an employee of a local public entily while acting within the…”
— 745 ILCS 10/9-101(c) — 1 case
Hubble v. Bi-state Dev. Illinois-missouri, 915 N.E.2d 64 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). “Section 9-107 empowers local public entities to levy real estate taxes to cover the cost of insuring or otherwise defending themselves against workers' compensation claims and tort claims for which they are liable under the Tort Immunity Act, as well as the payment of judgments…”
— 745 ILCS 10/9-101(d) — 1 case
Latino v. Kaizer, 864 F. Supp. 835 (N.D. Ill. 1994). “745 ILCS 10/9-101(d) defines that term: "Tort judgment” means a final judgment founded on an injury, as defined by this Act, proximately caused by a negligent or wrongful act or omission of a local public entity or an employee of a local public entily while acting within the…”
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