title
PROPOSED RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF REAL ESTATE FROM THE FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY TO THE COUNTY OF COOK
WHEREAS, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, an Illinois Special District ("District"), is the owner of real estate located in Rosemont, Cook County, Illinois, legally described on Exhibit A ("District Real Estate"); and
WHEREAS, the County of Cook, a body politic and corporate of the State of Illinois ("County"), is the owner of property adjacent to the District Real Estate; and
WHEREAS, the County desires to obtain title to the District Real Estate for the public purpose of improving the land to the extent permitted by law; and
WHEREAS, the provisions of Article VII, Section 10 of the 1970 Illinois Constitution and the provisions of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 5 ILCS 22/1 et seq. authorize and encourage the intergovernmental cooperation set forth in this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Local Government Property Transfer Act, 50 ILCS 605/0.01 et seq. provides statutory authority for one municipality to convey title to real estate to another municipality when the territory of the transferor municipality is at least partly within the corporate limits of the transferee municipality and it is necessary or convenient to use, occupy or improve real estate held by the transferor municipality in the making of any public improvement or for any public purpose; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Local Government Property Transfer Act, 50 ILCS 605/0.01 et seq., this Resolution is conditioned upon the County adopting an Ordinance which declares that it is necessary or convenient for the County to use, occupy or improve the District Real Estate for the aforementioned public purposes and the Ordinance shall further declare that the County is authorized by law to receive title to the District Real Estate and will accept any transfer of title to the District Real Estate made by the District to the County; and
WHEREAS, the Dis...
Click here for full text