Illinois park district

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park and recreation agency special-purpose local government entity

An Illinois park district is a special-purpose local government entity in Illinois responsible for acquiring, developing, and maintaining parks and recreational facilities and programs for community residents.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Illinois park district system 2
Illinois Park District Code 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf park and recreation agency ⓘ
special-purpose local government entity ⓘ
canEmploy park professionals ⓘ
recreation professionals ⓘ
canEnterInto intergovernmental agreements ⓘ
canOperate adult recreation programs ⓘ
senior recreation programs ⓘ
special events ⓘ
youth recreation programs ⓘ
canOwn golf courses ⓘ
parks ⓘ
recreation centers ⓘ
sports fields ⓘ
swimming pools ⓘ
trails ⓘ
cooperatesWith county forest preserve districts ⓘ
municipal governments ⓘ
school districts ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
fundedBy grants ⓘ
local property taxes ⓘ
user fees ⓘ
governedBy elected board of commissioners ⓘ
local ordinances ⓘ
hasPower acquire land ⓘ
develop parks ⓘ
issue bonds ⓘ
levy property taxes ⓘ
operate recreational programs ⓘ
hasResponsibility acquiring parks ⓘ
developing parks ⓘ
maintaining parks ⓘ
providing recreational facilities ⓘ
providing recreational programs ⓘ
jurisdiction Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalBasis 70 ILCS 1205 ⓘ
Illinois Park District Code NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Illinois ⓘ
operatesIn counties in Illinois ⓘ
municipalities in Illinois ⓘ
purpose enhance quality of life for residents ⓘ
promote recreation and leisure ⓘ
provide parks for public use ⓘ
regulates use of park property ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ
serves community residents ⓘ
subjectTo Illinois state law ⓘ
local government regulations ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bensenville Park District → isPartOf → Illinois park district ⓘ
this entity surface form: Illinois park district system
Arlington Heights Park District → legalForm → Illinois park district ⓘ
Glen Ellyn Park District → operatesWithin → Illinois park district ⓘ
this entity surface form: Illinois park district system
Streamwood Park District → regulatingLaw → Illinois park district ⓘ
this entity surface form: Illinois Park District Code