Illinois § 6

Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 6, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 6.

Sale of land. After title to the site is vested in the State of Illinois, the State of Illinois, acting through the Governor and the Secretary of State, shall sign, seal, and deliver a deed conveying the site to the developer or his heirs, legatees, successors or assigns, in consideration of the offer of the developer, provided that: (a) The plans of development have been approved by the corporate authorities of the municipality in which the site is located, or by the corporate authorities of the county where the site is located in an unincorporated area. (b) The developer has satisfied the Department that the completion of development will be accomplished within a reasonable time after title to the site has been acquired from the State of Illinois by depositing bond with surety to be approved by the Department, or making a cash deposit, in either case in such amount as shall be deemed adequate by the Department. Such bonds shall designate the People of the State of Illinois as obligee thereunder and the developer as obligor thereon, and shall be conditioned upon completion of development by the developer in accordance with the plans of development, or such revisions therein as may be approved by the Department, within a period to be specified by the Department or any subsequent extension of this period by the Department. Such bond shall be in substantially the following form: "We, A.B., C.D., and E.F., of the County of .... and State of Illinois, as principals, and .... as surety, are obligated to the People of the State of Illinois in the penal sum of $...., lawful money of the United States, for the payment of which we and each of us obligate ourselves and our heirs, executors, administrators and assigns jointly. The condition of this bond is such that if the above stated A.B., C.D., and E.F., shall complete development of a site located at .... in accordance with plans of development submitted to the Department on (insert date), or in accordance with such revisions of such plans of development as may hereafter be approved by the Department, such completion of development to be within a period of .... years, or any subsequent extension of this period by the Department, then this obligation is void; otherwise it remains in full force and effect. Dated (insert date). Signature of A.B. ___________ Signature of C.D. ___________ Signature of E.F. ___________" The bond shall be signed by the principals and sureties and after approval by the Department shall be filed and recorded by the Department. (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

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