Administrative divisions of Illinois

The administrative divisions of Illinois are counties, townships, precincts, cities, towns, villages, and special-purpose districts.[1] The basic subdivisions of Illinois are the 102 counties.[2] Illinois has more units of local government than any other state—over 8,000 in all.[3] The Constitution of 1970 created, for the first time in Illinois, a type of "home rule", which allows localities to govern themselves to a certain extent.[4] Illinois also has several types of school districts and additional units of government that oversee many other functions.

Property taxes are a major source of tax revenue for local government taxing districts. The property tax is a local tax, imposed by counties, townships, municipalities, school districts, and special taxation districts. The property tax in Illinois is imposed only on real property.[5][6][7] Illinois counties, townships, cities, and villages may also promulgate local ordinances.[8]

  1. ^ Census 2007, pp. 89–97.
  2. ^ Census 2007, p. 89.
  3. ^ "Local Government Division Brochure". Illinois Comptroller. March 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. ^ Gove 1996, pp. 155–156.
  5. ^ Nelson, Ronald E., ed. (1978). Illinois: Land and Life in the Prairie State. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt. ISBN 0-8403-1831-6.
  6. ^ Biles, Roger (2005). Illinois: A History of the Land and its People. DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press. ISBN 0-87580-349-0.
  7. ^ Horsley, A. Doyne (1986). Illinois: A Geography. Boulder: Westview Press. ISBN 0-86531-522-1.
  8. ^ Gaylord, Tom (March 2007). "Finding Illinois Municipal Ordinances Online". Illinois Bar Journal. 95 (3): 156.