Bill Text: IL HB5078 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Authorizes the Director of Central Management Services to execute and deliver to the Tinley Park - Park District a quitclaim deed, quitclaim bill of sale, and any ancillary documents, for $1, to specified real property, subject to specified conditions. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0847 [HB5078 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB5078-Enrolled.html

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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Corporate authorities" means the corporate authorities of
Tinley Park - Park District.
"Department" means the Department of Central Management
Services.
"Director" means the Director of Central Management
Services.
"TPPD" means the Tinley Park - Park District, a body
corporate and politic of Cook and Will Counties, Illinois.
Section 10. Tinley Park Mental Health Center and the Howe
Developmental Center. Pursuant to the provisions and subject
to all of the terms and conditions of this Act, the Director,
on behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to execute
and deliver to TPPD, for and in consideration of $1 paid to the
Department, a quitclaim deed to the following described real
property and a quitclaim bill of sale to all the existing
tangible personal property on the real property, and such
ancillary documents as the Department deems appropriate, for
fully and properly effectuating a transfer to TPPD of the
title to the Tinley Park Mental Health Center and Howe

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Developmental Center, described as follows:
PARCEL 1
THAT PART OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST
OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING SOUTHERLY OF THE
SOUTHERLY LINE OF THE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC
RAILROAD,
[EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
THAT PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID
SECTION 36 LYING SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE NORTH
BRANCH OF THE FLOSSMOOR ROAD DRAINAGE DITCH; ALSO THAT
PART OF THE SOUTH 46 ACRES OF THE EAST HALF OF THE
SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 36, LYING SOUTH AND WEST
OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE NORTH BRANCH OF THE FLOSSMOOR
ROAD DRAINAGE DITCH;
ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS:
THAT PART OF THE WEST 1900 FEET OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF
SAID SECTION 36 LYING SOUTHERLY OF THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF
WAY OF THE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD
(COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE METRA LINE) AND LYING NORTHERLY OF

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THE CENTERLINE OF THE NORTHERN TRIBUTARY TO THE UNION
DRAINAGE DITCH;
ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS:
THAT PART OF THE WEST 1900 FEET OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF
SAID SECTION 36 LYING SOUTHERLY OF THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF
WAY OF THE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD
(COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE METRA LINE);
ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS:
THAT PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF SAID SECTION 36, DESCRIBED
AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID
SECTION 36; THENCE EAST 573.67 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE
OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF AFORESAID SECTION 36; THENCE
NORTH 859.00 FEET ALONG A LINE PERPENDICULAR TO THE
AFORESAID SOUTH LINE; THENCE WEST 171.00 FEET; THENCE
NORTH 320.50 FEET; THENCE EAST 171.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH
527.71 FEET; THENCE NORTH 66 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 51 SECONDS
WEST 843.97 FEET; THENCE NORTH 28 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 16
SECONDS WEST 589.16 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 60 DEGREES 58
MINUTES 55 SECONDS WEST 279.95 FEET; THENCE SOUTH ALONG A
LINE PERPENDICULAR TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST

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QUARTER OF THE AFORESAID SECTION 36, 2427.91 FEET TO SAID
SOUTH LINE; THENCE EAST 726.33 FEET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING;
ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION DEDICATED FOR PUBLIC
ROADWAY BY PLAT OF DEDICATION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT
0633315190. DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 36:
THENCE WESTERLY ON AN ASSUMED BEARING OF SOUTH 89 DEGREES
07 MINUTES 35 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE
SOUTH HALF OF SAID SECTION 36, A DISTANCE OF 70 FEET TO THE
POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 89 DEGREES 07
MINUTES 36 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE LAST DESCRIBED LINE A
DISTANCE OF 3446.28 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE NORTH
BRANCH OF THE FLOSSMOOR ROAD DRAINAGE DITCH; THENCE NORTH
57 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID
CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF 94.02 FEET TO A POINT ON A LINE
DRAWN 50 FEET NORTH OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF
SAID SECTION 36; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 07 MINUTES 35
SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE A DISTANCE OF
3296.21 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 43 DEGREES 52
MINUTES 32 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 98.61 FEET TO A
POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST 70 FEET OF AFORESAID
SECTION 36; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 32 SECONDS
EAST ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF THE EAST 70 FEET, A DISTANCE

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OF 120 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING;
ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION FALLING WITHIN
HARLEM AVENUE AS WIDENED], IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 2
THAT PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 36
NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 36;
THENCE EAST 573.67 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE
SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF AFORESAID SECTION 36; THENCE NORTH
859.00 FEET ALONG A LINE PERPENDICULAR TO THE AFORESAID
SOUTH LINE; THENCE WEST 171.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 320.50
FEET; THENCE EAST 171.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 527.71 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 66 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 51 SECONDS WEST 843.97
FEET; THENCE NORTH 28 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 16 SECONDS WEST
589.16 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 60 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 55 SECONDS
WEST 279.95 FEET; THENCE SOUTH ALONG A LINE PERPENDICULAR
TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE
AFORESAID SECTION 36, 2427.91 FEET TO SAID SOUTH LINE;
THENCE EAST 726.33 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING;
[EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION LYING SOUTH AND WEST OF

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THE CENTERLINE OF THE NORTH BRANCH OF THE FLOSSMOOR ROAD
DRAINAGE DITCH;
ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID
SECTION 36; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID
SECTION 36, 2237.39 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00
MINUTES WEST, ALONG A LINE PERPENDICULAR TO SAID SOUTH
LINE 50.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING ON THE NORTH LINE
OF 183RD STREET; THENCE CONTINUING NORTH 00 DEGREES 00
MINUTES WEST 124.75 FEET; THENCE NORTH 33 DEGREES 04
MINUTES WEST 99.70 FEET; THENCE NORTH 72 DEGREES 25
MINUTES 40 SECONDS WEST 105.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 90
DEGREES WEST 139.51 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00
MINUTES EAST 240 FEET; THENCE EAST 294.01 FEET TO THE
POINT OF BEGINNING;
AND ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION FALLING WITHIN
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND WHICH WAS DEDICATED FOR
PUBLIC ROADWAY BY PLAT OF DEDICATION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT
0633315190, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 36;
THENCE WESTERLY ON AN ASSUMED BEARING OF SOUTH 89 DEGREES
07 MINUTES 35 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE
SOUTH HALF OF SAID SECTION 36, A DISTANCE OF 70 FEET TO THE

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POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 89 DEGREES 07
MINUTES 36 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE LAST DESCRIBED LINE A
DISTANCE OF 3446.28 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE NORTH
BRANCH OF THE FLOSSMOOR ROAD DRAINAGE DITCH; THENCE NORTH
57 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID
CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF 94.02 FEET TO A POINT ON A LINE
DRAWN 50 FEET NORTH OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF
SAID SECTION 36; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 07 MINUTES 35
SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE A DISTANCE OF
3296.21 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 43 DEGREES 52
MINUTES 32 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 98.61 FEET TO A
POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST 70 FEET OF AFORESAID
SECTION 36; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 32 SECONDS
EAST ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF THE EAST 70 FEET, A DISTANCE
OF 120 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING] IN COOK COUNTY,
ILLINOIS.
Section 15. Transfer to TPPD.
(a) The corporate authorities of the TPPD, situated in
Cook and Will Counties, have determined that it is in the best
interest of TPPD and its residents to acquire the presently
unoccupied and unused combined campuses of the Tinley Park
Mental Health Center and Howe Developmental Center,
hereinafter referred to collectively as the Combined Campuses,
including not only the land but also the several dozen
existing structures, the existing utility facilities and other

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improvements above, at or below grade level, and all existing
tangible personal property there, which Combined Campuses are
presently owned by the State of Illinois, and for TPPD to
pursue a redevelopment of that property.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law of the State of Illinois
to the contrary, the Director is authorized under this Act to
sell all right, title, and interest of the State of Illinois in
and to the Combined Campuses for $1 and such other terms and
conditions in the quitclaim deed, the quitclaim bill of sale,
and ancillary documents that the Director deems appropriate,
with such sale occurring pursuant to a Purchase and Sale
Agreement prepared by the Department. The conveyance of the
Property authorized by this Act shall be made subject to
existing public roads, existing rights of public utilities,
existing rights of the public or quasipublic utilities, and
any and all reservations, easements, encumbrances, covenants,
agreements, and restrictions of record.
(c) Each of the documents of transfer shall state on its
face and be subject to the conditions that the Property (i)
shall be used for public purposes only, including recreation
and conservation, and (ii) shall not be used for the purpose of
gambling authorized by the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
or the Illinois Gambling Act, and the documents of transfer
shall each contain a reverter clause providing, in language
prepared by and acceptable to the Department, that title to
the Property shall revert, without further action, to the

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State of Illinois if:
(1) the Property is used for any purpose other than a
public purpose;
(2) an attempt is made to sell the Property or convey
or donate the Property in any manner whatsoever; or
(3) TPPD or any of its agents allow the property to be
used for the purpose of gambling authorized by the
Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or the Illinois Gambling
Act.
Section 20. Execution by TPPD; document recording. The
transfer of title authorized under this Act shall be by
quitclaim deed and quitclaim bill of sale, which shall be
prepared by the Department so that the transfer is on an "AS
IS", "WHERE IS", and "WITH ALL FAULTS" basis as of the date of
sale, without any representation by the State of Illinois to
TPPD, or any persons and entities whatsoever, as to Property's
condition or fitness for any purpose. Both the deed and bill of
sale shall be executed by TPPD as grantee in order to confirm
the TPPD's undertakings to abide by the requirements in this
Act and TPPD's agreement to timely and fully perform its
obligations as set forth in this Act. All documents of
transfer shall be recorded in the county in which the Property
is located.