70 ILCS 507/20: Filing; Issuance of certificate of incorporation.

The Commission established under this Act shall file duplicate originals of its initial intergovernmental agreement in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois, on forms prescribed and furnished by the Secretary of State. When all franchise taxes, fees, and charges have been paid, and the Secretary of State finds that the statement is in conformity with the provisions of this Act, he or she shall:

(1) endorse on each duplicate original the word "Filed", and the month, day, and year of the filing of the statement;

(2) file one of the duplicate originals in his or her office; and

(3) issue to each of the initial members of the Commission a duplicate of the certificate of incorporation with a duplicate original intergovernmental agreement affixed to the certificate.