{"data":{"id":"us-il/55-ilcs-5-5-20002","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"55 ILCS 5/5-20002","heading":"Additional powers.","body":"The boards of health shall have the following powers:\nFirst--To do all acts, make all regulations which may be necessary or expedient for the promotion of health or the suppression of disease.\nSecond--To appoint physicians as health officers and prescribe their duties.\nThird--To incur the expenses necessary for the performance of the duties and powers enjoined upon the board.\nFourth--To provide gratuitous vaccination and disinfection.\nFifth--To require reports of dangerously communicable diseases.\nNo board of health constituted under this Division shall function in any county during the period that Division 5-25 is in force in that county.","path":["CHAPTER 55 COUNTIES","Counties Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=750\u0026ChapterID=12\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:22Z","sha256":"4d9395b198389a6e7a539d9176d6d8e9ddb24df995e3cadb3f8a8cc15b0f0767","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/55-ilcs-5-5-20001","next":"us-il/55-ilcs-5-5-20003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}