{"data":{"id":"us-il/60-ilcs-1-120-5","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"60 ILCS 1/120-5","heading":"Power to acquire park land; inapplicable to church.","body":"(a) A township, acting through the township board, may acquire lands (not exceeding for any one park 25 acres in extent, unless received as a gift) to be set apart and forever held and maintained and improved as public parks for the free use of the public.\n(b) This Section does not apply to property owned by a church or any organization owned, operated, or controlled by or affiliated with a church, regardless of whether the property is subject to a lease, occupancy agreement, or other contract, agreement, or arrangement with a person or entity other than a church.","path":["CHAPTER 60 TOWNSHIPS","Township Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=770\u0026ChapterID=13\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:22Z","sha256":"d42f86e7d7ac98a75bbff6027a1a6eee4b1ecd77b8672892447d0894eea54db3","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/60-ilcs-1-115-125","next":"us-il/60-ilcs-1-120-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}