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91_SB1301
LRB9109911SMdv
1 AN ACT in relation to property taxes.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
5 Section 16-170 as follows:
6 (35 ILCS 200/16-170)
7 Sec. 16-170. Hearings. A hearing shall be granted if any
8 party to the appeal so requests, and, upon motion of any
9 party to the appeal or by direction of the Property Tax
10 Appeal Board, any appeal may be set down for a hearing, with
11 proper notice to the interested parties. Notice to all
12 interested taxing bodies shall be deemed to have been given
13 when served upon the State's Attorney of the county from
14 which the appeal has been taken. Hearings may be held before
15 less than a majority of the members of the Board, and the
16 chairman may assign members or hearing officers to hold
17 hearings. Such hearings shall be open to the public and
18 shall be conducted according to in accordance with the rules
19 of practice and procedure promulgated by the Board. The
20 Board, any member or hearing officer may require the
21 production of any books, records, papers or documents that
22 may be material or relevant as evidence in any matter pending
23 before it and necessary for the making of a just decision.
24 (Source: P.A. 76-689; 88-455.)