(60 ILCS 1/Art. 180 heading)

(60 ILCS 1/180-5) Sec. 180-5. Lease of county home or hospital. A township having a population of more than 125,000 and situated within a county having a population between 150,000 and 500,000, where the county operates and maintains a county home, infirmary, or hospital under Division 5-21 of the Counties Code, may lease the home, infirmary, or hospital from the county in a manner and upon terms it deems best for the interest of the township. The township may thereafter operate, maintain, improve, or expand the institution for the care and treatment of infirm or chronically ill persons or persons afflicted with dangerously communicable diseases, including poliomyelitis. (Source: P.A. 76-907; 86-1475; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/180-10) Sec. 180-10. Township board powers. In any township that avails itself of this Article, the township board has the same powers and restrictions as are conferred or enjoined upon a county board under paragraphs 2 through 7 of Section 5-21001 of the Counties Code. (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)

(60 ILCS 1/182-5) Sec. 182-5. Primary health care special district; tax. (a) In any township in a county with a population of 25,000 or less containing a federally designated health manpower shortage area, the township board may provide for primary health care under an intergovernmental cooperation agreement with another unit of local government or under contract with physicians, a physician group, a professional service corporation, a medical corporation, a health maintenance organization, a voluntary health service plan, a limited health service plan, a hospital for out-patient services, or a federally qualified health center. (b) For purposes described in subsection (a), the township board may levy an annual tax of not more than 0.095% of the value of all the taxable property in the township, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, upon that property. Before a tax may be levied under this Section, the township board shall certify that question to the proper election officials in accordance with General Election Law, who shall submit the proposition by referendum to all the voters in the area to be served. The referendum shall be in substantially the following form: Shall (name of township) be authorized to levy an annual tax of not more than 0.095% of the value of all the taxable property in the township to provide primary health care to its citizens? The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No". If the majority of the voters voting on the proposition vote in favor of it, the tax levy is authorized. If a majority of the vote is against the proposition, the tax levy is not authorized. No tax may be levied under this Section, however, with respect to any property that is subject to any other tax levied for the sole purpose of providing primary health care. (c) Any territory of a special primary health care district that is annexed to a municipality that provides primary health care within its corporate limits shall be automatically disconnected from the township primary health care district. (Source: P.A. 90-439, eff. 8-16-97; 90-517, eff. 8-22-97.)