Bill Text: IL HB3241 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Authorizes the Department of Transportation to convey certain land or release certain land from easement or other rights in Madison, Tazewell, and Whiteside Counties. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Passed) 2015-07-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0115 [HB3241 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB3241-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 099-0115
HB3241 Enrolled LRB099 11089 HEP 31493 b
AN ACT concerning land.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Article 1.
Section 1-5. Upon the payment of the sum of $3,450 to the
State of Illinois, and subject to the condition set forth in
Section 1-25 of this Act, the People of the State of Illinois
hereby release the following described land located in
Whiteside County, Illinois from all dedication and easement
rights and interest acquired for highway purposes:
Parcel No. 2DWHX93:
A part of Lot 5 in Block 5 as designated upon the Plat of
Oltman Park Subdivision, a subdivision of the Northeast
Quarter of Section 33, Township 21 North, Range 7 East of
the Fourth Principal Meridian, the Plat of said Subdivision
is recorded January 12, 1931 in Plat Book 8 on Page 11 in
the Recorder's Office of Whiteside County, State of
Illinois, described as follows:
Beginning at an iron pin and cap at the northwest corner of
said Lot 5; thence North 89 degrees 36 minutes 07 seconds

East, 145.62 feet on the north line of said Lot 5, to the
westerly right-of-way line of a public highway designated
SBI Route 88 (IL 40); thence South 4 degrees 57 minutes 34
seconds West, 17.87 feet; thence South 25 degrees 14
minutes 25 seconds West, 20.29 feet; thence South 60
degrees 38 minutes 49 seconds West, 20.28 feet; thence
North 83 degrees 56 minutes 47 seconds West, 20.28 feet;
thence North 66 degrees 14 minutes 35 seconds West, 106.60
feet, to the Point of Beginning, containing 4,002 square
feet (0.092 acre), more or less.
The Grantee, their legal representatives, successors and
assigns as a part of the consideration hereof does hereby
covenant and agree that there is no existing right of
access nor will the Grantor permit access in the future,
to, from, or over the above described premises from and to
the public highway lying adjacent to said premises, said
public highway being known as FA Route 141 (US 30).
Section 1-10. Upon the payment of the sum of $4,300 to the
State of Illinois, and subject to the condition set forth in
Section 1-25 of this Act, the People of the State of Illinois
hereby release or restore, or both, any rights or easements of
access, crossing, light, air, and view from, to and over the
following described line, subject to permit requirements of the
State of Illinois Department of Transportation:

Parcel No. 800XD32:
That part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 11, Township
5 North, Range 7 West of the Third Principal Meridian,
situated in the Village of Hamel, Madison County, Illinois,
described as follows:
Commencing at the southeast corner of Section 11; thence
North 00 degrees 50 minutes 56 seconds East, 50.80 feet to
the existing northerly right of way line of IL-140 as
described in the warranty deed to the State of Illinois and
recorded in book 2791, page 377 in the Madison County
Recorder's Office; thence North 80 degrees 35 minutes 51
seconds West on said northerly line, 96.93 feet to the
Point of Beginning of the Release of Access Control, said
point being Illinois Route 140 centerline station
881+26.02 as shown on Right of Way Plat of F.A. I. Route
55, Section 60-1 Madison County, Township 5 North, Range 7
West of the Third Principal Meridian, on sheet 14 of 41 as
recorded in Road Record 11, page 14 in the Madison County,
Illinois Recorder's office.
From said Point of Beginning of the Release of Access
Control; thence continuing North 80 degrees 35 minutes 51
seconds West, 76.32 feet to the Point of Terminus of the

Release of Access Control, said point being Illinois Route
140 centerline station 880+50.85.
Said Parcel 800XD32 consists of a line that is 76.32 linear
feet.
Section 1-15. Upon the payment of the sum of $10,334 to the
State of Illinois, and subject to the condition set forth in
Section 1-25 of this Act, the People of the State of Illinois
hereby release the following described land located in Madison
County, Illinois from all dedication and easement rights and
interest acquired for highway purposes:
Parcel No. 800XD21:
Part of Lots 16 and 17 of the Subdivision of Cassius
Heskett Estate in the Northeast Quarter of Section 3,
Township 4 North, Range 8 West of the Third Principal
Meridian, Madison County, Illinois, according to Plat Book
2, Page 6, described as follows:
Commencing at the northeast corner of said Section 3;
thence on an assumed bearing of South 89 degrees 38 minutes
51 seconds West on the north line of said Section 3, a
distance of 149.18 feet to the southeasterly right of way
line of SBI Route 159 (Illinois Route 159 as occupied);

thence South 27 degrees 12 minutes 15 seconds West on said
southeasterly right of way line, 195.85 feet; thence
southwesterly 211.59 feet on said southeasterly right of
way line being a curve to the left, having a radius of
1,115.92 feet, the chord of said curve bears South 21
degrees 46 minutes 20 seconds West, 211.27 feet to the
Point of Beginning.
From said Point of Beginning; thence continuing
southwesterly 230.61 feet on a non-tangential curve to the
left, having a radius of 1,115.92 feet, the chord of said
curve bears South 10 degrees 25 minutes 12 seconds West,
230.20 feet; thence South 04 degrees 29 minutes 59 seconds
West, 1,441.51 feet to the northwesterly line of the Wabash
Railway (150 feet wide); thence South 41 degrees 02 minutes
00 seconds West on said northwesterly line, 100.79 feet;
thence North 04 degrees 29 minutes 59 seconds East,
1,522.48 feet; thence northeasterly 29.74 feet on a
non-tangential curve to the right, having a radius of
1,175.92 feet, the chord of said curve bears North 05
degrees 13 minutes 25 seconds East, 29.74 feet; thence
North 27 degrees 12 minutes 15 seconds East, 215.99 feet to
the Point of Beginning.
Said Parcel 800XD21 herein described contains 96,079
square feet, or 2.2057 acres, more or less.

Parcel 800XD21 is subject to any and all easements and the
rights existing to any and all facilities for said
easements on the real estate herein above described.
Section 1-20. Upon the payment of the sum of $2,700 to the
State of Illinois, and subject to the condition set forth in
Section 1-25 of this Act, the People of the State of Illinois
hereby release the following described land located in Tazewell
County, Illinois from all dedication and easement rights, and
interest acquired for highway purposes:
Parcel No. 409656V:
A part of the East half the Southeast Quarter of Section
26, Township 26 North, Range 4 West of the Third Principal
Meridian in Tazewell County, Illinois, being described in
detail as follows, using bearings referenced to the
Illinois State Plane coordinate System-West Zone, NAD83
(1997 adjustment):
Commencing at the East Quarter corner of Section 26,
Township 26 North, Range 4 West of the Third Principal
Meridian per Document Number 200800007157, thence South 00
degrees 15 minutes 22 seconds East on the east line of the
Southeast Quarter of said Section 26, a distance of 370.103

meters (1,214.25 feet); thence perpendicular to the
previously described course South 89 degrees 44 minutes 38
seconds West, 274.604 meters (900.93 feet) to a set iron
pin with cap on the southerly right of way line of FAP
Route 399 (Illinois Route 8) and the northeasterly corner
of Lot 14 in the Fifth Extension of Valley View Subdivision
according to the Plat thereof recorded in Plat Book P on
Pages 429 and 430 in Tazewell County, Illinois and the
Point of Beginning.
From said Point of Beginning, thence South 49 degrees 09
minutes 26 seconds West on the northwesterly line of said
Lot 14 and said southerly right of way line, 34.343 meters
(112.67 feet) to a set iron pin with cap at the
northwesterly corner of said Lot 14; thence continuing on
said southerly right of way line, South 57 degrees 31
minutes 11 seconds West, 107.647 meters (353.17 feet) to a
point; thence continuing on said southerly right of way
line, South 63 degrees 27 minutes 28 seconds West, 19.050
meters (62.50 feet) to a point on the west line of the East
half of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 26; thence
North 00 degrees 19 minutes 49 seconds West on said west
line, 8.889 meters (29.16 feet) to a set iron pin with cap
on the proposed southerly right of way line of FAP 399
(Illinois Route 8); thence North 61 degrees 25 minutes 59
seconds East on said line, 63.113 meters (207.06 feet) to a

set iron pin with cap; thence continue on said line, North
54 degrees 56 minutes 57 seconds East, 59.673 meters
(195.78 feet) to a set iron pin with cap; thence continue
on said line, North 62 degrees 27 minutes 11 seconds East,
33.387 meters (109.54 feet), to the Point of Beginning.
Said tract of land contains 989 square meters, more or less
(10,645 square feet, more or less), or 0.0989 hectares,
more or less, (0.244 acres, more or less,), all of which
falls within existing public road right of way.
Section 1-22. Upon the payment of the sum of $134,667 to
the State of Illinois, and subject to the condition set forth
in Section 1-25 of this Act, the People of the State of
Illinois hereby release the following described land located in
DuPage County, Illinois from all dedication and easement
rights, and interest acquired for highway purposes:
Parcel No. 1WY1153:
All of Tract 2 (now known as Oak Street) being part of the
Southwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 39 North, Range 9
East of the Third Principal Meridian according to the Deed
recorded July 27, 1932 as Document No. 327507 in DuPage
County, Illinois, bearing based on the Illinois State Plane
coordinate system, East Zone, NAD83 (2011 adjustment)

further described as follows:
Commencing at the southeast corner of Leon Kroning's
Assessment Plat according to the plat thereof Recorded
October 30, 1978 as Document R78-104224 said corner being
the intersection of the centerline of Roosevelt Road
(IL-38) with the southerly extension of the centerline of
Oak Street per said Subdivision; thence North 26 degrees 03
minutes 54 seconds East along said southerly extension
50.02 feet to the Point of Beginning, said point being in
the north line of Roosevelt Road extended easterly; thence
North 65 degrees 36 minutes 31 seconds West along said
easterly extension 60.32 feet to the intersection of said
north line extended with the west line of Oak Street;
thence northeasterly 43.60 feet along said west line being
a nontangent curve concave to the northwest having a radius
of 28.25 feet and a chord which bears North 69 degrees 55
minutes 05 seconds East 39.40 feet; thence North 26 degrees
03 minutes 54 seconds East along said west line 200.82
feet, thence northwesterly 71.46 feet along said west line
being a nontangent curve concave to the southwest having a
radius of 35.00 and a chord which bears North 32 degrees 27
minutes 32 seconds West 59.68 feet to the intersection of
said west line with the south line of Dayton Avenue per
said subdivision; thence North 89 degrees 04 minutes 51
seconds East along the easterly extension of said south

line 126.14 feet; thence easterly 37.70 feet along a
tangent curve concave to the south having a radius of
296.94 feet and a chord which bears South 87 degrees 16
minutes 55 seconds East 37.67 feet to the point of cusp,
said point being in the east line of Oak Street; thence
southwesterly 70.70 feet along said east line being a curve
concave to the southeast having a radius of 77.00 feet and
a chord which bears South 52 degrees 14 minutes 09 seconds
West 68.24 feet; thence South 26 degrees 03 minutes 54
seconds West along said east line 242.99 feet; thence
southeasterly 39.95 feet along said easterly line being a
nontangent curve concave to the northeast having a radius
of 25.00 feet and a chord which bears South 20 degrees 00
minutes 52 seconds East 35.83 feet to the north line of
Roosevelt Road; thence North 65 degrees 36 minutes 31
seconds West along the north line of Roosevelt Road
extended westerly 58.84 feet to the Point of Beginning.
Said Parcel containing 0.489 acres, more or less.
Section 1-25. The Secretary of Transportation shall obtain
a certified copy of the portion of this Act containing the
title, the enacting clause, the effective date, and the
appropriate Section containing the land description of the
property to be transferred or otherwise affected under this Act
within 69 days after its effective date and, upon receipt of
payment required by the Section, shall record the certified

document in the Recorder's Office in the county in which the
land is located.
Article 5.
Section 5-5. The Director of the Department of Natural
Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to
execute and deliver to the Forest Preserve District of Will
County, a forest preserve district organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Illinois, of the County of Will, State
of Illinois, for and in consideration of $1 paid to said
Department, a quit claim deed to the following described real
property:
That part of the East Half of Section 20, the West Half of
the Northwest Quarter of Section 21, and the Southwest
Quarter of Section 21, all in Township 36 North, Range 10
East of the Third Principal Meridian, described as follows:
Beginning at the Southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter
of said Section 20; thence North 1 degree 40 minutes 18
seconds West along the West line of said Southeast Quarter
2,644.44 feet to the Northwest corner of said Southeast
Quarter; thence North 1 degree 40 minutes 13 seconds West
along the West line of the Northeast Quarter of said
Section 20, a distance of 2,590.75 feet to the south right

of way line of Renwick Road, said line being 49.70 feet
South of the Northwest corner of the Northeast Quarter of
said Section 20; thence North 87 degrees 54 minutes 14
seconds East along the South right of way line of said
Renwick Road 2,655.93 feet to a point on the East line of
said Northeast Quarter, said point being 49.70 feet South
of the Northeast corner of said Northeast Quarter; thence
North 87 degrees 57 minutes 37 seconds East along the said
right of way line 1,327.15 feet to a point in the East line
of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of said Section
21, said point being 52.45 feet South of the Northeast
corner of the West Half of said Northwest Quarter; thence
South 1 degree 32 minutes 10 seconds East along the East
line of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of said
Section 21, a distance of 2,593.09 feet to the Southeast
corner of said West Half of the Northwest Quarter; thence
North 87 degrees 55 minutes 32 seconds East along the South
line of the East Half of said Northwest Quarter 1,325.91
feet to the Southeast corner of said Northwest Quarter;
thence South 1 degree 30 minutes 24 seconds East along the
East line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 21, a
distance of 2,643.12 feet to the Southeast corner of said
Southwest Quarter; thence South 87 degrees 55 minutes 18
seconds West along the South line of the Southwest Quarter
of said Section 21, a distance of 2,649.05 feet to the
Southwest corner of said Southwest Quarter; thence South 87

degrees 56 minutes 41 seconds West along the South line of
the Southeast Quarter of said Section 20, a distance of
2,646.26 feet to the Southwest corner of said Southeast
Quarter and the Point of Beginning, all in Will County,
Illinois.
Said parcel containing 558.461 acres, more or less, of
which 3.039 acres, more or less, is in existing Right of
Way, 555.422 acres, more or less, remaining.
Excepting therefrom:
Parcel 1
That part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 21, in
Township 36 North, Range 10 East of the Third Principal
Meridian, described as follows:
Beginning at the Southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter
of said Section 21; thence South 87 degrees 55 minutes 18
seconds West along the South line of said Southwest Quarter
1979.53 feet; thence North 01 degree 32 minutes 13 seconds
West, 1000.00 feet; thence North 87 degrees 55 minutes 18
seconds East 270.00 feet; thence North 01 degree 32 minutes
13 seconds West 893.22 feet; thence North 87 degrees 55
minutes 32 seconds East 985.00 feet; thence South 55
degrees 12 minutes 45 seconds East 900.12 feet to the East
line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 21; thence

South 01 degrees 30 minutes 24 seconds East along the East
line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 21, a
distance of 1353.12 feet to the Southeast corner of said
Southwest Quarter and the Point of Beginning, all in Will
County, Illinois.
Said parcel containing 76.017 acres (3,311,320 square
feet), more or less, of which 1.136 acres (49,488 square
feet), more or less, is in existing right of way, 74.881
acres (3,261,832 square feet), more or less, remaining.
Also excepting therefrom:
Parcel 2
That part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 21, in
Township 36 North, Range 10 East of the Third Principal
Meridian, described as follows:
Beginning at the Northeast corner of the Southwest Quarter
of said Section 21; thence South 01 degrees 30 minutes 24
seconds East along the East line of said Southwest Quarter
485.00 feet; thence North 62 degrees 01 minutes 34 seconds
West, 718.90 feet; thence South 87 degrees 55 minutes 32
seconds West 700.00 feet to the West line of the East Half
of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 21; thence North
01 degree 32 minutes 13 seconds West along said West line
125.00 feet to the Northwest corner of the East Half of the
Southwest Quarter of said Section 21; thence North 87

degrees 55 minutes 32 seconds East along the North line of
said Southwest Quarter 1325.91 feet to the Northeast corner
of said Southwest Quarter and the Point of Beginning, all
in Will County, Illinois.
Said parcel containing 6.391 acres (278,380 square feet),
more or less.
Section 5-10. The conveyances of real property authorized
by Section 5-5 shall be made subject to: (1) existing public
utilities, existing public roads, and any and all reservations,
easements, encumbrances, covenants and restrictions of record;
and (2) the express condition that if said real property ceases
to be used for public purposes, it shall revert to the State of
Illinois, Department of Natural Resources.
Section 5-15. The Director of Natural Resources shall
obtain a certified copy of the portions of this Act containing
the title, the enacting clause, the effective date, the
appropriate Section or Sections containing the land
descriptions of the property to be conveyed, and this Section
within 60 days after its effective date and, upon receipt of
the payment required by the Section or Sections, if any payment
is required, shall record the certified document in the
Recorder's Office in the county in which the land is located.
Article 10.

Section 10-5. The Director of the Department of Natural
Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to
execute and deliver to the Lockport Township Park District, a
park district organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Illinois, of the County of Will, State of Illinois,
for and in consideration of $1 paid to said Department, a quit
claim deed to the following described real property:
Parcel 1
That part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 21, in
Township 36 North, Range 10 East of the Third Principal
Meridian, described as follows:
Beginning at the Southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter
of said Section 21; thence South 87 degrees 55 minutes 18
seconds West along the South line of said Southwest Quarter
1979.53 feet; thence North 01 degree 32 minutes 13 seconds
West, 1000.00 feet; thence North 87 degrees 55 minutes 18
seconds East 270.00 feet; thence North 01 degree 32 minutes
13 seconds West 893.22 feet; thence North 87 degrees 55
minutes 32 seconds East 985.00 feet; thence South 55
degrees 12 minutes 45 seconds East 900.12 feet to the East
line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 21; thence
South 01 degrees 30 minutes 24 seconds East along the East
line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 21, a

distance of 1353.12 feet to the Southeast corner of said
Southwest Quarter and the Point of Beginning, all in Will
County, Illinois. Said parcel containing 76.017 acres
(3,311,320 square feet), more or less, of which 1.136 acres
(49,488 square feet), more or less, is in existing right of
way, 74.881 acres (3,261,832 square feet), more or less,
remaining.
Parcel 2
That part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 21, in
Township 36 North, Range 10 East of the Third Principal
Meridian, described as follows:
Beginning at the Northeast corner of the Southwest Quarter
of said Section 21; thence South 01 degrees 30 minutes 24
seconds East along the East line of said Southwest Quarter
485.00 feet; thence North 62 degrees 01 minutes 34 seconds
West, 718.90 feet; thence South 87 degrees 55 minutes 32
seconds West 700.00 feet to the West line of the East Half
of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 21; thence North
01 degree 32 minutes 13 seconds West along said West line
125.00 feet to the Northwest corner of the East Half of the
Southwest Quarter of said Section 21; thence North 87
degrees 55 minutes 32 seconds East along the North line of
said Southwest Quarter 1325.91 feet to the Northeast corner
of said Southwest Quarter and the Point of Beginning, all

in Will County, Illinois.
Said parcel containing 6.391 acres (278,380 square feet),
more or less.
Section 10-10. The conveyances of real property authorized
by Section 10-5 shall be made subject to: (1) existing public
utilities, existing public roads, and any and all reservations,
easements, encumbrances, covenants and restrictions of record;
and (2) the express condition that if said real property ceases
to be used for public purposes, it shall revert to the State of
Illinois, Department of Natural Resources.
Section 10-15. The Director of Natural Resources shall
obtain a certified copy of the portions of this Act containing
the title, the enacting clause, the effective date, the
appropriate Section or Sections containing the land
descriptions of the property to be conveyed, and this Section
within 60 days after its effective date and, upon receipt of
the payment required by the Section or Sections, if any payment
is required, shall record the certified document in the
Recorder's Office in the county in which the land is located.
Article 99.
Section 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.