The Illinois General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986, codified in the Illinois Compiled Statutes at 805 ILCS 105 is broken down into the following Articles:

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Article 1 - General Provisions

Section NameSection Number
Short title§ 805 ILCS 105/101.01
Powers of Secretary of State§ 805 ILCS 105/101.05
Forms, execution, acknowledgment and filing§ 805 ILCS 105/101.10
Electronic filing§ 805 ILCS 105/101.11
Statement of correction§ 805 ILCS 105/101.15
Certificates and certified copies of certain documents to be received in evidence§ 805 ILCS 105/101.20
Lists of corporations; exchange of information§ 805 ILCS 105/101.25
Abstract of corporate record§ 805 ILCS 105/101.30
Interrogatories to be propounded by Secretary of State§ 805 ILCS 105/101.35
Information disclosed by interrogatories§ 805 ILCS 105/101.40
Judicial review under the Administrative Review Law§ 805 ILCS 105/101.45
Administrative Procedure Act§ 805 ILCS 105/101.50
Certain powers reserved to General Assembly§ 805 ILCS 105/101.55
Effect of repeal of prior law on rights accrued or liabilities or penalties incurred§ 805 ILCS 105/101.60
Application of Act§ 805 ILCS 105/101.70
Election to Accept Act§ 805 ILCS 105/101.75
Definitions§ 805 ILCS 105/101.80
 

Article 2 - Formation Of Corporations

Section NameSection Number
Incorporators§ 805 ILCS 105/102.05
Articles of Incorporation§ 805 ILCS 105/102.10
Effect of incorporation§ 805 ILCS 105/102.15
Organization of Corporation§ 805 ILCS 105/102.20
Bylaws§ 805 ILCS 105/102.25
Emergency bylaws§ 805 ILCS 105/102.30
Incorporation of an association or society§ 805 ILCS 105/102.35
 

Article 3 - Purposes And Powers

Section NameSection Number
Purposes and authority of corporations; particular purposes; exemptions§ 805 ILCS 105/103.05
General powers§ 805 ILCS 105/103.10
Private foundations - Federal tax laws§ 805 ILCS 105/103.12
Defense of Ultra Vires§ 805 ILCS 105/103.15
Unauthorized assumption of corporate powers§ 805 ILCS 105/103.20
Locale misrepresentation§ 805 ILCS 105/103.25
Homeowners' association; American flag or military flag§ 805 ILCS 105/103.30
Unemployment insurance; notice§ 805 ILCS 105/103.35
 

Article 4 - Name

Section NameSection Number
Corporate name of domestic or foreign corporation§ 805 ILCS 105/104.05
Reserved name§ 805 ILCS 105/104.10
Assumed corporate name§ 805 ILCS 105/104.15
Change and cancellation of assumed corporate name§ 805 ILCS 105/104.20
Registered name of foreign corporation§ 805 ILCS 105/104.25
 

Article 5 - Office And Agent

Section NameSection Number
Registered office and registered agent§ 805 ILCS 105/105.05
Change of registered office or registered agent§ 805 ILCS 105/105.10
Resignation of registered agent§ 805 ILCS 105/105.15
Change of Address of Registered Agent§ 805 ILCS 105/105.20
Service of process on domestic or foreign corporation§ 805 ILCS 105/105.25
Service of process on foreign corporation not authorized to conduct affairs in Illinois§ 805 ILCS 105/105.30
 

Article 6 - Shares; Dividends; Contributions

Section NameSection Number
Shares and dividends prohibited§ 805 ILCS 105/106.05
Evidence of contribution§ 805 ILCS 105/106.10
 

Article 7 - Members

Section NameSection Number
Members§ 805 ILCS 105/107.03
Meeting of members§ 805 ILCS 105/107.05
Informal action by members entitled to vote§ 805 ILCS 105/107.10
Notice of members' meetings§ 805 ILCS 105/107.15
Waiver of notice§ 805 ILCS 105/107.20
Fixing record date for voting§ 805 ILCS 105/107.25
Inspectors§ 805 ILCS 105/107.35
Voting§ 805 ILCS 105/107.40
Proxies§ 805 ILCS 105/107.50
Quorum of members entitled to vote§ 805 ILCS 105/107.60
Voting agreements§ 805 ILCS 105/107.70
Books and records§ 805 ILCS 105/107.75
Derivative suits by voting members§ 805 ILCS 105/107.80
Nonliability of members§ 805 ILCS 105/107.85
Not-for-profit residential cooperative§ 805 ILCS 105/107.90
 

Article 8 - Directors And Officers

Section NameSection Number
Board of directors§ 805 ILCS 105/108.05
Number, election and resignation of directors§ 805 ILCS 105/108.10
Quorum of directors§ 805 ILCS 105/108.15
Place of directors' meetings§ 805 ILCS 105/108.20
Meetings of the board of directors of a not-for-profit homeowners association§ 805 ILCS 105/108.21
Notice of directors' meetings§ 805 ILCS 105/108.25
Vacancies§ 805 ILCS 105/108.30
Removal of directors§ 805 ILCS 105/108.35
Committees§ 805 ILCS 105/108.40
Informal action by directors§ 805 ILCS 105/108.45
Officers§ 805 ILCS 105/108.50
Removal of Officers§ 805 ILCS 105/108.55
Director conflict of interest§ 805 ILCS 105/108.60
Liability of directors in certain cases§ 805 ILCS 105/108.65
Limited Liability of directors, officers, board members, and persons who serve without compensation§ 805 ILCS 105/108.70
Indemnification of officers, directors, employees and agents; insurance§ 805 ILCS 105/108.75
Prohibited loans to directors and officers§ 805 ILCS 105/108.80
Act not exclusive§ 805 ILCS 105/108.85
 

Article 9 - Distributions

Section NameSection Number
Distributions prior to dissolution§ 805 ILCS 105/109.10
 

Article 10 - Amendments

Section NameSection Number
Authority to amend articles of incorporation§ 805 ILCS 105/110.05
Amendment by Directors§ 805 ILCS 105/110.15
Amendments by Directors and Members§ 805 ILCS 105/110.20
Articles of amendment§ 805 ILCS 105/110.30
Effect of amendment§ 805 ILCS 105/110.35
Amendment pursuant to reorganization§ 805 ILCS 105/110.40
 

Article 11 - Merger And Consolidation

Section NameSection Number
Right to merge or consolidate§ 805 ILCS 105/111.05
Merger of Domestic Corporation into Body Corporate and Politic§ 805 ILCS 105/111.10
Merger or consolidation by directors§ 805 ILCS 105/111.15
Merger or consolidation by directors and members§ 805 ILCS 105/111.20
Articles of merger or consolidation§ 805 ILCS 105/111.25
Merger or consolidation of domestic and foreign corporations§ 805 ILCS 105/111.35
Merger of domestic corporations and domestic or foreign corporations for profit§ 805 ILCS 105/111.37
Effective date of merger or consolidation§ 805 ILCS 105/111.40
(Repealed)§ 805 ILCS 105/111.45
Effect of merger or consolidation§ 805 ILCS 105/111.50
Sale, lease or exchange of assets in usual and regular conduct of its affairs§ 805 ILCS 105/111.55
Sale, lease or exchange of assets, other than in usual and regular conduct of its affairs§ 805 ILCS 105/111.60
 

Article 12 - Dissolution

Section NameSection Number
Voluntary dissolution by directors§ 805 ILCS 105/112.05
Voluntary dissolution by written consent of members entitled to vote§ 805 ILCS 105/112.10
Dissolution of residential cooperative housing corporations§ 805 ILCS 105/112.12
Voluntary dissolution by vote of members entitled to vote§ 805 ILCS 105/112.15
Distribution of assets§ 805 ILCS 105/112.16
Plan of distribution§ 805 ILCS 105/112.17
Articles of dissolution§ 805 ILCS 105/112.20
Revocation of Dissolution§ 805 ILCS 105/112.25
Effect of dissolution§ 805 ILCS 105/112.30
Grounds for administrative dissolution§ 805 ILCS 105/112.35
Procedure for administrative dissolution§ 805 ILCS 105/112.40
Administrative dissolution; corporate name§ 805 ILCS 105/112.43
Reinstatement following administrative dissolution§ 805 ILCS 105/112.45
Grounds for judicial dissolution§ 805 ILCS 105/112.50
Alternative remedies to judicial dissolution§ 805 ILCS 105/112.55
Practice in actions for judicial dissolution or removal and for alternative remedies§ 805 ILCS 105/112.60
Order of dissolution§ 805 ILCS 105/112.65
Deposit of amount due§ 805 ILCS 105/112.70
Known claims against dissolved corporation§ 805 ILCS 105/112.75
Survival of remedy after dissolution§ 805 ILCS 105/112.80
 

Article 13 - Foreign Corporations

Section NameSection Number
Admission of foreign corporation§ 805 ILCS 105/113.05
Powers of foreign corporation§ 805 ILCS 105/113.10
Application for authority§ 805 ILCS 105/113.15
Effect of authority§ 805 ILCS 105/113.20
Change of name by foreign corporation§ 805 ILCS 105/113.25
Amendment to articles of incorporation of foreign corporation§ 805 ILCS 105/113.30
Merger of foreign corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state§ 805 ILCS 105/113.35
Amended authority§ 805 ILCS 105/113.40
Withdrawal of foreign corporation§ 805 ILCS 105/113.45
Grounds for revocation of authority§ 805 ILCS 105/113.50
Procedure for revocation of authority§ 805 ILCS 105/113.55
Reinstatement following revocation§ 805 ILCS 105/113.60
Application to corporations heretofore qualified to conduct affairs in this state§ 805 ILCS 105/113.65
Conducting affairs without authority§ 805 ILCS 105/113.70
 

Article 14 - Reports

Section NameSection Number
Annual report of domestic or foreign corporation§ 805 ILCS 105/114.05
Filing of annual report of domestic or foreign corporation§ 805 ILCS 105/114.10
 

Article 15 - Fees And Charges

Section NameSection Number
Fees and charges to be collected by Secretary of State§ 805 ILCS 105/115.05
Fees for filing documents§ 805 ILCS 105/115.10
Miscellaneous charges§ 805 ILCS 105/115.15
Expedited service fees§ 805 ILCS 105/115.20
Effect of nonpayment of fees or taxes§ 805 ILCS 105/115.85
No fees for publishing lists of not-for-profit corporations§ 805 ILCS 105/115.90
 

Article 16 - Penalties

Section NameSection Number
Penalties imposed upon corporations§ 805 ILCS 105/116.05
Penalties imposed upon officers and directors§ 805 ILCS 105/116.10
 

Article 17 - Repealer

Section NameSection Number
Specific repealer§ 805 ILCS 105/117.05
 
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