(70 ILCS 1505/7.3) (from Ch. 105, par. 333.7c)
Sec. 7.3.
The Chicago Park District may insure against any loss or liability
incurred by the park district, its commissioners or its employees by reason
of civil rights damage claims and suits, constitutional rights damage claims
and suits, death and bodily injury damage claims and suits, and property
damage claims and suits, including defense thereof, when damages are sought
for negligent or wrongful acts allegedly committed within the scope of
employment, or under the direction of the commissioners of the Chicago Park
District. Such insurance shall be carried with a company licensed to write
such coverage in this State. The Chicago Park District may individually or
jointly self-insure provided it complies with any other statutory
requirements specifically related to individual or joint self-insurance by
local public entities.
(Source: P.A. 85-1411.)
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