Illinois Code § 805 ILCS 206/801

Events causing dissolution
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and winding up of partnership business.
A partnership is dissolved, and its business must be wound up, only upon
the occurrence of
any of the following events:

 
 
(1) in a partnership at will, the partnership's 
 
having notice from a partner, other than a partner who is dissociated under Section 601(2) through (10), of that partner's express will to withdraw as a partner, or on a later date specified by the partner;

 
 
(2) in a partnership for a definite term or 
 
particular undertaking:

 
 
 
(i) within 90 days after a partner's dissociation 
 
 
by death or otherwise under Section 601(6) through (10) or wrongful dissociation under Section 602(b), the express will of at least half of the remaining partners to wind up the partnership business, for which purpose a partner's rightful dissociation pursuant to Section 602(b)(2)(i) constitutes the expression of that partner's will to wind up the partnership business;

 
 
 
(ii) the express will of all of the partners to 
 
 
wind up the partnership business; or

 
 
 
(iii) the expiration of the term or the 
 
 
completion of the undertaking;

 
 
(3) an event agreed to in the partnership agreement 
 
resulting in the winding up of the partnership business;

 
 
(4) an event that makes it unlawful for all or 
 
substantially all of the business of the partnership to be continued, but a cure of illegality within 90 days after notice to the partnership of the event is effective retroactively to the date of the event for purposes of this Section;

 
 
(5) on application by a partner, a judicial 
 
determination that:

 
 
 
(i) the economic purpose of the partnership is 
 
 
likely to be unreasonably frustrated;

 
 
 
(ii) another partner has engaged in conduct 
 
 
relating to the partnership business which makes it not reasonably practicable to carry on the business in partnership with that partner; or

 
 
 
(iii) it is not otherwise reasonably practicable 
 
 
to carry on the partnership business in conformity with the partnership agreement; or

 
 
(6) on application by a transferee of a partner's 
 
transferable interest, a judicial determination that it is equitable to wind up the partnership business:

 
 
 
(i) after the expiration of the term or 
 
 
completion of the undertaking, if the partnership was for a definite term or particular undertaking at the time of the transfer or entry of the charging order that gave rise to the transfer; or

 
 
 
(ii) at any time, if the partnership was a 
 
 
partnership at will at the time of the transfer or entry of the charging order that gave rise to the transfer.

having notice from a partner, other than a partner who is dissociated under Section 601(2) through (10), of that partner's express will to withdraw as a partner, or on a later date specified by the partner;
particular undertaking:
by death or otherwise under Section 601(6) through (10) or wrongful dissociation under Section 602(b), the express will of at least half of the remaining partners to wind up the partnership business, for which purpose a partner's rightful dissociation pursuant to Section 602(b)(2)(i) constitutes the expression of that partner's will to wind up the partnership business;
wind up the partnership business; or
completion of the undertaking;
resulting in the winding up of the partnership business;
substantially all of the business of the partnership to be continued, but a cure of illegality within 90 days after notice to the partnership of the event is effective retroactively to the date of the event for purposes of this Section;
determination that:
likely to be unreasonably frustrated;
relating to the partnership business which makes it not reasonably practicable to carry on the business in partnership with that partner; or
to carry on the partnership business in conformity with the partnership agreement; or
transferable interest, a judicial determination that it is equitable to wind up the partnership business:
completion of the undertaking, if the partnership was for a definite term or particular undertaking at the time of the transfer or entry of the charging order that gave rise to the transfer; or
partnership at will at the time of the transfer or entry of the charging order that gave rise to the transfer.

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