Chapter 65 — MUNICIPALITIES

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-11) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-11) Sec. 5-2-11. In any village which adopts this Article 5, the board of trustees by ordinance shall divide and, whenever necessary thereafter, shall redistrict the village into 6 compact and contiguous districts of approximately equal p…

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-12) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-12) Sec. 5-2-12. Alderpersons or trustees elected at large; vacancies; mayor or president to preside. (a) If a city or village adopts the managerial form of municipal government but does not elect to choose alderpersons or trustees from w…

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-13) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-13) Sec. 5-2-13. In addition to the requirements of the general election law, the ballots for the municipal primary election provided for in Section 5-2-12 shall be in substantially the following form: OFFICIAL PRIMARY BALLOT. CANDIDATES …

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-14) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-14) Sec. 5-2-14. (Repealed). (Source: Repealed by P.A. 87-1119.)

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-15) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-15) Sec. 5-2-15. Trustees; tenure; vacancies. (a) In each village operating under Section 5-2-12, the electors of the village shall elect 6 trustees. The term of office of the trustees shall be 4 years and until their successors are elect…

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-16) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-16) Sec. 5-2-16. President and trustees; general election. (a) The election for the president specified in Section 5-2-12 in villages of 50,000 or more inhabitants shall be held in 1981 and each fourth year thereafter, on a date specified…

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-17) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-17) Sec. 5-2-17. Trustees; certain villages incorporated under special Acts. (a) In every village specified in Section 5-2-12 incorporated and existing under any special Act that, before June 4, 1909, under any special Act, annually elect…

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-18) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18) Sec. 5-2-18. In any city which has adopted this Article 5 and which elects a mayor and councilmen as provided in Section 5-2-12, a proposition to elect alderpersons from wards as provided in Article 3 of this Code, except that only on…

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-18.1) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18.1) Sec. 5-2-18.1. In any city or village which has adopted this Article and also has elected to choose alderpersons from wards or trustees from districts, as the case may be, a proposition to elect the city council at large shall be …

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-18.2) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18.2) Sec. 5-2-18.2. In any city which has adopted this Article, and also has elected to choose alderpersons from wards, a proposition to elect part of the city council at large and part from districts shall be submitted to the electors…

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-18.3) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18.3) Sec. 5-2-18.3. Selection of part of council at large and part from districts. If a city elects to choose part of the city council at large and part from districts, then the following provisions of this Section shall be applicable.…

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-18.4) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18.4) Sec. 5-2-18.4. In addition to the requirements of the general election law, a distinct ballot shall be printed for each district for the primary election. At the top of the ballot shall be the following: CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION …

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-18.5) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18.5) Sec. 5-2-18.5. To determine the number of nominees who shall be placed on the ballot under each sub-title at the general city election, the number of officers who will be chosen under each sub-title shall be multiplied by 4 . Only…

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-18.6) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18.6) Sec. 5-2-18.6. In addition to the requirements of the general election law, the ballots for the general municipal election shall be prepared in accordance with Section 4-3-16, with the following changes: (1) Following the names of…

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-18.7) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18.7) Sec. 5-2-18.7. In any city which has adopted this Article, and is electing the city council at large or has elected to choose alderpersons from wards, a proposition to elect part of the city council at large and part from district…

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-18.8) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-18.8) Sec. 5-2-18.8. The propositions provided for in Sections 5-2-18.1, 5-2-18.2 and 5-2-18.7 shall not be submitted to the electors at the same election. If petitions to submit more than one of such propositions are filed for presenta…

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-19) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-19) Sec. 5-2-19. In any city which was operating under the alderperson form of government as provided in Article 3 at the time of adoption of this Article 5 which did not also elect to continue to choose alderpersons from wards, the city …

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-2) Sec. 5-2-2. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5-2-3, the number of alderpersons, when not elected by the minority representation plan, shall be as follows: In cities not exceeding 3,000 inhabitants, 6 alderpersons; exceeding 3,000…

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-20) Sec. 5-2-20. Town of Normal; officers. For the Town of Normal, a president must be elected every 4 years at the general municipal election with other officers to be elected or appointed as set forth by ordinance of the corporate authorities. Each officer shall …

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-3) Sec. 5-2-3. In any city or village of less than 100,000 inhabitants, a proposition to restrict the number of alderpersons to one-half of the total authorized by Section 5-2-2, with one alderperson representing each ward, shall be certif…

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-3.1) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-3.1) Sec. 5-2-3.1. In any municipality in which only one alderperson is elected from each ward, a proposition to stagger the terms of alderpersons, with as nearly as possible one-half of the alderpersons elected every 2 years, shall be c…

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-4) Sec. 5-2-4. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5-2-3, every city shall have one-half as many wards as the total number of alderpersons to which the city is entitled. The city council, from time to time shall divide the city into th…

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-5) Sec. 5-2-5. Whenever an official publication of any national, state, school, or city census shows that any city contains more or less wards than it is entitled to, the city council of the city, by ordinance, shall redistrict the city in…

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-6) Sec. 5-2-6. A redistricting ordinance which has decreased the number of wards of a city because of a decrease in population of the city shall not be effective if, not less than 30 days prior to the first date fixed by law for the filing…

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-7) Sec. 5-2-7. If, after a specified census is officially published, any city is divided into a greater number of wards and has elected a greater number of alderpersons than the city is entitled, nevertheless such division and election sha…

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-8) Sec. 5-2-8. Staggered terms; tenure. (a) Alderpersons elected at the first election for city officers after the election of alderpersons for the initial terms provided for in Section 2-2-11 shall draw lots to determine (i) which of the …

(65 ILCS 5/5-2-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-2-9) Sec. 5-2-9. (Repealed). (Source: Repealed by P.A. 87-1119.)

(65 ILCS 5/5-3-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-3-1) Sec. 5-3-1. In cities which do not elect to choose alderpersons from wards and in cities which elect to choose councilmen as provided in Sections 5-2-18.1 through 5-2-18.7, the mayor shall have the right to vote on all questions coming …

(65 ILCS 5/5-3-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-3-10) Sec. 5-3-10. At the first meeting of the council or village board after this Article 5 becomes effective in any city or village, it shall pass a general ordinance (1) amplifying the powers and duties of the manager in conformity with …

(65 ILCS 5/5-3-11) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-3-11) Sec. 5-3-11. In any city or village adopting the managerial form of municipal government, if such city or village has heretofore adopted Division 2 of Article 9, the council or village board shall by ordinance provide that the board o…

(65 ILCS 5/5-3-12) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-3-12) Sec. 5-3-12. Clerk and treasurer; clerical help and subordinates. The clerk and treasurer, severally, in cities of not fewer than 100,000 and not more than 500,000 inhabitants operating under this Article 5 shall appoint the various c…

(65 ILCS 5/5-3-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-3-2) Sec. 5-3-2. All resolutions and motions (1) which create any liability against a city or village, or (2) which provide for the expenditure or appropriation of its money, or (3) to sell any city, village or school property, and all ordin…

(65 ILCS 5/5-3-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-3-3) Sec. 5-3-3. Every resolution and motion, specified in Section 5-3-2, and every ordinance, which is returned to the council or board by the mayor or president shall be reconsidered by the council or board. If, after such reconsideration,…

(65 ILCS 5/5-3-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-3-4) Sec. 5-3-4. No vote of the city council or village board shall be reconsidered or rescinded at a special meeting, unless there are present at the special meeting as many alderpersons or trustees as were present when the vote was taken. …

(65 ILCS 5/5-3-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-3-5) Sec. 5-3-5. The mayor or president of any city or village which elects alderpersons by wards or trustees by districts shall not vote on any ordinance, resolution or motion except: (1) where the vote of the alderpersons or trustees has r…

(65 ILCS 5/5-3-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-3-6) Sec. 5-3-6. The powers of the council or board shall be purely legislative except as may be otherwise provided by any other act or by any article of this Code other than Articles 3 or 4. The executive and administrative powers conferred…

(65 ILCS 5/5-3-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-3-7) Sec. 5-3-7. The council or board of trustees, as the case may be, shall appoint a municipal manager, who shall be the administrative head of the municipal government and who shall be responsible for the efficient administration of all d…

(65 ILCS 5/5-3-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-3-8) Sec. 5-3-8. Under the general supervision and administrative control of the manager, there shall be such departments as the council or village board may prescribe by ordinance. All officers of any city or village shall take and subscrib…

(65 ILCS 5/5-3-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-3-9) Sec. 5-3-9. Officers; oath or affirmation; bond. (a) Before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, all officers, whether elected or appointed, shall take and subscribe the oath or affirmation required by the Illinois Cons…

(65 ILCS 5/5-5-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-5-1) Sec. 5-5-1. Petition for abandonment of managerial form; referendum; succeeding elections of officers and alderpersons or trustees. (a) A city or village that has operated for 4 years or more under the managerial form of municipal gover…

(65 ILCS 5/5-5-1.1) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-5-1.1) Sec. 5-5-1.1. The proposition to abandon the managerial form provided in Section 5-5-1 shall not be submitted at the primary election for the municipality. (Source: P.A. 81-1489.)

(65 ILCS 5/5-5-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-5-2) Sec. 5-5-2. The petition specified in Section 5-5-1 shall contain a general statement, of not more than 200 words, of the reasons for which the change is sought. The petition shall include substantially the following: To the Circuit Cou…

(65 ILCS 5/5-5-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-5-3) Sec. 5-5-3. Jurisdiction is vested in the circuit court to determine without a jury the sufficiency of the petition. The clerk of the court, with whom the petition is filed, immediately after it is filed with him, shall present it to th…

(65 ILCS 5/5-5-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-5-4) Sec. 5-5-4. If the court finds the petition sufficient, it shall order the proposition to be submitted at an election. The clerk of the circuit court shall certify the proposition and the order for submission to the proper election auth…

(65 ILCS 5/5-5-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-5-5) Sec. 5-5-5. Any city or village which has adopted this Article 5 and was operating under Article 4 at the time of such adoption may upon abandonment of this Article 5 also abandon operation under Article 4, as provided in Section 4-10-1…

(65 ILCS 5/5-5-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-5-6) Sec. 5-5-6. If a city or village operating under this Article 5 desires to submit (1) the rejection or continuance of the managerial form of municipal government and (2) the adoption or abandonment of the commission form or the strong m…

(65 ILCS 5/6-1-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 6-1-1) Sec. 6-1-1. Short title. This Article shall be known, may be cited, and is hereafter designated as "The Strong Mayor Form of Municipal Government". (Source: P.A. 76-746.)

(65 ILCS 5/6-1-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 6-1-2) Sec. 6-1-2. Application of Article 3. The provisions of Article 3 shall apply to all officers elected or appointed under this Article 6 unless otherwise provided or unless there is a conflict between the provisions of this Article 6 and…

(65 ILCS 5/6-1-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 6-1-3) Sec. 6-1-3. This Article 6 does not apply to an incorporated town which has superseded a civil township. (Source: P.A. 76-746.)

(65 ILCS 5/6-2-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 6-2-1) Sec. 6-2-1. Adoption. All municipalities of not less than 5,000 population and not exceeding 500,000 population which are treated as properly incorporated, or which hereafter are incorporated, under this Code, in addition to all rights,…