Chapter 65 — MUNICIPALITIES

(65 ILCS 5/7-2-21) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-2-21) Sec. 7-2-21. In addition to the requirements of the general election law, a distinct ballot shall be printed for each borough for the primary election. At the top of the ballot shall be the following: CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION FOR MAY…

(65 ILCS 5/7-2-22) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-2-22) Sec. 7-2-22. 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 2. Only those …

(65 ILCS 5/7-2-23) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-2-23) Sec. 7-2-23. If a candidate nominated at a primary election for a particular office dies or withdraws before the general city election, the vacancy on the ballot shall be filled with the name of the candidate for the same office who r…

(65 ILCS 5/7-2-24) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-2-24) Sec. 7-2-24. The ballots for the election of officers at the general city election in a united city shall be prepared in accordance with the general election law, and in accordance with Section 4-3-16, with the following changes: (1) …

(65 ILCS 5/7-2-25) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-2-25) Sec. 7-2-25. Every valid ordinance of a municipality that becomes a borough of a united city shall remain valid within that borough until repealed by an ordinance of the united city either expressly or impliedly by legislation on the …

(65 ILCS 5/7-2-26) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-2-26) Sec. 7-2-26. The formation of a united city under Section 7-2-1 shall not effect a union of the schools in the boroughs of the united city. The united city before the schools themselves are united shall not be responsible for any scho…

(65 ILCS 5/7-2-27) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-2-27) Sec. 7-2-27. At any general municipal election, the question of the dissolution of the united city may be submitted to the electors by a compliance, as near as may be, with Sections 7-6-1 through 7-6-6. However, the petition in such c…

(65 ILCS 5/7-2-28) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-2-28) Sec. 7-2-28. Whenever a united city is formed by a compliance with Section 7-2-1 of municipal government with alderpersons chosen from wards or districts, the united city shall be and the decision is in favor of a managerial form gove…

(65 ILCS 5/7-2-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-2-3) Sec. 7-2-3. If municipalities are united by compliance with Section 7-2-1, the union shall not be affected by a failure of officers to perform the duties set forth in Section 7-2-2. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

(65 ILCS 5/7-2-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-2-4) Sec. 7-2-4. All courts shall take judicial notice of a union of municipalities effected by a compliance with Section 7-2-1. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

(65 ILCS 5/7-2-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-2-5) Sec. 7-2-5. Each municipality that becomes a part of a united city upon compliance with Section 7-2-1 shall thereafter be known as the Borough of .... (original name of municipality). A change of name of any borough may be effected, how…

(65 ILCS 5/7-2-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-2-6) Sec. 7-2-6. Municipalities which have united under Section 7-2-1 shall be deemed to have adopted the City Election Law, as heretofore and hereafter amended. Within 10 days after compliance with Section 7-2-1, the Chief Judge of the Circ…

(65 ILCS 5/7-2-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-2-7) Sec. 7-2-7. The day of the first election of officers of the united city shall be the next regular election date at which municipal officers are scheduled to be elected as provided in the general election law, occurring not less than 90…

(65 ILCS 5/7-2-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-2-8) Sec. 7-2-8. The terms of all popularly elected officers in the boroughs shall expire 30 days after the first election of officers as provided in Sections 7-2-6 and 7-2-7. Until the expiration of their terms of office as provided herein,…

(65 ILCS 5/7-2-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-2-9) Sec. 7-2-9. Each borough shall retain and pay any debt or liability which exists immediately prior to the formation of the united city. The title to and revenue from all property of each borough is transferred to the united city, except…

(65 ILCS 5/7-3-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-3-1) Sec. 7-3-1. Within one year of the organization of any municipality under the provisions of Divisions 2 and 3 of Article 2 of this Code, any territory which has been included therein may be disconnected from such municipality if the ter…

(65 ILCS 5/7-3-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-3-2) Sec. 7-3-2. Upon the filing of the petition as provided in Section 7-3-1, the court shall set the same for public hearing which date of public hearing shall be within 30 days of the date of the filing of the petition. The court shall gi…

(65 ILCS 5/7-3-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-3-3) Sec. 7-3-3. The public hearing may be continued from time to time by the court. After such public hearing and having heard any and all persons desiring to be heard, including the municipality and any and all persons residing in or ownin…

(65 ILCS 5/7-3-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-3-4) Sec. 7-3-4. Any territory, within any municipality, which is upon the border but within the boundary of the municipality may be disconnected from the municipality, in the discretion of its corporate authorities as follows: A written pet…

(65 ILCS 5/7-3-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-3-5) Sec. 7-3-5. A copy of the ordinance disconnecting territory from any municipality, certified by the clerk of that municipality, shall within 90 days be filed for recordation in the Recorder's office and with the County Clerk of the coun…

(65 ILCS 5/7-3-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-3-6) Sec. 7-3-6. The owner or owners of record of any area of land consisting of one or more tracts, lying within the corporate limits of any municipality may have such territory disconnected which (1) contains 20 or more acres; (2) is locat…

(65 ILCS 5/7-3-6.1) Sec. 7-3-6.1. Notice to the payor of real estate taxes. When territory is proposed to be disconnected by court order under this Article, the corporate authorities or petitioners initiating the action shall notify each person who pays real estate taxes on prope…

(65 ILCS 5/7-3-6.2) Sec. 7-3-6.2. Split lots. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the owner or owners of record of a split residential lot may disconnect a portion of the lot which (i) is a residentially zoned and platted lot currently lying partially within the cor…

(65 ILCS 5/7-3-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-3-7) Sec. 7-3-7. The disconnection of any such area of land shall not exempt it from taxation for the purpose of paying any indebtedness contracted by the corporate authorities of the municipality, prior to the filing of the petition for dis…

(65 ILCS 5/7-3-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-3-8) Sec. 7-3-8. Whenever the boundaries of any municipality, containing part or all of any special charter school district, are changed, the clerk of such municipality shall, within 5 days after such boundary change becomes final, notify th…

(65 ILCS 5/7-4-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-4-1) Sec. 7-4-1. The corporate authorities in all municipalities have jurisdiction in and over all places within one-half mile of the corporate limits for the purpose of enforcing health and quarantine ordinances and regulations. (Source: La…

(65 ILCS 5/7-4-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-4-2) Sec. 7-4-2. All property which (1) is owned by a municipality, and (2) lies outside the corporate limits of the municipality, and (3) does not lie within the corporate limits of any municipality, shall be subject to the ordinances, cont…

(65 ILCS 5/7-4-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-4-3) Sec. 7-4-3. Whenever, as a result of the annexation of the whole of a municipality to another municipality with a population of more than 200,000, unincorporated territory, not a part of either of these municipalities, has been wholly s…

(65 ILCS 5/7-4-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-4-4) Sec. 7-4-4. The corporate authorities in all municipalities have jurisdiction over all waters within or bordering upon the municipality, to the extent of 3 miles beyond the corporate limits, but not beyond the limits of the State. Nothi…

(65 ILCS 5/7-4-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-4-5) Sec. 7-4-5. Each municipality which is situated in 2 or more counties, has jurisdiction over the entire territory embraced within its corporate limits for all municipal purposes. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

(65 ILCS 5/7-4-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-4-6) Sec. 7-4-6. Whenever this Code or any other Act of this State provides that a suit or proceeding affecting the title or possession of land or the assessment or collection of taxes, shall be commenced by a municipality in any court of th…

(65 ILCS 5/7-4-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-4-7) Sec. 7-4-7. The territory which is embraced within the corporate limits of adjoining municipalities within any county in this State shall be a police district. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)

(65 ILCS 5/7-4-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-4-8) Sec. 7-4-8. The police of any municipality in such a police district have full authority and power as peace officers and may go into any part of the district to exercise that authority and power. For these purposes the mayor of any muni…

(65 ILCS 5/7-5-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-5-1) Sec. 7-5-1. Whenever a municipality incorporated under any general or special law is in danger of losing all or the greater portion of the land within its corporate limits by reason of the washing away of the bank of any river, or whene…

(65 ILCS 5/7-5-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-5-2) Sec. 7-5-2. Whenever a municipality or territory is endangered as specified in Section 7-5-1, upon written petition, describing the property sought to be acquired, and signed by not less than three-fourths of the electors of that munici…

(65 ILCS 5/7-5-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-5-3) Sec. 7-5-3. A copy of the ordinance specified in Section 7-5-2 and an accurate map of the property shall be certified by the mayor or president of the municipality, as the case may be, or by the trustees of the land held as a common, an…

(65 ILCS 5/7-6-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-6-1) Sec. 7-6-1. Any municipality, incorporated under any general or special law, may be dissolved as follows: Whenever electors in the municipality, equal to a majority of the total vote at the last preceding general municipal election, fil…

(65 ILCS 5/7-6-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-6-2) Sec. 7-6-2. The question shall read substantially as follows: -------------------------------------------------------------- "Shall the municipal YES corporation of........... ------------------------------- be dissolved?" NO ----------…

(65 ILCS 5/7-6-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-6-3) Sec. 7-6-3. If a majority of the votes cast on the question are "yes," the municipality is dissolved. But if a majority of the votes cast on the question are "no," the corporate authorities shall proceed with the affairs of the municipa…

(65 ILCS 5/7-6-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-6-4) Sec. 7-6-4. If the vote is in favor of a voluntary dissolution of the municipality there shall be no further elections for municipal officers. The officers acting at the time of this vote shall close up the business affairs of the munic…

(65 ILCS 5/7-6-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-6-5) Sec. 7-6-5. If the vote is in favor of dissolution, the acting corporate authorities of the dissolved municipality shall give notice of the result of the election to the secretary of state within 10 days after the election. They shall a…

(65 ILCS 5/7-6-6) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-6-6) Sec. 7-6-6. After the acting corporate authorities of the dissolved municipality (1) have paid all of the debts and obligations of the municipality, (2) have closed up all of the municipal business, and (3) the surplus money, if any, ha…

(65 ILCS 5/7-6-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-6-7) Sec. 7-6-7. Upon application by the county board of any county to the circuit court, and after a hearing upon such notice as may be directed by such court, any municipality which has less than 50 inhabitants according to the last preced…

(65 ILCS 5/7-6-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-6-8) Sec. 7-6-8. All courts shall take judicial notice of (1) the existence of Illinois municipalities, (2) of the counties in which they are situated, (3) of the changes made in the municipal territory, and (4) of the dissolution of municip…

(65 ILCS 5/7-7-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-7-1) Sec. 7-7-1. Application of Division. This Division shall apply to consolidations of municipalities in this State in counties with less than 200,000 inhabitants, is alternative to any other method of unification allowed by law, and imple…

(65 ILCS 5/7-7-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-7-10) Sec. 7-7-10. Transition Matters. (a) The corporate authorities of each municipality in which the consolidation ordinance has been approved by the voters shall adopt the consolidation ordinance at their first regular meeting following …

(65 ILCS 5/7-7-11) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-7-11) Sec. 7-7-11. Elections of Initial Officers of Consolidated Municipalities. (a) The day of the first election of officers of the consolidated municipality shall be the next consolidated election established pursuant to Section 2A-1.1 o…

(65 ILCS 5/7-7-12) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-7-12) Sec. 7-7-12. Time and Effect of Consolidation. (a) Consolidation shall occur immediately upon the taking of office of the corporate authorities of the consolidated municipality. The consolidated municipality shall immediately be incor…

(65 ILCS 5/7-7-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-7-2) Sec. 7-7-2. Definitions. In this Division: (a) "Consolidation" means the process by which 2 or more municipalities are simultaneously dissolved and a new municipality is incorporated. (b) "Consolidating municipality" means a municipalit…

(65 ILCS 5/7-7-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-7-3) Sec. 7-7-3. Power to Consolidate. Any 2 or more municipalities, located in one or more counties each with less than 200,000 inhabitants according to the most recent federal census, which are contiguous or which upon consolidation shall …