Chapter 65, MUNICIPALITIES

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-65) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-65) Sec. 3.1-10-65. Referendum to reduce terms. (a) In any municipality of less than 500,000 inhabitants, a proposition to reduce the terms of the elective officers of the municipality from 4 years to 2 years may be submitted, withi…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-70) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-70) Sec. 3.1-10-70. Elections for reduced 2 year terms. In municipalities that have provided for a 2 year term for elective officers under Section 3.1-10-65, the first election for municipal officers shall be held at the next genera…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-75) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-75) Sec. 3.1-10-75. Referendum to lengthen terms. (a) In any municipality of less than 500,000 inhabitants that, under Section 3.1-10-65, has voted to shorten the terms of elective officers, a proposition to lengthen the terms of th…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-15-10) Sec. 3.1-15-10. Mayor; president. The chief executive officer of a city shall be a mayor. The chief executive officer of a village shall be a village president, who may also be called a mayor. The chief executive officer of an i…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-15) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-15-15) Sec. 3.1-15-15. Holding other offices. A mayor, president, alderperson, trustee, clerk, or treasurer shall not hold any other office under the municipal government during the term of that office, except when the officer is grant…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-20) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-15-20) Sec. 3.1-15-20. Administering oaths. The mayor of a city, the president of a village or incorporated town, the clerk, the chairman of a plan commission, and the chairman of a zoning board of appeals of a municipality have power …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-25) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-15-25) Sec. 3.1-15-25. Conservators of the peace; service of warrants. (a) After receiving a certificate attesting to the successful completion of a training course administered by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board,…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-30) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-15-30) Sec. 3.1-15-30. Minority representation. (a) Whenever the question of incorporation as a city under this Code is submitted for adoption to the electors of any territory, village, incorporated town, or city under special charter,…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-35) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-15-35) Sec. 3.1-15-35. Alderpersons under minority representation plan. Every district under a minority representation plan shall be entitled to 3 alderpersons. Alderpersons shall hold their offices for 4 years and until their successo…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-40) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-15-40) Sec. 3.1-15-40. Staggered elections under minority plans. In all cities that adopt or have adopted the minority representation plan for the election of alderpersons and have not already staggered the terms of their alderpersons,…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-15-5) Sec. 3.1-15-5. Officers to be elected. In all cities incorporated under this Code there shall be elected a mayor, alderpersons, a city clerk, and a city treasurer (except in the case of a city of 10,000 or fewer inhabitants that, …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-10) Sec. 3.1-20-10. Alderpersons; number. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, Section 3.1-20-20, or as otherwise provided in the case of alderpersons-at-large, the number of alderpersons, when not elected by the minori…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-15) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-15) Sec. 3.1-20-15. Division into wards. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.1-20-20, 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 …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-20) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-20) Sec. 3.1-20-20. Alderpersons; restrict or reinstate number. (a) In a city of less than 100,000 inhabitants, a proposition to restrict the number of alderpersons to one-half of the total authorized by Section 3.1-20-10, with one …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-22) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-22) Sec. 3.1-20-22. Alderpersons; staggered terms. In any city of less than 100,000 inhabitants, a proposition to stagger the terms of alderpersons, with as nearly as possible one-half of the alderpersons elected every 2 years, shal…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-25) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-25) Sec. 3.1-20-25. Redistricting a city. (a) In the formation of wards, the number of inhabitants of the city immediately preceding the division of the city into wards shall be as nearly equal in population, and the wards shall be …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-30) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-30) Sec. 3.1-20-30. Validation of actions. After an official census is officially published, if a city is divided into a greater number of wards and has elected a greater number of alderpersons than the city is entitled to, the divi…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-35) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-35) Sec. 3.1-20-35. Determining terms. (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 which alder…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-40) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-40) Sec. 3.1-20-40. Other officers; election rather than appointment. Instead of providing for the appointment of the following officers as provided in Section 3.1-30-5, the city council, in its discretion, may provide by ordinance …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-45) Sec. 3.1-20-45. Nonpartisan primary elections; uncontested office. A city incorporated under this Code that elects municipal officers at nonpartisan primary and general elections shall conduct the elections as provided in the Election Code, except that no of…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-5) Sec. 3.1-20-5. Clerk and treasurer. The city clerk and the city treasurer shall be elected at the same time that the mayor is elected, except in the case of an election to fill a mayoral vacancy and except in the case of a city ha…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-10) Sec. 3.1-25-10. Village board; composition; referendum. Any village board of a village of under 5,000 population incorporated under this Code may by resolution provide for a referendum on the question of whether the board of tru…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-15) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-15) Sec. 3.1-25-15. President and trustees; general election. (a) The election for the president in villages shall be held at the general municipal election in accordance with the general election law. (b) The election for trustees …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-20) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-20) Sec. 3.1-25-20. Primary election. A village incorporated under this Code shall nominate and elect candidates for president and trustees in nonpartisan primary and general elections as provided in Sections 3.1-25-20 through 3.1-2…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-30) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-30) Sec. 3.1-25-30. Petition of candidacy. The petition in the nomination papers shall contain a number of signatures of electors residing within the same village as the candidate equal to at least 1% of the total vote cast at the l…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-35) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-35) Sec. 3.1-25-35. Primary ballots. The proper election authority, in accordance with the general election law, shall have the primary ballots printed in the same manner, in the same number, and within the same time as ballots are …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-40) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-40) Sec. 3.1-25-40. Ballots. (a) If the office of president is to be filled, only the names of the 4 candidates receiving the highest number of votes for president shall be placed on the ballot for president at the next succeeding g…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-45) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-45) Sec. 3.1-25-45. Nomination; determination by lot. If, upon the canvass of the returns of the primary election specified in Section 3.1-25-20, the canvassing board finds that there are tied candidates for president or trustee so …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-5) Sec. 3.1-25-5. Trustees; terms. In each village incorporated under this Code, 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 elected and have …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-50) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-50) Sec. 3.1-25-50. General election; ballot positions. On the ballots for the general municipal election, if the office of president is to be filled, the names of the nominees for president shall be placed first, in substantially t…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-55) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-55) Sec. 3.1-25-55. General election; election contests. All general municipal elections under Sections 3.1-25-20 through 3.1-25-50 shall be held, conducted, and contested under the general election law, except that the contest of t…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-60) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-60) Sec. 3.1-25-60. Referendum to require primary elections. Any village incorporated under this Code that has not adopted the provisions of Section 3.1-25-45 or Articles 4, 5, or 6 of this Code may, by a vote of the electors of the…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-65) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-65) Sec. 3.1-25-65. Referendum to discontinue primary elections. Any village operating under the provisions of Sections 3.1-25-20 through 3.1-25-55 may by referendum elect to have the president and trustees nominated and elected at …

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-70) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-70) Sec. 3.1-25-70. Trustees under special Acts. (a) In every village and incorporated town incorporated and existing under any special Act that, before June 4, 1909, pursuant to any special Act, annually elected members of its legi…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-75) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-75) Sec. 3.1-25-75. Districts; election of trustees. (a) After a village with a population of 5,000 or more adopts the provisions of this Section in the manner prescribed in Section 3.1-25-80, the board of trustees by ordinance shal…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-80) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-80) Sec. 3.1-25-80. Referendum; districting and election of trustees. If a petition signed by not less than 5% of the electors of a village with a population of 5,000 or more requests that the question of districting the village and…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-85) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-85) Sec. 3.1-25-85. Method of election of trustees; abandonment. Any municipality that has operated for more than 4 years under the provisions of Section 3.1-25-75 may abandon its method of electing trustees under that Section and e…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-90) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-90) Sec. 3.1-25-90. Election or appointment of clerk; term; vacancy. (a) Any village of fewer than 5,000 inhabitants may, by resolution adopted by not less than two-thirds of the village board, choose to have a clerk appointed by th…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-25-95) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-25-95) Sec. 3.1-25-95. Incorporated town officers. For the general municipal election to be held in the year 1985 in every incorporated town with a population of 25,000 or more by the last official census, and every 4 years thereafter,…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-30-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-30-10) Sec. 3.1-30-10. Deputy clerk. (a) In municipalities with a population of 500,000 or more, the municipal clerk may appoint the number of deputy clerks necessary to discharge the functions and duties of the office of municipal cle…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-30-15) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-30-15) Sec. 3.1-30-15. Clerk as collector. If, in any municipality, a collector is appointed, the corporate authorities may provide by ordinance that the clerk shall hold the office of collector. (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-30-20) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-30-20) Sec. 3.1-30-20. Auxiliary police officers. (a) Auxiliary police officers shall not be members of the regular police department of the municipality. Auxiliary police officers shall not supplement members of the regular police dep…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-30-21) Sec. 3.1-30-21. Part-time police. A municipality may appoint, discipline, and discharge part-time police officers. A municipality that employs part-time police officers shall, by ordinance, establish hiring standards for part-time police officers and shall s…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-30-25) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-30-25) Sec. 3.1-30-25. Municipalities incorporated under special Acts. The corporate authorities of municipalities incorporated and existing under special Acts that now provide for or require the election of one or more of the appointe…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-30-5) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-30-5) Sec. 3.1-30-5. Appointed officers in all municipalities. (a) The mayor or president, as the case may be, by and with the advice and consent of the city council or the board of trustees, may appoint (1) a treasurer (if the treasure…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-10) Sec. 3.1-35-10. Mayor or president; removal of appointed officer. Except where otherwise provided by statute, the mayor or president may remove any officer appointed by the mayor or president under this Code, on any written char…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-100) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-100) Sec. 3.1-35-100. Comptroller; duties. (a) If a comptroller is elected or appointed in a municipality, the corporate authorities, by ordinance or resolution, may confer upon the comptroller the powers and provide for the perfor…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-105) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-105) Sec. 3.1-35-105. Comptroller; designation of person to sign instruments. The comptroller may designate, in writing, one or more persons who shall have authority to affix the comptroller's signature as comptroller to any writte…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-110) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-110) Sec. 3.1-35-110. Comptroller; records of bonds issued. The comptroller, if one is elected or appointed (and if not, then the municipal clerk), shall keep in his or her office, in books used solely for that purpose, a correct l…

(65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-115) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-35-115) Sec. 3.1-35-115. Comptroller; duties. (a) The comptroller, if one is elected or appointed in a municipality (and if not, then the municipal clerk), shall exercise a general supervision over all the officers of the municipality…