If a referendum held in accordance with Section 28-7 of this Act involved the question of whether a unit of local government shall become a home rule unit or shall cease to be a home rule unit and if that referendum passed, then the clerk of that unit of local government shall, within 45 days after the referendum, file with the Secretary of State a certified statement showing the results of the referendum and the resulting status of the unit of local government as a home rule unit or a non-home rule unit. The Secretary of State shall maintain such certified statements in his office as a public record.
     The question of whether a unit of local government shall become a home rule unit shall be submitted in substantially the following form:

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/28-8

  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     Shall (name of the unit of local government) become a home rule unit?
     Votes must be recorded as “yes” or “no”.
     The question of whether a unit of local government shall cease to be a home rule unit shall be submitted in substantially the following form:
     Shall (name of the unit of local government) cease to be a home rule unit?
     Votes must be recorded as “yes” or “no”.