Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/7-2-1 – Any 2 or more incorporated contiguous municipalities wholly or …
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Any 2 or more incorporated contiguous municipalities wholly or substantially situated in a single county may be united into one incorporated city by a compliance with Sections 7-1-16 and 7-1-17, with the following exceptions:
(1) The petition (a) shall be signed by electors of each of the municipalities seeking a union, (b) shall state the name by which the united municipality is to be known, and (c) shall state the form of municipal government under which the united municipality is to be governed.
(2) The question shall be in substantially the following form:
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Shall the city, village, or
incorporated town (as the
case may be) of…………
and the city, village, or
incorporated town (as the case YES
may be) of……….., (and
in this manner as far as
necessary, filling blanks with
the names of the municipalities
to be united), be united —————————
into a single municipality
under the name of……….
with the……….. form of
municipal government (filling
the blank with the word NO
“Alderperson” or “Commission”
or the words “Managerial With
Alderpersons Chosen From Wards Or
Districts” as the case may be)?
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No other proposition shall appear thereon.
If the majority of the votes cast in each municipality specified in the petition is in favor of the proposition, the municipalities are united.
(1) The petition (a) shall be signed by electors of each of the municipalities seeking a union, (b) shall state the name by which the united municipality is to be known, and (c) shall state the form of municipal government under which the united municipality is to be governed.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/7-2-1
- Municipalities: has the meaning established in Section 1 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.27
- 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
(2) The question shall be in substantially the following form:
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Shall the city, village, or
incorporated town (as the
case may be) of…………
and the city, village, or
incorporated town (as the case YES
may be) of……….., (and
in this manner as far as
necessary, filling blanks with
the names of the municipalities
to be united), be united —————————
into a single municipality
under the name of……….
with the……….. form of
municipal government (filling
the blank with the word NO
“Alderperson” or “Commission”
or the words “Managerial With
Alderpersons Chosen From Wards Or
Districts” as the case may be)?
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No other proposition shall appear thereon.
If the majority of the votes cast in each municipality specified in the petition is in favor of the proposition, the municipalities are united.