Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/7-7-3 – Power to Consolidate
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/7-7-3
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
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 be contiguous, may consolidate by compliance with this Division. Any 2 or more municipalities shall be deemed contiguous for purposes of this Division notwithstanding that they are separated by a park district or a forest preserve district, or by a railroad or public utility right-of-way or a highway or a toll highway under the jurisdiction of any township or any department or division of the State of Illinois, but upon consolidation, such park district, forest preserve district, right-of-way, highway or toll highway shall not be considered to be part of the consolidated municipality.