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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB1528 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Cristina Castro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. In any municipality exceeding 100,000 inhabitants but not exceeding 1,000,000 inhabitants that adopts a ward system after the effective date of the amendatory Act, requires alderpersons to be elected by ward and allows for the election of 2 additional at-large alderpersons. |
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| | SB1528 | | LRB104 10310 RTM 20384 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 3.1-20-12 as follows:
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| 6 | | (65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-12 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3.1-20-12. Alderpersons; ward election requirement. |
| 8 | | In any municipality exceeding 100,000 inhabitants but not |
| 9 | | exceeding 1,000,000 inhabitants, alderpersons shall be elected |
| 10 | | by ward. A municipality under this Section may provide for the |
| 11 | | election of 2 additional at-large alderpersons. This Section |
| 12 | | shall apply to any municipality exceeding 100,000 inhabitants |
| 13 | | but not exceeding 1,000,000 inhabitants that has not adopted a |
| 14 | | ward system prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act |
| 15 | | of the 104th General Assembly. |