97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3291

 

Introduced 2/24/2011, by Rep. Joe Sosnowski

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
65 ILCS 5/2-3-5  from Ch. 24, par. 2-3-5
65 ILCS 5/2-3-5a  from Ch. 24, par. 2-3-5a

    Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that any contiguous territory in a county with a population of 150,000 or more may be incorporated as a village if any part of the territory is situated within 25 miles of the Illinois state line in a county having a population, according to the 1990 federal decennial census, of at least 150,000 but less than 185,000, and a petition is filed before January 1, 2012 (now, 1998). Further provides that a specified petition to become incorporated as a village must include the name of the Homeowner's Association, if applicable.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
5changing Sections 2-3-5 and 2-3-5a as follows:
 
6    (65 ILCS 5/2-3-5)  (from Ch. 24, par. 2-3-5)
7    Sec. 2-3-5. Incorporation of village; petition. Whenever
8in any county of less than 150,000 population as determined by
9the last preceding federal census, any area of contiguous
10territory, not exceeding 2 square miles, not already included
11within the corporate limits of any municipality, has residing
12thereon at least 200 inhabitants living in dwellings other than
13those designed to be mobile, and is owned by at least 30
14different owners, it may be incorporated as a village as
15follows:
16    35 electors residing within the area may file with the
17circuit clerk of the county in which such area is situated a
18petition addressed to the circuit court for that county.
19    The petition shall set forth (1) a definite description of
20the lands intended to be embraced in the proposed village, (2)
21the number of inhabitants residing therein, (3) the name of the
22proposed village, and (4) a prayer that a question be submitted
23to the electors residing within the limits of the proposed

 

 

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1village whether they will incorporate as a village under this
2Code.
3    If the area contains fewer than 7,500 residents and lies
4within 1 1/2 miles of the boundary line of any existing
5municipality, the consent of the existing municipality must be
6obtained before the area may be incorporated. No area in a
7county with a population of 150,000 or more that is
8incorporating under the provisions of this Section shall need
9to obtain the consent of any existing municipality before the
10area may be incorporated.
11    In addition, any contiguous territory in a county of
12150,000 or more population which otherwise meets the
13requirements of this Section may be incorporated as a village
14pursuant to the provisions of this Section if (1) any part of
15such territory is situated within 10 miles of a county with a
16population less than 150,000 and a petition is filed pursuant
17to this Section before January 1, 1991 or (2) any part of the
18territory is situated within 25 miles of the Illinois state
19line in a county having a population, according to the 1990
20federal decennial census, of at least 150,000 but less than
21185,000 and a petition is filed pursuant to this Section before
22January 1, 2012 1998.
23    In addition, contiguous territory not exceeding 2 square
24miles in a county with a population of not less than 187,000
25and not more than 190,000 that otherwise meets the requirements
26of this Section may be incorporated as a village pursuant to

 

 

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1the provisions of this Section if (1) any part of the territory
2is situated within 13 miles of a county with a population of
3less than 38,000 and more than 36,000 and (2) a petition is
4filed in the manner provided in this Section before January 1,
52005. The requirements of Section 2-3-18 concerning
6compatibility with the official plan for development of the
7county shall not apply to any territory seeking incorporation
8under this paragraph.
9    In addition, contiguous territory not exceeding 0.7 square
10miles having not less than 1,400 and not more than 1,600
11inhabitants, as determined by the 2000 federal decennial
12census, living in dwellings other than those designed to be
13mobile, located in a county of not less than 600,000 and not
14more than 650,000 inhabitants, as determined by the 2000
15federal decennial census, that otherwise meets the
16requirements of this Section may be incorporated as a village
17pursuant to the provisions of this Section if the territory
18includes a contiguous body of water of not less than 30 acres
19and not more than 45 acres. The petition to the court required
20by this Section shall in the case of the area described in this
21paragraph also include a comprehensive plan that specifically
22details the services that the newly incorporated municipality
23shall provide and the estimated initial annual cost of those
24services. If the area is incorporated following referendum
25approval, then the newly incorporated municipality must
26directly provide or contract for 24-hours-per-day,

 

 

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17-days-per-week law enforcement services. The consent of a
2municipality need not be obtained before the territory may be
3incorporated. The requirements of Section 2-3-18 concerning
4compatibility with the official plan for development of the
5county shall not apply to any territory seeking incorporation
6under this paragraph.
7(Source: P.A. 96-973, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
8    (65 ILCS 5/2-3-5a)  (from Ch. 24, par. 2-3-5a)
9    Sec. 2-3-5a. Incorporation of village.
10    (a) Whenever in any county of 150,000 or more population as
11determined by the last preceding federal census any area of
12contiguous territory contains at least 4 square miles and 2500
13inhabitants residing in permanent dwellings, that area may be
14incorporated as a village if a petition filed by 250 electors
15residing within that area is filed with the circuit clerk of
16the county in which such area is located addressed to the
17circuit court for that county. The petition must set forth:
18        (1) a legal description of the area intended to be
19    included in the proposed village, including the name of the
20    Homeowner's Association, if applicable,
21        (2) the number of residents in that area,
22        (3) the name of the proposed village, and
23        (4) a prayer that the question of the incorporation of
24    the area as a village be submitted to the electors residing
25    within the limits of the proposed village.

 

 

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1    If the area contains fewer than 7,500 residents and lies
2within 1 1/2 miles of the limits of any existing municipality,
3the consent of that municipality must be obtained before the
4area may be incorporated.
5    (b) If, in a county having more than 240,000 but fewer than
6400,000 inhabitants as determined by the last preceding federal
7census, an area of contiguous territory contains at least 3
8square miles and 5,000 inhabitants residing in permanent
9dwellings, that area may be incorporated as a village in the
10same manner as is provided in subsection (a). The consent of a
11municipality need not be obtained.
12    (c) If, in a county having more than 316,000 but fewer than
13318,000 inhabitants as determined by the last preceding federal
14census, an area of contiguous territory that does not exceed
15one square mile and between 1000 and 1500 inhabitants residing
16in permanent dwellings, and is located within 10 miles of a
17county with a population of less than 150,000 as determined by
18the last preceding federal census, that area may be
19incorporated as a village in the same manner as is provided in
20subsection (a). The consent of a municipality need not be
21obtained.
22    (d) If, in a county having more than 400,000 but fewer than
23410,000 inhabitants, as determined by the last preceding
24federal census, an area of contiguous territory not exceeding
25one square mile contains at least 400 inhabitants residing in
26permanent dwellings and is located in a township adjacent to a

 

 

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1county of less than 150,000 inhabitants, as determined by the
2last preceding federal census, then that area and the area
3adjacent thereto and also within such township, not exceeding,
4however, 4 square miles in total, may be incorporated as a
5village in the same manner as provided in subsection (a).
6Neither the consent of a municipality nor the finding of the
7county board under Section 2-3-18, if otherwise applicable,
8need be obtained.
9(Source: P.A. 94-23, eff. 6-14-05.)