(65 ILCS 5/7-3-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-3-2)
Sec. 7-3-2.
Upon the filing of the petition as provided in Section 7-3-1,
the court shall set the same for public hearing which date of public
hearing shall be within 30 days of the date of the filing of the petition.
The court shall give at least 10 days notice of such hearing by publishing
notice thereof once in a newspaper published in the municipality from which
the territory is sought to be detached, or if there is no such newspaper
published in such municipality, then such notice shall be published once in
a newspaper having a general circulation within such municipality, the date
of such publication to be not less than 10 days prior to the date set for
the public hearing. The notice (1) shall refer to the petition filed with
the court, (2) shall describe the territory proposed to be disconnected,
(3) shall indicate the prayer of the petition and the date, time and place
at which the public hearing will be held and (4) shall further indicate
that the municipality and any persons residing in or owning property in the
territory involved or in the municipality from which such territory is
sought to be disconnected shall have an opportunity to be heard on the
prayer of the petition. Notice of the filing of the petition, the substance
of which shall be as hereinabove prescribed for the published notice shall
also be mailed to the presiding officer of the municipality from which the
territory is sought to be disconnected.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3740.)
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