(65 ILCS 5/7-3-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-3-4)
Sec. 7-3-4.
Any territory, within any municipality, which is upon the
border but within the boundary of the municipality may be disconnected from
the municipality, in
the discretion of its corporate authorities as follows:
A written petition, signed by owners of record representing a majority
of the area of land in such territory, shall be filed with the clerk of the
municipality, requesting that the specified territory be disconnected from
the municipality. The petition shall be filed at least 30 days before it is
considered by the corporate authorities. The petition shall be accompanied
with the certificate of the proper county clerk, showing that all city
taxes or assessments due up to the time of presenting the petition are
fully paid. The corporate authorities, in their discretion, may disconnect
the territory from the municipality, by an ordinance passed by a majority
of the members elected to the city council, or board of trustees, as the
case may be.
(Source: P.A. 83-656.)
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