(65 ILCS 5/9-2-43) (from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-43)
Sec. 9-2-43.
Upon the passage of any ordinance for a local improvement
pursuant thereto, the officer specified therein shall file a petition in
the circuit court in the county where the affected territory lies, or if
the municipality is situated in more than one county and the proposed
improvement lies in more than one county, then in the circuit court in the
county in which the major part of the territory to be affected thereby is
situated, in the name of the municipality, praying that steps be taken to
levy a special assessment for the improvement in accordance with the
provision of that ordinance. There shall be attached to or filed with this
petition a copy of the ordinance, certified by the clerk under the
corporate seal, and also a copy of the recommendation of the board of local
improvements and of the estimate of cost as approved by the corporate
authorities. The failure to file any or either of these copies shall not
affect the jurisdiction of the court to proceed in the cause and to act
upon the petition, but if it appears in any such cause that the copies have
not been attached to or filed with the petition before the filing of the
assessment roll therein, then, upon motion of any objector for that purpose
on or before appearance day in the cause the entire petition and
proceedings shall be dismissed.
The several circuit courts of this State have jurisdiction of any
proceeding under this Division 2.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3762.)
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