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 1        AN ACT concerning municipalities.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.   The  Illinois  Municipal Code is amended by
 5    changing Section 3.1-20-10 as follows:

 6        (65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-10) (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-20-10)
 7        Sec. 3.1-20-10.  Aldermen; number.
 8        (a)  Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b)  and
 9    (c)  of  this  Section,  Section  3.1-20-20,  or as otherwise
10    provided in the case  of  aldermen-at-large,  the  number  of
11    aldermen,  when  not  elected  by the minority representation
12    plan, shall be as follows:  in  cities  not  exceeding  3,000
13    inhabitants,  6  aldermen;  exceeding 3,000 but not exceeding
14    15,000,  8  aldermen;  exceeding  15,000  but  not  exceeding
15    20,000, 10  aldermen;  exceeding  20,000  but  not  exceeding
16    50,000,  14  aldermen;  exceeding  50,000  but  not exceeding
17    70,000, 16  aldermen;  exceeding  70,000  but  not  exceeding
18    90,000,  18 aldermen alderman; and from 90,000 to 500,000, 20
19    aldermen alderman.  Except as otherwise provided in the  case
20    of  aldermen-at-large.  No redistricting shall be required in
21    order to reduce the number of aldermen  in  order  to  comply
22    with this Section.
23        (b)  Instead  of  the  number  of  aldermen  set forth in
24    subsection  (a),  a  municipality   with   20,000   or   more
25    inhabitants  may adopt, either by ordinance or by resolution,
26    at least 180 days  prior  to  the  first  municipal  election
27    following  the  municipality's  receipt  of  the  new federal
28    decennial census results, the following number  of  aldermen:
29    in  cities  exceeding  20,000  but  not  exceeding 50,000, 10
30    aldermen; exceeding  50,000  but  not  exceeding  70,000,  14
31    aldermen;  exceeding  70,000  but  not  exceeding  90,000, 16
 
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 1    aldermen; and exceeding 90,000 but not exceeding 500,000,  18
 2    aldermen.
 3        (c)  Instead  of  the  number  of  aldermen  set forth in
 4    subsection  (a),  a  municipality   with   40,000   or   more
 5    inhabitants  may adopt, either by ordinance or by resolution,
 6    at least 180 days  prior  to  the  first  municipal  election
 7    following  the  municipality's  receipt  of  the  new federal
 8    decennial census results, the following number  of  aldermen:
 9    in  cities  exceeding  40,000  but  not  exceeding 50,000, 16
10    aldermen.
11    (Source: P.A. 87-1119; revised 12-04-01.)

12        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
13    becoming law.

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