235 ILCS 5/9-1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 235 - LIQUOR|235 ILCS 5/ - Liquor Control Act of 1934.|Article IX - Local Referendum

 (from Ch. 43, par. 166)Sec. 9-1.         The words and phrases defined in this section and used in  this Article, unless inconsistent with the context, shall be construed  as follows:"Precinct" means any part of a city, village or incorporated town of  over 200,000 population which was a "voting precinct" or an "election  precinct" for voting at the last general election."Political subdivision" means a township, road district, city,  village or incorporated town, as the case may be."Legal voter", insofar as the signing of a petition for a local  option election is concerned, means a person who is registered to vote at  the address shown opposite his signature on the petition or was registered  to vote at such address when he signed the petition."Annexed area" means a territory which has attached to and become a  part of a different political subdivision or precinct. The term shall be  an appropriate designation only until the area to which it attaches  holds a referendum hereunder."Disconnected area" means a territory which has detached or separated  from a political subdivision or precinct."Licensed establishment" means the premises specified in a retailer's  license pursuant to paragraph (d) of Section 5-1 and whose primary business  is the sale of alcoholic beverages on the premises, which premises are  located in any municipality having more than 2,000,000 inhabitants.In the phrase, "Shall the sale at retail of alcoholic liquor (or  alcoholic liquor other than beer containing not more than 4% of alcohol  by weight) (or alcoholic liquor containing more than 4% of alcohol by  weight except in the original package and not for consumption on the  premises) be prohibited in (or at) ....?" the proper name, whether of a  "township", "road district", "precinct", "city", "village" or  "incorporated town", or the street address of the licensed  establishment, shall be understood to be inserted in the blank, and  the same shall be inserted in the petitions filed by and the ballots  prepared for the voters of any precinct, township, road district, city,  village or incorporated town."Clerk", with reference to cities, villages and incorporated towns,  and precinct situated therein, means the town, city or village clerk, as  the case may be; with reference to cities, villages and incorporated  towns which have by ordinance created a Board of Election Commissioners,  it means the Board of Election Commissioners; with reference to road  districts in counties not under township organization, it means the road  district clerk; with reference to townships or parts of townships lying  outside of cities, villages and incorporated towns in counties under  township organization, it means the township clerk."Election" as used in reference to cities, villages and incorporated  towns, means an election at a time fixed by the general election law for  choosing city, village or incorporated town officers. "Election" also means  an election at a time fixed by the general election law for choosing  county, township or road district officers.In case an election is to be held for officers of the city, village,  incorporated town, township, or road district to which a proposition  requested pursuant to this Article shall be submitted, or for the  election of officers of a township or road district in which it is  requested that such proposition be submitted to that part of a township  or road district lying outside the corporate limits of a city, village  or incorporated town, not less than 90 days nor more than 6 months  following the filing of such petition, then the words "next ensuing  election" as used herein shall mean the next ensuing election for  officers of such city, village, incorporated town, township or road  district, regardless of any intervening elections at which residents of  such city, village, incorporated town, township or road district may vote.    (Source: P.A. 86-861; 87-347.)