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60 ILCS 1/23-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 23 - Merger Of A Single Township Into 2 Other Townships

Sec. 23-15. Referendum and notices.(a) Upon the adoption of resolutions under Section 23-10 by all townships, the township boards shall certify the question to the election authority and the authority shall cause to be submitted to the voters of all townships at the general election specified in the resolutions a referendum to consolidate the townships. The referendum shall be substantially in the following form:Shall (name of dissolving township) be dissolved into     (names of receiving townships)?The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".The referendum is approved when a majority of the voters, in each of the affected townships, approve the referendum.(b)   Before a referendum appears on the ballot under subsection (a), the township boards shall publish a copy of the adopted resolution on the main page of the townships' websites, if any, and in a newspaper having a general circulation in each of the townships affected. The notice shall be published at least 30 days before the date of the general election.Each township board shall additionally mail a copy of the adopted resolution, along with a copy of the referendum language and a list of all taxes levied for general township purposes in the affected townships, to every registered voter in each township affected. The notice shall be mailed at least 30 days before the date of the general election in which the referendum will appear.(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no tax rate may be extended for any fund of the consolidated district for the first levy year of the consolidated district that exceeds any statutory maximum set forth for that fund, unless the referendum also conforms to the requirements of the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law or other statutory provision setting forth that limitation.   (Source: P.A. 100-107, eff. 1-1-18.)
60 ILCS 1/23-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 23 - Merger Of A Single Township Into 2 Other Townships

Sec. 23-20. Transition.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, upon the approval of a referendum under Section 23-15:(1) there shall be no further nominations or     elections for clerks, assessors, collectors, highway commissioners, supervisors, or trustees of the dissolving township or highway commissions and the terms of all such officers currently serving shall continue until the third Monday of May of the year in which township officials are elected following the approval of a referendum under Section 23-15;(2)    a Transition Township Board is formed for each     receiving township.  Each Transition Township Board shall be composed of the members of the dissolving township boards plus the members of the receiving township board.  The Transition Township Board shall only have authority to do the following under paragraphs (3) and (4) of this Section: provide for the compensation for all receiving township officials that will be elected at the consolidated election next following the approval of a referendum under Section 23-15; and approving additional debt to be taken on by the dissolving township;(3) each Transition Township Board shall hold a     public meeting no later than the first  Tuesday in April before the receiving townships' boards of trustees are elected at the consolidated election next following the approval of a referendum under Section 23-15.              At this public meeting, the Transition Township Board shall provide for the compensation for all township officials that will be elected at the consolidated election.  If the Board cannot agree on the compensation for an official, then the compensation for the same office between the receiving and dissolving townships shall be the lower compensation for the office in the dissolving township or receiving township;(4) the dissolving township shall not incur any     additional debt without the approval of the Transition Township Board of  each receiving township that would assume such debt after dissolution of the dissolving township; and(5) Section 3-7 of the Election Code shall govern     those individuals entitled to caucus, vote for, be nominated for, and run for offices for the receiving townships at the consolidated election of township officials next following the approval of a referendum under Section 23-15.(b) Upon the approval of a referendum under Section 23-15, the receiving townships may enter into an intergovernmental agreement under the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act for any lawful purpose relating to the land or property contained in the dissolving township after the township is dissolved.   (Source: P.A. 100-107, eff. 1-1-18.)
60 ILCS 1/23-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 23 - Merger Of A Single Township Into 2 Other Townships

(60 ILCS 1/23-25)Sec. 23-25. Merged township. On the third Monday of May of the year in which township officials are elected following the approval of a referendum under Section 23-15, the following shall occur:(a)   The dissolving township ceases.(b)   All rights, powers, duties, assets, and     property, together with all personnel, contractual obligations, other obligations, responsibilities, and liabilities of the dissolving township are transferred to the receiving townships as provided in the resolution adopted under Section 23-10. The rights include, but are not limited to, the authority to continue to collect and receive any tax levied prior to the creation of the merged townships without an additional ordinance, resolution, or referendum.(c) Road districts located within the dissolving      township are abolished and all the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, obligations, and responsibilities of the dissolving road districts shall vest in and be assumed by the receiving townships' road districts as provided for in the resolutions adopted under Section 23-10; the boards of trustees of the receiving townships shall exercise the taxing authority of a road district dissolved under this Section and shall exercise all duties and responsibilities of the highway commissioner as provided in the Illinois Highway Code unless a road district in the receiving township has a highway commissioner who shall assume all duties and responsibilities of the highway commissioner of the dissolving road districts if so resolved by the receiving township board; highway commissioners of the dissolving road districts shall cease to hold office on the date the road district is abolished; and for purposes of distribution of revenue, the receiving townships' road districts, or the township board if no road districts exist,  shall assume the powers, duties, and obligations of the dissolving road district. (Source: P.A. 100-107, eff. 1-1-18.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 24 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 24 - Dissolution Of Townships in McHenry County

 ARTICLE 24.  DISSOLUTION OFTOWNSHIPS IN  MCHENRY COUNTY   (Source: P.A. 101-230, eff. 8-9-19.)
60 ILCS 1/24-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 24 - Dissolution Of Townships in McHenry County

Sec. 24-10. Definition. As used in this Article, "electors" means the registered voters of any single township in McHenry County.  (Source: P.A. 101-230, eff. 8-9-19.)
60 ILCS 1/24-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 24 - Dissolution Of Townships in McHenry County

Sec. 24-15. Dissolving a township in McHenry County. By resolution, the board of trustees of any township located in McHenry County may submit a proposition to dissolve the township to the electors of that township at the election next following in accordance with the general election law. The ballot shall be as provided for in Section 24-30.  (Source: P.A. 101-230, eff. 8-9-19.)
60 ILCS 1/24-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 24 - Dissolution Of Townships in McHenry County

Sec. 24-20. Petition requirements; notice.(a) Subject to the petition requirements of Section 28-3 of the Election Code, petitions for a referendum to dissolve a township located in McHenry County must be filed with the governing board of the township, the county board of McHenry County, and the McHenry County Clerk not less than 122 days prior to any election held throughout the township.  Petitions must include:(1)   the name of the dissolving township;(2)   the date of dissolution; and(3)    signatures of a number of electors as follows:     (A) for any township, the number of signatures shall be the larger of (i) 5% of the total ballots cast in the township in the immediately preceding election that is of an election type comparable to the election for which the petition is being filed, or (ii) 250 signatures. All signatures gathered under this paragraph (3) must be signed within 180 days prior to the filing of a petition.(b) The proposed date of dissolution shall be at least 90 days after the date of the election at which the referendum is to be voted upon.(c) If a valid petition is filed under subsection (a), then the McHenry County Clerk shall, by publication in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the county and on the county's website, not less than 90 days prior to the election at which the referendum is to be voted on, give notice in substantially the following form:NOTICE OF PETITION TO DISSOLVE (dissolving township).Residents of (dissolving township) and McHenry County are     notified that a petition has been filed with (dissolving township) and McHenry County requesting a referendum to dissolve (dissolving township) on (date of dissolution) with all real and personal property, and any other assets, together with all personnel, contractual obligations, and liabilities being transferred to McHenry County.  (Source: P.A. 101-230, eff. 8-9-19.)
60 ILCS 1/24-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 24 - Dissolution Of Townships in McHenry County

Sec. 24-25. Ballot placement. A petition that meets the requirements of Section 24-20 shall be placed on the ballot in the form provided for in Section 24-30 at the election next following.  (Source: P.A. 101-230, eff. 8-9-19.)
60 ILCS 1/24-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 24 - Dissolution Of Townships in McHenry County

Sec. 24-30. Referendum; voting.(a) Subject to the requirements of Section 16-7 of the Election Code, the referendum described in Section 24-25 shall be in substantially the following form on the ballot:--------------------------------------------------------------Shall the (dissolvingtownship), together with any roaddistricts wholly within the                   YESboundaries of (dissolvingtownship), be dissolved on (date          --------------of dissolution) with all ofthe township and road districtproperty, assets, personnel,                   NOobligations, and liabilities beingtransferred to McHenry County?--------------------------------------------------------------(b)  The referendum is approved when a majority of those voting in the election from the dissolving township approve the referendum.    (Source: P.A. 101-230, eff. 8-9-19.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 25 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 25 - Discontinuance Of Township Organization

 ARTICLE 25.      DISCONTINUANCE OF TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION
60 ILCS 1/25-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 25 - Discontinuance Of Township Organization

Sec. 25-5.     Petition and referendum to discontinue township organization.     Upon the petition of at least 10% of the registered voters of  each  township of a county, as  determined on the date registration closed before the regular election next  preceding the last day on which the petition may be filed, that  has adopted township organization, the county board shall certify and  cause to be submitted to the voters of the county, at the next general  election, the question of the continuance of township organization.  A  signature on a petition shall not be valid or counted in considering the  petition unless the form requirements are complied with and the date of each  signature is less than 90 days before the last day for filing the petition.  The statement of the person who circulates the petition must include an  attestation (i) indicating the dates on which that sheet was circulated, (ii)  indicating the first and last date on which that sheet was circulated, or (iii)  certifying that none of the signatures on the sheet was signed more than 90  days before the last day for filing the petition.  The proposition shall be  substantially in the form:Shall township organization be continued in (name of     county)?    The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".The petition shall be treated and the proposition certified in the manner  provided by the general election law. After the proposition has once been  submitted to the electorate, the proposition shall not be resubmitted for 4  years.    (Source: P.A. 89-235, eff. 8-4-95; 90-112, eff. 1-1-98.)
60 ILCS 1/25-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 25 - Discontinuance Of Township Organization

Sec. 25-10.     Cessation of township organization.     If it appears by the returns  of the election that a majority of the votes in at least three-fourths of the  townships, containing at least a  majority of the population in the county, cast on the  question of the  continuance of township organization at the election are against the  continuance of township organization, then township organization shall cease in  the county as soon as a county board is elected and qualified. All laws  relating to counties not under township organization shall be applicable to the  county, the same as if township organization had never been adopted in it.    (Source: P.A. 88-62; 89-365, eff. 8-18-95.)
60 ILCS 1/25-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 25 - Discontinuance Of Township Organization

Sec. 25-15. Selection of county governing body; election. When township organization  ceases in any county as provided in this Article, the county board may by ordinance or resolution restructure into a commission form of government on or before 180 days after a township organization ceases. If the county board votes to assume a commission form of government, an election shall be held in  the county at the next general election in an even-numbered year for 3 county  commissioners who shall hold office for 2, 4, and 6 years, respectively, and  until their successors are elected and qualified.  Terms shall be determined by  lot. At each succeeding general election after the first, one commissioner  shall be elected.  (Source: P.A. 100-107, eff. 1-1-18.)
60 ILCS 1/25-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 25 - Discontinuance Of Township Organization

Sec. 25-20.     County commissioners' assumption of duties.     The county  commissioners elected under Section 25-15 shall assume the duties of their  office on the first Monday of the month following their election.  They shall  be the legal successors to the county board of the county and shall have all  the rights and emoluments, and be subject to all the liabilities as provided in  other cases of counties not under township organization.    (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
60 ILCS 1/25-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 25 - Discontinuance Of Township Organization

(60 ILCS 1/25-25)Sec. 25-25. Disposal of township records and property. When township  organization is discontinued in any county, the records of the several  townships shall be deposited in the county clerk's office. The county  board or board of county commissioners of the county may close up all unfinished business of the several  townships and sell or dispose of any of the property belonging to a township  for the benefit of the inhabitants of the township, as fully as might have been  done by the townships themselves.  The county board or board of county commissioners may pay all the  indebtedness of any township existing at the time of the discontinuance of  township organization and cause the amount of the indebtedness, or so much as  may be necessary, to be levied upon the property of the township.  (Source: P.A. 100-107, eff. 1-1-18.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 27 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 27 - Discontinuance Of Township Organization Within Coterminous Municipality: County Population of 3 Million Or More

 ARTICLE 27.  DISCONTINUANCE OF TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION WITHIN  COTERMINOUS MUNICIPALITY:  COUNTY POPULATION OF 3 MILLION OR MORE (Source: P.A. 98-127, eff. 8-2-13; 99-474, eff. 8-27-15.)
60 ILCS 1/27-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 27 - Discontinuance Of Township Organization Within Coterminous Municipality: County Population of 3 Million Or More

Sec. 27-5. Applicability. This Article shall apply only to a township that: (1) is within a coterminous, or substantially coterminous, municipality in which the city council exercises the powers and duties of the township board, or in which one or more municipal officials serve as an officer or trustee of the township; (2) is located within a county with a population of 3 million or more; and (3) contains a territory of 7 square miles or more.  (Source: P.A. 98-127, eff. 8-2-13.)
60 ILCS 1/27-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 27 - Discontinuance Of Township Organization Within Coterminous Municipality: County Population of 3 Million Or More

Sec. 27-10. Petition and referendum to discontinue and abolish a township organization within a coterminous municipality. Upon adoption of an ordinance by the city council of a township described under Section 27-5 of this Article, or upon petition of at least 10% of the registered voters of that township, the city council shall certify and cause to be submitted to the voters of the township, at the next election or consolidated election, a proposition to discontinue and abolish the township organization and to transfer all the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, obligations, and responsibilities of the township organization to the coterminous municipality.A signature on a petition shall not be valid or counted in considering the petition unless the form requirements are complied with and the date of each signature is less than 90 days before the last day for filing the petition. The statement of the person who circulates the petition must include an attestation (i) indicating the dates on which that sheet was circulated, (ii) indicating the first and last date on which that sheet was circulated, or (iii) certifying that none of the signatures on the sheet was signed more than 90 days before the last day for filing the petition. The petition shall be treated and the proposition certified in the manner provided by the general election law. After the proposition has once been submitted to the electorate, the proposition shall not be resubmitted for 4 years.The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:Shall the township organization be continued in [Name     of Township] Township?The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".  (Source: P.A. 98-127, eff. 8-2-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
60 ILCS 1/27-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 27 - Discontinuance Of Township Organization Within Coterminous Municipality: County Population of 3 Million Or More

Sec. 27-15. Cessation of township organization. If a majority of the votes of the township cast are in favor of the proposition to discontinue and abolish the township organization, then the township organization in that township shall cease.On the effective date of the discontinuance and abolishment of the township organization, all the rights, powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, obligations, and responsibilities of the township shall by operation of law vest in and be assumed by the coterminous municipality.  (Source: P.A. 98-127, eff. 8-2-13.)
60 ILCS 1/27-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 27 - Discontinuance Of Township Organization Within Coterminous Municipality: County Population of 3 Million Or More

Sec. 27-20. Township officers. Upon the effective date of discontinuance, the coterminous municipality shall exercise all duties and responsibilities of that township officer as provided in the Township Code, the Illinois Public Aid Code, Property Tax Code, and the Illinois Highway Code, as applicable. The coterminous municipality may enter into an intergovernmental agreement or contract with the county or the State to administer the duties and responsibilities of that township officer for services under its jurisdiction.  (Source: P.A. 98-127, eff. 8-2-13.)
60 ILCS 1/27-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 27 - Discontinuance Of Township Organization Within Coterminous Municipality: County Population of 3 Million Or More

(60 ILCS 1/27-25)Sec. 27-25. Business, records, and property of discontinued township organization. The records of a township organization discontinued under this Article shall be deposited in the coterminous municipality's city clerk's office. The coterminous municipality may close up all unfinished business of the township and sell and dispose of any of the property belonging to the township for benefit of the inhabitants of the municipality.  (Source: P.A. 98-127, eff. 8-2-13.)
60 ILCS 1/Art. 28 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 28 - Discontinuance Of Township Organization Within Coterminous Municipality: Specified Townships

 ARTICLE 28.  DISCONTINUANCE OF TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION WITHIN  COTERMINOUS MUNICIPALITY: SPECIFIED TOWNSHIPS   (Source: P.A. 99-474, eff. 8-27-15.)
60 ILCS 1/28-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 60 - TOWNSHIPS|60 ILCS 1/ - Township Code.|Article 28 - Discontinuance Of Township Organization Within Coterminous Municipality: Specified Townships

Sec. 28-5. Applicability. This Article shall apply only to a township that: (1) is within a coterminous, or substantially coterminous, municipality, (2) is located within St. Clair County, and (3) contains a territory of 23 square miles or more.  (Source: P.A. 99-474, eff. 8-27-15.)