65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-6
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 11 - Corporate Powers and Functions

 (from Ch. 24, par. 11-74.4-6)Sec. 11-74.4-6. (a) Except as provided herein, notice of the public hearing  shall be given by publication and mailing; provided, however, that no notice by mailing shall be required under this subsection (a) with respect to any redevelopment project area located within a transit facility improvement area established pursuant to Section 11-74.4-3.3.  Notice by publication  shall be given by publication at least twice, the first publication to be  not more than 30 nor less than 10 days prior to the hearing in a newspaper  of general circulation within the taxing districts having property in the  proposed redevelopment project area.  Notice by mailing shall be given by  depositing such notice in the United States mails by  certified mail  addressed to the person or persons in whose name the general taxes for the  last preceding year were paid on each lot, block, tract, or parcel of land  lying within the project redevelopment area.  Said notice shall be mailed  not less than 10 days prior to the date set for the public hearing.  In the  event taxes for the last preceding year were not paid, the notice shall  also be sent to the persons last listed on the tax rolls within the  preceding 3 years as the owners of such property.  For redevelopment project areas with redevelopment plans or proposed  redevelopment plans that would require removal of 10 or more inhabited  residential  units or that contain 75 or more inhabited residential units, the municipality  shall make a good faith effort to notify by mail all  residents of  the redevelopment project area.  At a minimum, the municipality shall mail a  notice  to each residential address located within the redevelopment project area.  The   municipality shall endeavor to ensure that all such notices are effectively  communicated and shall include (in addition to notice in English) notice in  the predominant language  other than English when appropriate.(b) The notices issued pursuant to this Section shall include the following:(1) The time and place of public hearing.(2) The boundaries of the proposed redevelopment     project area by legal description and by street location where possible.(3) A notification that all interested persons will     be given an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing.(4) A description of the redevelopment plan or     redevelopment project for the proposed redevelopment project area if a plan or project is the subject matter of the hearing.(5) Such other matters as the municipality may deem     appropriate.(c) Not less than 45 days prior to the date set for hearing, the  municipality shall give notice by mail as provided in subsection (a) to all  taxing districts of which taxable property is included in the redevelopment  project area, project or plan and to the Department of Commerce and  Economic Opportunity, and in addition to the other requirements under  subsection (b) the notice shall include an invitation to the Department of  Commerce and Economic Opportunity and each taxing district to submit comments  to the municipality concerning the subject matter of the hearing prior to  the date of hearing.(d) In the event that any municipality has by ordinance adopted tax  increment financing prior to 1987, and has complied with the notice  requirements of this Section, except that the notice has not included the  requirements of subsection (b), paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), and within 90  days of December 16, 1991 (the effective date of Public Act 87-813), that  municipality passes an ordinance which contains findings that: (1) all taxing  districts prior to the time of the hearing required by Section 11-74.4-5  were furnished with copies of a map incorporated into the redevelopment  plan and project substantially showing the legal boundaries of the  redevelopment project area; (2) the redevelopment plan and project, or a  draft thereof, contained a map substantially showing the legal boundaries  of the redevelopment project area and was available to the public at the  time of the hearing; and (3) since the adoption of any form of tax  increment financing authorized by this Act, and prior to June 1, 1991, no  objection or challenge has been made in writing to the municipality in  respect to the notices required by this Section, then the municipality  shall be deemed to have met the notice requirements of this Act and all  actions of the municipality taken in connection with such notices as were  given are hereby validated and hereby declared to be legally sufficient for  all purposes of this Act.(e) If a municipality desires to propose a redevelopment  plan  for a redevelopment project area that  would result in the displacement of residents from  10 or more inhabited residential units or for a redevelopment project area that  contains 75 or more inhabited residential units, the  municipality  shall hold a public meeting before the mailing of the notices of public hearing  as  provided in subsection (c) of this Section.  However, such a meeting shall be required for any redevelopment plan for a redevelopment project area located within a transit facility improvement area established pursuant to Section 11-74.4-3.3 if the applicable project is subject to the process for evaluation of environmental effects under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. The meeting shall be for the  purpose of  enabling the municipality to advise the public, taxing districts having real  property in  the redevelopment project area, taxpayers who own property in the proposed  redevelopment project area, and residents in the area as to the  municipality's possible intent to prepare a redevelopment plan and  designate a  redevelopment project area and to receive public comment.  The time and place for the meeting shall be set by the head of the  municipality's  Department of Planning or other department official designated by the mayor or  city  or village manager without the necessity of a resolution or ordinance of the  municipality and may be held by a member of the staff of the Department of  Planning of the municipality or by any other person, body, or commission  designated by the corporate authorities.  The meeting shall be held at  least 14 business  days before the mailing of the notice of public hearing provided for in  subsection (c)  of this Section.Notice of the public meeting shall be given by mail.  Notice by mail shall be  not less than 15 days before the date of the meeting and shall be sent by  certified  mail to all taxing districts having real property in the proposed redevelopment  project area and to all entities requesting that information that have  registered with a person and department designated by the municipality in  accordance with registration guidelines established by the  municipality pursuant to Section 11-74.4-4.2.  The  municipality shall make a good faith effort to  notify all residents and the  last known persons who paid  property taxes on real estate in a redevelopment project area.  This  requirement  shall be deemed to be satisfied if the municipality mails, by regular mail, a  notice to  each residential address and the person or persons in whose name property taxes  were paid on real property for the last preceding year located within the  redevelopment project area.  Notice shall be in languages other than English  when  appropriate.  The notices issued under this subsection shall include the  following:(1) The time and place of the meeting.(2) The boundaries of the area to be studied for     possible designation as a redevelopment project area by street and location.(3) The purpose or purposes of establishing a     redevelopment project area.(4) A brief description of tax increment financing.(5) The name, telephone number, and address of the     person who can be contacted for additional information about the proposed redevelopment project area and who should receive all comments and suggestions regarding the development of the area to be studied.(6) Notification that all interested persons will be     given an opportunity to be heard at the public meeting.(7) Such other matters as the municipality deems     appropriate.At the public meeting, any interested person or representative of an affected  taxing district  may be heard orally and may file, with the person conducting the  meeting, statements that pertain to the subject matter of the meeting.  (Source: P.A. 99-792, eff. 8-12-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)