70 ILCS 1205/3-6a
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 1205/ - Park District Code.|Article 3 - Annexation--Disconnection

 (from Ch. 105, par. 3-6a)Sec. 3-6a.         Within one year of the organization of any park district under  the provisions of Article 2 of this Act, any territory which has been  included therein may be disconnected from such park district if the  territory sought to be disconnected is (1) upon the border, but within the  boundary of the park district, (2) contains 20 or more acres, (3) if  disconnected will not result in the isolation of any part of the park  district from the remainder of the park district, (4) if disconnected will  not be a territory wholly bounded by one or more park districts or wholly  bounded by one or more park districts and a river or lake, and (5) is  adjoining another park district, the board of which has on file a petition  for annexation of the territory pursuant to the provisions of Article 3-1  of this Act and has enacted an ordinance stating that the park district  will annex said territory within 30 days of the entry of an order of  disconnection by the Circuit Court, in the following manner:A written petition filed in the Circuit  Court of the county in which the territory proposed to be disconnected is  located or if such territory is located in more than one county then in  the Circuit Court of the county in which the greater  part of such territory may be located, which petition shall be signed by  a majority of the electors, if any, residing within the territory, and also  signed by a majority of the owners of record of land in such territory,  and also representing a majority of  the area of land in such territory, shall be filed with the clerk of the  Circuit Court within one year of the organization of any park district  under the provisions of Article 2 of this Act. The petition shall set forth  the description of the territory to be detached from such park district,  shall allege the pertinent facts in support of the disconnection of such  territory, shall include a certified copy of an ordinance of the adjoining  park district with which has been filed a petition for the annexation of  the territory, stating that the park district will annex the  territory within 30 days after the entry of an order of disconnection by the Circuit  Court and shall pray the Circuit Court to detach  the territory from the park district.Upon the filing of the petition, the Circuit Court judge shall set  the same for public hearing which date of public hearing shall be within 30 days of  the date of the filing of the petition, and the clerk of the Circuit Court  shall give at least 20 days notice of such hearing by publishing notice  thereof once in a newspaper having a general circulation within such park  district. The notice shall refer to the petition filed with the Circuit  Court, shall describe the territory proposed to be disconnected,  shall indicate the prayer of the petition and the date, time and place at which  the public hearing will be held and shall further indicate that the park  district and any and all persons residing in or owning property in the  territory involved or in the park district from which such territory is  sought to be disconnected shall have an opportunity to be heard on the  prayer of the petition. Notice of the filing of the petition, the substance  of which shall be as hereinabove prescribed for the published notice, shall  also be mailed to the commissioners of the park district from which the  territory is sought to be disconnected.The public hearing may be continued from time to time by the Circuit  Court.  After such public hearing and having heard any and  all persons desiring to be heard, including the park district and any and all persons  residing in or owning property in the territory involved or in the park  district from which such territory is sought to be disconnected, if the  Circuit Court finds that the allegations of the petition  are true, the court shall grant the prayer of the petition and  shall enter a judgment disconnecting the territory from  the park district, which judgment shall be filed of record in the Circuit Court and  the clerk of the Circuit  Court shall cause to be delivered a certified copy of such  judgment to the commissioners of the park district from  which such territory has been  detached. If the Circuit Court finds that the allegations  contained in the petition are not true then the court shall enter  a judgment dismissing the same.    (Source: P.A. 83-1362.)