70 ILCS 1205/3-2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 1205/ - Park District Code.|Article 3 - Annexation--Disconnection

 (from Ch. 105, par. 3-2)Sec. 3-2.         Territory adjoining any Park District, or separated  therefrom only by a river, stream, drainage canal or ditch or other body  of water, street, alley, roadway, highway, toll road, or railroad, may  be annexed to and become a part of such district in the manner  following: The board of any park district may initiate the proceedings  by enacting an ordinance expressing its desire to annex such territory  or any 100 or more legal voters residing within the territory proposed  to be annexed, may petition to initiate such annexation proceedings.  Such ordinance or petition shall be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit  Court of the County wherein such Park District or greater or greatest  portion thereof lies, which ordinance or petition shall set forth the  name of the Park District to which annexation is proposed, define the  limits of the territory proposed to be annexed, and request the Judge of  the Circuit Court to order the question initiated by the petition or  ordinance to be submitted to the legal voters of such Park District and  of the territory proposed to be annexed; provided, however, if the legal  voters residing within the territory proposed to be annexed are fewer  than 200 in number, a majority of such legal voters, may petition in  like manner as above; provided, further, that if there are no legal  voters residing within the territory proposed to be annexed a majority  of the adult owners of record of lands within the territory proposed to  be annexed, and who represent a major portion in area of land within  such territory, may petition in the manner above provided; provided  further, that no tract of land exceeding 20 acres in area shall be  included in such petition or ordinance without the written consent of  the owners of record unless the same (1) is subdivided into lots or  blocks, (2) is bounded on 3 sides by lands subdivided into lots or  blocks, or (3) is used for commercial or industrial purposes.  The petitioners or corporate authorities, as the case may be, shall give  notice of the annexation petition or ordinance, as the case may be, not  more than 45 or less than 30 days prior to the passage of such ordinance or  the filing of the petition with the Clerk of the Circuit Court.  This  notice shall state that a petition or ordinance for annexation, as the case  may be, will be filed and give the substance of the petition or ordinance,  including a description of the territory to be annexed, the date of filing  and the name of the annexing park district.  This notice shall be given by  publishing a notice once in a newspaper published in the annexing park  district, or, if no newspaper is published in the annexing park district,  then in a newspaper with a general circulation within the annexing park  district.  A copy of this notice shall be filed with the clerk of the  annexing park district. Upon the filing of such petition the court shall  determine its validity and if it is in conformity with law shall order said  proposition submitted to referendum as provided in Section 3-3 hereof.    (Source: P.A. 85-1440.)