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65 ILCS 5/2-4-3
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 2 - Organization Of Municipalities

 (from Ch. 24, par. 2-4-3)Sec. 2-4-3.         The Secretary of State shall keep in his office a file in  alphabetical order of the municipalities in Illinois. This file of names  shall be changed to accord with any change of names made under this Code.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
65 ILCS 5/2-4-4
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 2 - Organization Of Municipalities

 (from Ch. 24, par. 2-4-4)Sec. 2-4-4.         The corporate authorities shall fix the time when such petition  shall be considered, and publish a notice thereof at least once, not more  than 30 nor less than 15 days before the hearing, in one or more newspapers  published in the municipality, or, if no newspaper is published therein,  then in one or more newspapers with a general circulation within the  municipality. In municipalities with less than 500 population in which no  newspaper is published, publication may instead be made by posting a notice  in 3 prominent places within the municipality. The notice shall state that  a change of the name of the municipality has been requested, the time when  action on the petition will be taken, and that remonstrances, if any, will  be heard at that time.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
65 ILCS 5/2-4-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 2 - Organization Of Municipalities

 (from Ch. 24, par. 2-4-5)Sec. 2-4-5.         Such corporate authorities shall hold a hearing on such  petition and all remonstrances thereto, at the time fixed in such notice,  or at any subsequent meeting of the corporate authorities if, for any  reason, action on the petition is not taken at the time fixed. If the  corporate authorities are satisfied that a change of name is desirable,  they shall make an order changing the name and adopting the name requested  in the petition.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
65 ILCS 5/2-4-6
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 2 - Organization Of Municipalities

 (from Ch. 24, par. 2-4-6)Sec. 2-4-6.         If a change of name is made, the corporate authorities shall  file a copy of the order making the change with the Secretary of State.  The Secretary of State  shall publish a notice of the change at least once in one or more  newspapers published in the municipality, or, if no newspaper is published  therein, then in one or more newspapers with a general circulation within  the municipality. In municipalities with less than 500 population in which  no newspaper is published, publication may instead be made by posting a  notice in 3 prominent places within the municipality. The courts shall take  judicial notice of the change of name.    (Source: P.A. 90-372, eff. 7-1-98.)
65 ILCS 5/2-4-7
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 2 - Organization Of Municipalities

 (from Ch. 24, par. 2-4-7)Sec. 2-4-7.         No rights, duties, or privileges of such municipality, or those  of any person, existing before the change of name, shall be affected by a  change of name as provided by this Code. All proceedings pending in any  court in favor of or against such municipality, may continue to final  consummation under the name in which they were commenced.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
65 ILCS 5/2-4-8
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 2 - Organization Of Municipalities

 (from Ch. 24, par. 2-4-8)Sec. 2-4-8.         If the name of any municipality is changed without complying  with this Code, nevertheless, all proceedings instituted or acts done under  the name as changed shall be valid if they would have been valid if done  under the old name.    (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
65 ILCS 5/2-4-9
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 2 - Organization Of Municipalities

(65 ILCS 5/2-4-9) (from Ch. 24, par. 2-4-9)Sec. 2-4-9.         Upon petition of a majority of the electors residing within any  unincorporated town or unincorporated village, the circuit court of the  county within which such town or village is situated, at any regular term,  may change the name of such town or village after, (1) the plat of such  town or village has been filed with the recorder in the specified  county, and (2) there has been a compliance with the provisions of Section  2-4-2.    (Source: P.A. 83-358.)
65 ILCS 5/Art. 3.1 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 ARTICLE 3.1.      OFFICERS
65 ILCS 5/Art. 3.1 Div. 5 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 DIVISION 5.      APPLICATION OF ARTICLE
65 ILCS 5/3.1-5-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-5-5)Sec. 3.1-5-5.     Application of Article.     This Article 3.1 applies to all  officers elected or appointed under this Article and Articles 4 and 5,  unless provided otherwise.  If there is a conflict between any  provision in this Article 3.1 and any provision in Article 4 or Article 5,  the provision in Article 4 or 5,  as the case may be, shall control.    (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
65 ILCS 5/Art. 3.1 Div. 10 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 DIVISION 10.      GENERAL PROVISIONS
65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-5)Sec. 3.1-10-5. Qualifications; elective office.(a) A person is not eligible for an elective municipal office unless that  person is a qualified elector of the municipality and has resided in the  municipality at least  one year next preceding the election or appointment, except as provided in Section 3.1-20-25, subsection (b) of Section 3.1-25-75, Section 5-2-2, or Section 5-2-11.(b) A person is not eligible to take the oath of office for a municipal office if that person is, at the time required for taking the oath of office, in arrears in the payment of a tax or other indebtedness due to the municipality or  has been convicted in any court located in the United States of any infamous  crime,  bribery, perjury, or other felony, unless such person is again restored to his or her rights of citizenship that may have been forfeited under Illinois law as a result of a conviction, which includes eligibility to hold elected municipal office, by the terms of a pardon for the offense, has received a restoration of rights by the Governor, or otherwise according to law. Any time after a judgment of conviction is rendered, a person convicted of an infamous crime, bribery, perjury, or other felony may petition the Governor for a restoration of rights.The changes made to this subsection by this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly are declarative of existing law and apply to all persons elected at the April 4, 2017 consolidated election and to persons elected or appointed thereafter.(b-5) (Blank).(c) A person is not eligible for the office of alderperson   of a ward unless that person has resided  in the ward that the person seeks to represent, and a person is not eligible for the office of trustee of a district unless that person has resided in the  municipality, at least one year next  preceding the election or appointment, except  as provided in Section 3.1-20-25, subsection (b) of Section 3.1-25-75, Section 5-2-2, or Section 5-2-11.(d) If a person (i) is a resident of a municipality immediately prior to the active duty military service of that person or that person's spouse, (ii) resides anywhere outside of the municipality during that active duty military service, and (iii) immediately upon completion of that active duty military service is again a resident of the municipality, then the time during which the person resides outside  the municipality during the active duty military service is deemed to be time during which the person is a resident of the municipality for purposes of determining the residency requirement under subsection (a).  (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-6
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

Sec. 3.1-10-6.     Qualifications; appointive office.(a) No person shall be eligible for any appointive municipal office  unless that person is a qualified elector of the municipality or otherwise  provided by law.(b) The residency requirements do not apply, however, to municipal  engineers, health officers, attorneys, or other officers who require  technical training or knowledge, to appointed village treasurers,  to appointed village clerks, or to appointed city or village collectors  (unless the city or village has  designated by ordinance that the city or village clerk shall also hold the  office of collector).(c) Except for incorporated towns that have superseded a civil township,  municipalities having a population of not more than 500,000 may adopt  ordinances that allow firemen and policemen to reside outside of the  corporate limits of the municipality by which they are employed both at the  time of appointment and while serving as a fireman or policeman.    (Source: P.A. 92-354, eff. 8-15-01.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-10)Sec. 3.1-10-10.     Application of general election law.     The general  election law applies to the scheduling, manner of  conducting, voting at, and contesting of municipal elections.    (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-15)Sec. 3.1-10-15. Commencement of terms. The terms of elected municipal  officers shall commence at the first regular  or special meeting of the corporate authorities after receipt of the official election results from the county clerk of the regular municipal election  at which the officers were elected, except as otherwise provided  by ordinance fixing the date for inauguration of newly elected officers  of a municipality.  The ordinance shall not, however, fix the time for  inauguration of newly elected officers later than the first regular or special  meeting of the corporate authorities in the month of June    following the  election.       (Source: P.A. 95-245, eff. 8-17-07.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-17
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

Sec. 3.1-10-17. Term limits.(a) The imposition of term limits by referendum, ordinance, or otherwise must be prospective. Elective office held prior to the effective date of any term limit imposed by a municipality shall not prohibit a person otherwise eligible from running for or holding elective office in that municipality. Term limits imposed in a manner inconsistent with this Section remain valid prospectively, but are invalid as they apply to service prior to the enactment of the term limits.(b) The imposition of term limits by referendum, ordinance, or otherwise shall only apply to terms for the same office or that category of municipal office. Term limits imposed in a manner inconsistent with this subsection are invalid as they apply to service in other categories of municipal offices.(c) A home rule unit may not regulate term limits in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.(d) This Section applies to all term limits imposed by a municipality by referendum, ordinance, or otherwise passed on or after November 8, 2016.  (Source: P.A. 101-114, eff. 7-19-19.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-20)Sec. 3.1-10-20.     Results; ties.     The person with the highest number of  votes for an office is the person elected to that office. In case of a tie  vote,  the candidate who shall hold the office shall be  determined under the general election law.    (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-25
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-25)Sec. 3.1-10-25.     Oath or affirmation.     Before entering upon the duties of  their respective offices, all municipal officers, whether elected or appointed,  shall take and subscribe the oath or affirmation required by the Illinois  Constitution.  The subscribed oath or affirmation shall be filed in the office  of the municipal clerk.    (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-30
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-30)Sec. 3.1-10-30. Bond. Before entering upon the duties of their  respective offices, all  municipal officers, except alderpersons and trustees, shall execute a bond with  security, to be approved by the corporate authorities. The bond shall be  payable to the municipality in the penal sum directed by  resolution or ordinance, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the  duties of the office and the payment of all money received by the officer,  according to law and the ordinances of that municipality. The bond  may provide that the obligation of the sureties shall not extend to any  loss sustained by the insolvency, failure, or closing of any bank or savings  and loan association organized  and operating either under the laws of the State of Illinois or the United  States in which the officer has placed funds in the officer's custody, if the  bank  or savings and loan association has been approved by the corporate authorities  as a depository for those  funds. In no case, however, shall the mayor's bond be fixed at less than  $3,000. The treasurer's bond shall be an amount of money that is not less  than 3 times the latest Federal census population or any subsequent  census figure used for Motor Fuel Tax purposes.  Bonds shall be filed  with the municipal clerk, except the bond of the clerk, which shall be  filed with the municipal treasurer.  (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-35
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-35)Sec. 3.1-10-35.     Duty to successor.     Within 5 days after written notification  and request, a person who has been an officer of a municipality shall deliver  to the successor in office all property, books, and effects in the former  officer's possession, belonging to the municipality. A former officer who  violates this Section is liable for all the damages caused by the violation and  is subject to the penalty prescribed by ordinance.    (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-40
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-40)Sec. 3.1-10-40.     Additional duties.     Every officer shall perform  duties in addition to those which may be prescribed by law, and be subject to  other  rules and regulations, as the corporate authorities may provide by ordinance.    (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-45
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-45)Sec. 3.1-10-45.     Appointment of subordinates.     The municipal  comptroller (if there is one), municipal clerk, municipal treasurer, and city  collector, severally, shall appoint the various clerks and subordinates in  their respective offices authorized by the corporate authorities.  Those  officers shall be held responsible, severally, for the fidelity of all persons  so appointed by them. This power, however, is subject to the provisions of  Division 1 of Article 10. The power of municipal clerks is also subject to the  provisions of Section 3.1-30-10.    (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-55
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-55)Sec. 3.1-10-55.     Quorum to fill vacancies.     If there is a vacancy in an  elective office and, for any reason, there is not a quorum in office of the  corporate authorities, appointments to fill vacancies may be made or confirmed  by a majority of the corporate authorities holding office at the time the  appointment is made or confirmed.    (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-60
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-60)Sec. 3.1-10-60. Interim appointments to vacancies. If a municipality  has no mayor or president, no clerk, and no alderpersons or trustees, the circuit  court may, upon petition signed by at least 100 electors or 10% of the electors  of the municipality, whichever is less, make interim appointments to fill all  vacancies in the elective offices of the municipality from among persons whose  names are submitted by the petition or petitions. The interim appointees shall  serve until the next regularly scheduled election under the general election  law occurring not less than 120 days after all the offices have become vacant.  (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-65
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-65)Sec. 3.1-10-65. Referendum to reduce terms.(a) In any municipality of less than 500,000 inhabitants, a  proposition to reduce the terms of the elective officers of the  municipality from 4 years to 2 years may be submitted, within the discretion of  the corporate authorities, to the electors of the municipality.  The  proposition shall also be submitted if a petition requesting that action is  signed by electors of the municipality numbering not less than 10% of  the total vote cast at the last election for mayor or president of the  municipality and the petition is filed with the municipal clerk and  certified in accordance with the general election law. The proposition shall be  substantially in the following form:Shall the term of the elective officers of (name of     municipality) be reduced from 4 years to 2 years?(b) If a majority of the electors voting on the proposition vote  against it, the terms of the officers shall remain 4 years. If, however,  a majority of those voting on the proposition vote in favor of it, the  officers elected at the next regular election for officers in the  municipality shall hold their offices for a term of 2 years and until  their successors are elected and have qualified, except in the case of  trustees and alderpersons. In the case of alderpersons and trustees:  (i) at the first election of alderpersons or trustees that occurs in  an odd numbered year following the vote to reduce the length of terms,  successors to alderpersons or trustees whose terms expire in that year shall  be elected for a term of one year and until their successors are elected  and have qualified and (ii) thereafter, one-half of the alderpersons or  trustees shall be elected each year for terms of 2 years and until their  successors are elected and have qualified.  (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-70
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-10-70)Sec. 3.1-10-70.     Elections for reduced 2 year terms.     In municipalities   that have provided for a 2 year term for elective officers  under Section 3.1-10-65, the first election for municipal officers  shall be held at the next general municipal election following the referendum  at which the terms of the elective officers were reduced.  In those  municipalities,  general elections shall be held annually thereafter.    (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
65 ILCS 5/Art. 3.1 Div. 15 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 DIVISION 15.      ELECTED OFFICERS GENERALLY
65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-15-5)Sec. 3.1-15-5. Officers to be elected. In all cities incorporated  under this Code there shall be elected a mayor, alderpersons, a city clerk, and a  city treasurer (except in the case of a city of 10,000 or fewer inhabitants  that, by ordinance, allows for the appointment of a city treasurer by the  mayor, subject to the advice and consent of the city council).  In all villages  and incorporated towns, there shall be elected a president, trustees, and a  clerk, except as otherwise provided in this Code.   (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-15-10)Sec. 3.1-15-10.     Mayor; president.     The chief executive officer of a  city shall be a mayor.  The chief executive officer of a village shall be a  village president, who may also be called a mayor.  The chief executive  officer of an incorporated town shall be a president, who may also be  called a mayor.  The chief executive officer shall hold office for 4 years  and until a successor is elected and  has qualified, except in municipalities that have adopted a 2 year term as  provided in Section 3.1-10-65 and except in a village or incorporated town  that, before January 1, 1942, has adopted a 2 year term for the chief  executive officer.     (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-15-15)Sec. 3.1-15-15. Holding other offices. A mayor, president, alderperson, trustee, clerk, or  treasurer shall not hold  any other office under the municipal government during  the term of that office, except when the officer is granted a leave of absence  from that office or  except as otherwise provided in Sections 3.1-10-50, 3.1-35-135, and 8-2-9.1.   Moreover, an officer may serve as a volunteer fireman and receive compensation  for  that service.   (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)
65 ILCS 5/3.1-15-20
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 3.1 - Officers

 (from Ch. 24, par. 3.1-15-20)Sec. 3.1-15-20.     Administering oaths.     The mayor of a city, the  president of a village or  incorporated town, the clerk, the chairman of a plan commission, and the  chairman of a zoning board of appeals of a municipality have power to  administer oaths and affirmations on all lawful occasions.  The corporate  authorities by ordinance may authorize other municipal officers to  administer oaths.     (Source: P.A. 87-1119.)