10 ILCS 5/7-11.1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS|10 ILCS 5/ - Election Code.|Article 7 - The Making Of Nominations By Political Parties

 (from Ch. 46, par. 7-11.1)Sec. 7-11.1.   Whenever a vacancy in any elective county office is to be  filled by election pursuant to Section 25-11 of this Code or Section 2-6003 of the Counties Code, nominations shall be  made and any vacancy in nomination for a county office shall be filled pursuant  to this Section:(1) If the vacancy in office occurs before the first date provided in  Section 7-12 for filing nomination papers for the primary in the next even  numbered year following the commencement of the term, nominations for the  election for filling such vacancy shall be made pursuant to this Article 7  as provided for other county offices.(2) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (3.5), if the vacancy in office occurs during the time provided in Section  7-12 for filing nomination papers for county offices for the primary in the  next even-numbered year following commencement of the term of office in  which such vacancy occurs, the time for filing nomination papers for such  office for the primary shall not be more than 91 days and not less than 85  days prior to the date of the primary election.(3) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (3.5), if the vacancy in office occurs after the last day provided in  Section 7-12 for filing nomination papers for any elective county office a  vacancy in nomination shall be deemed to have occurred and the county  central committee or the appropriate county board district committee of  each established political party shall nominate, by resolution, a candidate  to fill such vacancy in nomination for election to such office at such  general election.  In the nomination proceedings to fill such vacancy in  nomination, each member of the county central committee, or the county  board district committee, as the case may be, shall have the voting  strength as set forth in Sections 7-8 and 7-8.01, respectively.  The name  of the candidate so nominated shall not appear on the ballot at the general  primary election.  Such vacancy in nomination shall be filled prior to the  date of certification of candidates for the general election.(3.5) If the vacancy in the Office of President of the Cook County Board occurs on or after the first day provided in Section 7-12 for filing nomination papers for the primary in the next even-numbered year following the commencement of the term, a vacancy in nomination shall be deemed to have occurred and the county central committee of each established political party shall nominate, by resolution, a candidate to fill such vacancy in nomination for the election to such office at such general election. In the nomination proceedings to fill such vacancy in nomination, each member of the county central committee shall have the voting strength as set forth in Section 7-8. The office shall not appear on the ballot at the general primary election. Any vacancy in nomination occurring on or after the primary and prior to certification must be filled prior to the date of certification. Any vacancy in nomination occurring after certification but prior to 15 days before the general election shall be filled within 8 days after the event creating the vacancy in nomination.(4) The resolution to fill the vacancy shall be duly acknowledged before  an officer qualified to take acknowledgments of deeds and shall include,  upon its face, the following information:(a) the name of the original nominee and the office     vacated;(b) the date on which the vacancy occurred;(c) the name and address of the nominee selected to     fill the vacancy and the date of selection.The resolution to fill the vacancy shall be accompanied by a Statement of  Candidacy, as prescribed in Section 7-10, completed by the selected nominee  and a receipt indicating that such nominee has filed a Statement of  Economic Interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act.The provisions of Sections 10-8 through 10-10.1 relating to objections to  nomination papers, hearings on objections and judicial review, shall also  apply to and govern objections to nomination papers and resolutions for  filling vacancies in nomination filed pursuant to this Section.Unless otherwise specified herein, the nomination and election provided  for in this Section shall be governed by this Code.  (Source: P.A. 101-188, eff. 8-2-19.)