65 ILCS 5/9-4-2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 65 - MUNICIPALITIES|65 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Municipal Code.|Article 9 - Local Improvements

 (from Ch. 24, par. 9-4-2)Sec. 9-4-2.         The corporate authorities of a municipality who intend to  charge benefits conferred by local improvements on property not within the  corporate limits of such municipality against such property, as provided in  this Division 4, shall commence a proceeding by filing a petition in the  circuit court of the county in which the municipality making such local  improvement is situated, or if such municipality is situated in more than  one county and such proposed improvement lies in more than one county, then  in the circuit court of the county in which the major part of the territory  to be affected thereby is situated. Such petition shall contain (i) a  statement that the board of local improvements or the committee on local  improvements of such municipality is considering the making of a local  improvement to be paid for by special assessment or by special tax and that  the local improvement will benefit property not within the corporate limits  of such municipality but contiguous to such local improvement; (ii)  description of the extent, nature, kind, character and (when an estimate of  the cost thereof is required under the provisions of Division 2 of this  Article) the estimated cost of the proposed local improvement; (iii) a  description of the lots, blocks, tracts, or parcels of property not within  such municipality which the corporate authorities determine may be charged  under this Division 4 with any part of the cost for making such local  improvement, together with the name and address of the person or persons to  whom the tax bill was sent for general taxes on each such lot, block, tract  or parcel for the last preceding year; and (iv) a statement of the time and  place of the public hearing, if any, to be held on such local improvement  by the board of local improvements or the committee on local improvements.  Upon the filing of such petition, the clerk of the circuit court shall  issue a summons as in civil cases to the person or persons to whom such tax  bills were sent as set forth in such petition. The board of local  improvements or the committee on local improvements shall give to each  person to whom such summons is issued notice of the time and place of the  public hearing on such local improvement in the same manner as such notice  is given to persons with respect to property within such municipality, all  in accordance with the applicable provisions of Division 2 or Division 3 of  this Article. Any person to whom such summons is issued shall have the  right to appear and be heard at such public hearing in accordance with the  provisions of Division 2 or Division 3 of this Article, and the circuit  court shall upon application of such municipality, enter an order staying  further proceedings on such petition filed pursuant to this Division 4  pending the filing of and hearing on the petition contemplated by Division  2 or Division 3 of this Article, and shall consolidate for hearing by the  court such petition filed under Division 2 or Division 3 of this Article  with such petition filed under Division 4 of this Article. The procedure  and issues on the hearing on a petition filed under Division 4 of this  Article shall be the same, as near as may be, as the procedure and issues  set forth in Division 2 or Division 3 of this Article, and at such hearing,  the circuit court shall hear and determine all objections as to the amount  set as a benefit to such property.    (Source: P.A. 76-1549.)