Illinois Compiled Statutes

35 ILCS 200/27-20 (2026)

Proposals to establish a special service area

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(35 ILCS 200/27-20)
    Sec. 27-20. Proposals to establish a special service area. To propose the establishment of a special service area, other than one initiated by the corporate authorities, an application shall be filed with the chief elected official of the municipality or county explaining, at a minimum, the following: the name and legal status of the applicant; the special services to be provided; the boundaries of the proposed special service area; the estimated amount of funding required; and the stated need and local support for the proposed special service area. The application must be signed by an owner of record within the proposed special service area. The corporate authorities may accept or reject the application.
(Source: P.A. 87-588; 88-455.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2013–2014 · leading case: Hawkins v. Far South CDC, Inc., 2013 IL App (1st) 121707 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014).
Hawkins v. Far South CDC, Inc., 2013 IL App (1st) 121707 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “First, he claimed that the application for SSA 45 was not signed by an owner of record within the proposed special services area as required by section 27-20 of the Code (35 ILCS 200/27-20 (West 2010)). Second, he claimed that the ordinance was not recorded within 60 days after…”
Hawkins v. Far South, Inc., 2013 IL App (1st) 121707 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “First, he claimed that the application for SSA 45 was not signed by an owner of record within the proposed special services area as required by section 27-20 of the Code (35 ILCS 200/27-20 (West 2010)). Second, he claimed that the ordinance was not recorded within 60 days after…”
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