Illinois Compiled Statutes

35 ILCS 200/27-40 (2026)

Boundaries of special service area

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(35 ILCS 200/27-40)
    Sec. 27-40. Boundaries of special service area. No lien shall be established against any real property in a special service area nor shall a special service area create a valid tax before a certified copy of an ordinance establishing or altering the boundaries of a special service area, containing a legal description of the territory of the area, the permanent tax index numbers of the parcels located within the territory of the area, an accurate map of the territory, a copy of the notice of the public hearing, and a description of the special services to be provided is filed for record in the office of the recorder in each county in which any part of the area is located. The ordinance must be recorded no later than 60 days after the date the ordinance was adopted. An ordinance establishing a special service area recorded beyond the 60 days is not valid. The requirement for recording within 60 days shall not apply to any establishment or alteration of the boundaries of a service area that occurred before September 23, 1991.
(Source: P.A. 93-1013, eff. 8-24-04.)

    
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). “Second, he claimed that the ordinance was not recorded within 60 days after the date the ordinance was adopted as required by section 27-40 of the Code (35 ILCS 200/27-40 (West 2010)). In count II, alternatively, plaintiff raised a tax objection to the 2009 taxes paid by owners…”
Hawkins v. Far South, Inc., 2013 IL App (1st) 121707 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “Second, he claimed that the ordinance was not recorded within 60 days after the date the ordinance was adopted as required by section 27-40 of the Code (35 ILCS 200/27-40 (West 2010)). In count II, alternatively, plaintiff raised a tax objection to the 2009 taxes paid by owners…”
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