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65 ILCS 5/7-1-8 (2026)

Any territory which is not within the corporate limits of any municipality but which is contiguous to a municipality at the time of annexation and which territory has no electors residing therein, or any such territory with electors residing therein, may be annexed to the municipality in the following manner: a written petition signed by the owners of record of all land within such territory and by at least 51% of the electors residing therein shall be filed with the municipal clerk

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(65 ILCS 5/7-1-8) (from Ch. 24, par. 7-1-8)
    Sec. 7-1-8. Any territory which is not within the corporate limits of any municipality but which is contiguous to a municipality at the time of annexation and which territory has no electors residing therein, or any such territory with electors residing therein, may be annexed to the municipality in the following manner: a written petition signed by the owners of record of all land within such territory and by at least 51% of the electors residing therein shall be filed with the municipal clerk. The petition shall request annexation and shall state that no electors reside therein or that at least 51% of such electors residing therein join in the petition, whichever shall be the case, and shall be under oath. The corporate authorities of the municipality to which annexation is sought shall then consider the question of the annexation of the described territory. A majority vote of the corporate authorities then holding office is required to annex. The vote shall be by "yeas" and "nays" entered on the legislative records. A copy of the ordinance annexing the territory together with an accurate map of the annexed territory shall be recorded with the recorder and filed with the County Clerk within the county wherever the annexed territory is located.
(Source: P.A. 83-358.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2005–2026 · leading case: Sibenaller v. Milschewski, 884 N.E.2d 1215 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008).
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Sibenaller v. Milschewski, 884 N.E.2d 1215 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). · cites it 4× “Justice CALLUM delivered the opinion of the court: The United City of Yorkville (City) passed an ordinance annexing property (the territory) in accordance with section 7-1-8 of the Illinois Municipal Code (Code) (65 ILCS 5/7-1-8 (West 2006)). Intervenors, North Star Trust…”
Vision Church v. Vill. Of Long Grove, 468 F.3d 975 (7th Cir. 2006). · cites it 3× “See 65 ILCS 5/7-1-8 ("Any territory which is not within the corporate limits of any municipality but which is contiguous to a municipality at the time of annexation .”
Vision Church, United Methodist v. Vill. of Long Grove, 468 F.3d 975 (7th Cir. 2006). · cites it 3× “See 65 ILCS 5/7-1-8 (“Any territory which is not within the corporate limits of any municipality but which is contiguous to a municipality at the time of annexation .”
Chicago Title Land Trust Co. v. Cnty. of Will, 2018 IL App (3d) 160713 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 2× “" ¶ 7 On February 29, 2016, ComEd submitted a petition for voluntary annexation pursuant to section 7-1-8 of the Illinois Municipal Code ( 65 ILCS 5/7-1-8 (West 2016) ) to the Village.”
In re Petition to Annex Certain Territory to the Vill. of Lemont, Illinois, 2017 IL App (1st) 170941 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 2× “The voluntary annexation petitions fell under section 7-1-8 of the Illinois Municipal Code ( 65 ILCS 5/7-1-8 (West 2014) ), which permits the annexation of unincorporated territory to a municipality, provided it is contiguous to that municipality at the time of annexation.”
In re Petition to Annex Certain Territory to the Vill. of Lemont, 2017 IL App (1st) 170941 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 2× “The voluntary annexation petitions fell under section 7-1-8 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/7-1-8 (West 2014)), which permits the annexation of unincorporated territory to a municipality, provided it is contiguous to that municipality at the time of annexation.”
RPIL Solar 10, LLC v. City of Aurora, 2026 IL App (2d) 250229-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2026). “See 65 ILCS 5/7-1-8 (West 2024). However, plaintiffs’ allegations of a sham are significantly less than the circumstances found to be a sham in Chicago Title.”
Annexation of Certain Terr. to Deer Park, 830 N.E.2d 791 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “65 ILCS 5/7-1-8 (West 2002). The second method of initiating annexation is by the filing of a written petition executed by a majority of the owners of record and a majority of the electors residing in the territory which is filed with the circuit court clerk of the county in…”
In re Annexation of Certain Territory (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “65 ILCS 5/7-1-8 (West 2002 ). The second method of initiating annexation is by the filing of a written petition executed by a majority of the owners of record and a majority of the electors residing in the territory which is filed with the circuit court clerk of the county in…”
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