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715 ILCS 5/1 (2026)

When any notice shall be required by law, or the order of court, or by any contract, to be published in any newspaper, and no other mode of proving the same is provided, the certificate of the publisher, by himself or his authorized agent, with a written or printed copy of such notice annexed, stating the number of times which the same shall have been published, and the dates of the first and last papers containing the same, shall be sufficient evidence of the publication therein set forth

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(715 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 100, par. 1)
    Sec. 1. When any notice shall be required by law, or the order of court, or by any contract, to be published in any newspaper, and no other mode of proving the same is provided, the certificate of the publisher, by himself or his authorized agent, with a written or printed copy of such notice annexed, stating the number of times which the same shall have been published, and the dates of the first and last papers containing the same, shall be sufficient evidence of the publication therein set forth. The certificate shall also contain the further certificate of the publisher, by himself or his authorized agent, stating that the newspaper is a newspaper as hereinafter defined.
(Source: Laws 1959, p. 1494.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2005–2005 · leading case: In Re Cnty. Treasurer, 837 N.E.2d 947 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005).
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In Re Cnty. Treasurer, 837 N.E.2d 947 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). · cites it 3× “715 ILCS 5/1 (West 2002). Here, the certificate of publication contained in the record does not indicate that it was signed by an authorized agent of the newspaper.”
H & H Investments v. Green Tree Servicing, LLC, 837 N.E.2d 947 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). · cites it 3× “715 ILCS 5/1 (West 2002). Here, the certificate of publication contained in the record does not indicate that it was signed by an authorized agent of the newspaper.”
In re Application of Cnty. Treasurer (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). · cites it 3× “715 ILCS 5/1 (West 2002). Here, the certificate of publication contained in the record does not indicate that it was signed by an authorized agent of the newspaper.”
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