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75 ILCS 5/4-1 (2026)

When the corporate authorities of a city establish a public library, the mayor shall, with the approval of the city council, appoint a board of 9 trustees chosen from city residents with reference to their fitness for such office

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(75 ILCS 5/4-1) (from Ch. 81, par. 4-1)
    Sec. 4-1. When the corporate authorities of a city establish a public library, the mayor shall, with the approval of the city council, appoint a board of 9 trustees chosen from city residents with reference to their fitness for such office. Not more than one member of the city council shall be at any one time a member of the library board.
(Source: P.A. 84-770.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2004–2018 · leading case: Jaros v. Vill. of Downers Grove, 2017 IL App (2d) 170758 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018).
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Jaros v. Vill. of Downers Grove, 2017 IL App (2d) 170758 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “¶ 17 Article 4 of the Library Act (75 ILCS 5/4-1 et seq. (West 2016)) prescribes the establishment of library boards of trustees and the selection of members.”
Jaros v. Vill. of Downers Grove, 2017 IL App (2d) 170758 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 2× “¶ 17 Article 4 of the Library Act ( 75 ILCS 5/4-1 et seq. (West 2016) ) prescribes the establishment of library boards of trustees and the selection of members.”
Jaros v. Vill. of Downers Grove, 2017 IL App (2d) 170758 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “¶ 17 Article 4 of the Library Act (75 ILCS 5/4-1 et seq. (West 2016)) prescribes the establishment of library boards of trustees and the selection of members.”
People v. Muniz (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “75 ILCS 5/4-1 (West 2000). This would appear to be the type of office to which the statute at issue refers.”
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