104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB1528

 

Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Cristina Castro

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-12 new

    Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. In any municipality exceeding 100,000 inhabitants but not exceeding 1,000,000 inhabitants that adopts a ward system after the effective date of the amendatory Act, requires alderpersons to be elected by ward and allows for the election of 2 additional at-large alderpersons.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
5adding Section 3.1-20-12 as follows:
 
6    (65 ILCS 5/3.1-20-12 new)
7    Sec. 3.1-20-12. Alderpersons; ward election requirement.
8In any municipality exceeding 100,000 inhabitants but not
9exceeding 1,000,000 inhabitants, alderpersons shall be elected
10by ward. A municipality under this Section may provide for the
11election of 2 additional at-large alderpersons. This Section
12shall apply to any municipality exceeding 100,000 inhabitants
13but not exceeding 1,000,000 inhabitants that has not adopted a
14ward system prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act
15of the 104th General Assembly.