99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3445
 
Introduced , by Rep. Anthony DeLuca
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



715 ILCS 5/2  from Ch. 100, par. 2
715 ILCS 10/3

     Amends the Notice By Publication Act. Provides that if there is no newspaper which is published in the unit of local government or school district, notice may also be published in newspaper published in an adjacent county to the unit or school district (rather than just the county in which the unit or school district is located).  Further provides that if there is no newspaper published in the county or an adjacent county, notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the unit or school district. Amends the Newspaper Legal Notice Act with similar changes. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning notices.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Notice By Publication Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 2 as follows:
 


6    (715 ILCS 5/2)  (from Ch. 100, par. 2)




7    Sec. 2.

Whenever an officer of a court, unit of local 
8government, or school
district is required by law to give 
9notice by publication in a newspaper
which is published in a 
10particular unit of local government or school
district, he 
11shall, if there is no newspaper which is published in the unit

12of local government or school district, give notice by 
13publication in a
newspaper published in the county or an 
14adjacent county in which the unit of local government or
school 
15district is located and having general circulation within the 
16unit
of local government or school district. If there is no 
17newspaper published in the county or an adjacent county in 
18which  the unit of local government or school district is 
19located, notice by publication in a newspaper  shall be given in 
20a secular newspaper, as defined in this Act, published in an 
21adjoining county having general circulation within the unit of 
22local government or school district. 

23(Source: P.A. 96-1144, eff. 12-31-12.)

 
 
 
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1    Section 10. The Newspaper Legal Notice Act is amended  by 
2changing Section 3 as follows:
 
3    (715 ILCS 10/3)
4    Sec. 3. Applicability. 
5    (a) Any notice published prior to the effective date of 
6this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and in 
7compliance with the provisions of this amendatory Act shall be 
8legal and valid for all purposes.

9    (b) If, after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 
10the 96th General Assembly, there is a notice that is required 
11by law or order of court to be published in a particular unit 
12of local government or school district and there is no 
13newspaper published in that unit of local government or school 
14district, or, in the county or an adjacent county in which the 
15unit of local government or school district is located, the 
16notice shall be published in a secular newspaper, as defined by 
17this Act, that is published in an adjoining county having 
18general circulation within the unit of local government or 
19school district.  To the extent that there is a conflict between 
20the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 96th General 
21Assembly and any other provision of law, the provisions added 
22by this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall 
23control. 
24(Source: P.A. 96-59, eff. 7-23-09; 96-1144, eff. 12-31-12.)
 
 
 
 
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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
2becoming law.