65 ILCS 5/4-3-1

(65 ILCS 5/4-3-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 4-3-1)

Sec. 4-3-1.

All municipalities which have adopted the commission form
of municipal government prior to August 15, 1941, shall elect a mayor and
4 commissioners at a general municipal election held
in an odd numbered year upon the expiration of the term of
office of the mayor or president, and every 4 years thereafter. The day
when elections in these municipalities shall be held shall be determined
by the provisions of the general election law.

In all municipalities which adopt this article on or after August 15, 1941,
the terms of office of all elected municipal officers (1) holding office
at the time this article is adopted, or (2) elected on the same day that
this article is adopted, or (3) elected at the next biennial election held
after the adoption,
shall expire at the end of their respective terms but not later than the
expiration of the term of office of the mayor or president who is holding
office at the time of the adoption of this article or who is elected to
the office of mayor or president on the same day that this article is adopted,
as the case may be.

All municipalities which adopt this article on or after August 15, 1941,
shall elect a mayor and 4 commissioners at a general municipal election
held in an odd numbered year upon the
expiration of the term of office of the mayor or president as provided in
the next preceding paragraph, and every 4 years thereafter. The day when
elections in these municipalities shall be held shall be determined
by the provisions of the general election law.

(Source: P.A. 81-1490.)