Illinois Statutes
§ 6-2-1 — Adoption
Illinois § 6-2-1
JurisdictionIllinois
TopicGOVERNMENT
Ch. 65MUNICIPALITIES
Act 65 ILCS 5/Illinois Municipal Code.
Art.Article 6 - Strong Mayor Form Government
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Bluebook
65 Ill. Comp. Stat. 6-2-1 (2026).
Text
All municipalities of not less than 5,000 population and not exceeding 500,000 population which are treated as properly incorporated, or which hereafter are incorporated, under this Code, in addition to all rights, powers, and authority conferred upon them elsewhere in this Code, shall have the rights, powers, and authority conferred in this article, by proceeding as hereinafter provided.
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Legislative History
(Source: P.A. 76-746.)
Nearby Sections
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§ 6
§ 6§ 6-1-1
Short title§ 6-1-2
Application of Article 3§ 6-1-3
§ 6-1-3§ 6-2-1
Adoption§ 6-2-3
Form of Petition§ 6-2-5
Election - Result§ 6-2-6
Canvass; record§ 6-2-7
Certificate of adoption§ 6-3-1
Initial division into wards§ 6-3-10
General elections - time for§ 6-3-11
Primary elections§ 6-3-3
Municipal officers - termsCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Illinois § 6-2-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/il/65/6-2-1.