(70 ILCS 1832/170)
Sec. 170.
Annexation of territory having no legal voters.
If there is
territory contiguous to the district that has no
legal voters residing within it, a petition to annex the territory
signed by all
the owners of record of the territory may be filed with the circuit court for
the county in which a major part of the district is situated. A time and
place for a hearing on the subject of the petition shall be fixed and notice
of the hearing shall be given in the manner provided in Section 165. At the
hearing
any owner of land in the territory proposed to be annexed, the district, and
any resident of the district may appear and be heard touching on the
sufficiency of the petition. If the court finds that the petition satisfies
the requirements of this Section, it shall enter an order stating that
thenceforth the territory shall be an integral part of the Mid-America
Intermodal Authority Port District and subject to all of the benefits of
service and responsibilities of the district. The circuit clerk shall transmit
a certified
copy
of the order of the court to the circuit clerk of any other county in which the
annexed territory is situated.
(Source: P.A. 90-636, eff. 7-24-98.)
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