(70 ILCS 2005/2) (from Ch. 85, par. 6852)
Sec. 2.
Any contiguous territory having a population of not less than
300 inhabitants and no part of which is already included in an emergency services
district, and no part of which is located in a fire protection district
that provides rescue services, may be organized as an emergency services district
as provided in this Act. However, an emergency services district may be organized in whole or in part within a fire protection district that provides rescue services if the emergency services district is formed and operated solely to provide ambulance services.
Any 5% of the legal voters within the limits of the proposed emergency services
district may petition the circuit court for the county in
which the territory lies to order the question whether the territory
shall be organized as an emergency services district under this Act to be
submitted to the legal voters of the territory, but every petition
shall be signed by at least 25 legal voters residing within the
territory proposed to be organized as an emergency services district, and
in case the territory includes more than one city, village or
incorporated town, or any portions thereof, or includes one or more
cities, villages or incorporated towns, or any portion thereof, and
territory not a part of any city, village or incorporated town, then
the petition must be signed by at least 5% of the legal voters residing
in each of those cities, villages, or incorporated towns, or portions
thereof, and by at least 5% of the legal voters residing in the
territory not a part of any city, village or incorporated town. The
petition shall contain a definite description of
the boundaries of the territory proposed to be organized as an emergency services
district, and shall set forth the name of the proposed
district, which name shall be The .... Emergency Services District.
(Source: P.A. 103-134, eff. 1-1-24.)
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