(65 ILCS 5/9-2-26) (from Ch. 24, par. 9-2-26)
Sec. 9-2-26.
There shall be sent by mail, post paid, to each of the persons
paying the taxes during the last preceding year in which taxes were paid on
the property which has been assessed for the benefits in the proceeding,
directed to the address as shown in the commissioners' report, or where not
so shown, then generally to the municipality in which the improvement is to
be made, at least 15 days before the specified return day, a notice stating
the nature of the improvement, the description of that taxpayer's property
assessed therefor, the amount of the assessment, and the date when the
summons in the cause will be returnable, and when objections thereto may be
filed. An affidavit of one of the commissioners, or some other person
showing such service, mailing, posting, and publication, shall be prima
facie evidence of a compliance with all the requirements thereof, but the
publication may be proved in any other manner provided by law.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)
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