Illinois Statutes Chapter 65. Municipalities § 5/7-1-30. Territory annexed under township organization act to townships within municipality

§ 7-1-30. Whenever a part of a municipality has been annexed to an adjoining township, which is wholly within the limits of another municipality, under the Township Code,  1 the annexed territory may be annexed to the municipality within which the township lies as follows: A petition may be presented to the county board of the county within which is situated the annexing municipality. It shall be signed by a majority of the electors of the territory annexed to the township. If the county board finds that the petition is signed by a majority of the electors of the territory, it shall annex the territory to the designated municipality by resolution. Thereupon, except as is otherwise provided in Section 7-1-1, the limits and the authority of the annexing municipality shall be extended to include the territory previously annexed to the township.