Illinois Statutes Chapter 75. Libraries § 16/15-10. Uninhabited private property within municipality

(a) Territory within the boundaries of a municipality that has no voters residing in it and that consists in whole or in part of private property may be annexed to the district as provided in this Section.

(b) A written petition describing the territory and signed by the owners of record of all land within the territory may be filed with the Board of Trustees of the library district. The petition, made under oath, shall request annexation and state that no voters reside within the territory. The trustees shall then, by ordinance, annex the described territory. No referendum need be held.

(c) The board of trustees of the library district may adopt an ordinance indicating the district's intention to annex the territory. Prior to adopting this ordinance, the board of trustees of the library district shall send notice of the proposed ordinance to the president of the board of trustees of each public library located within one mile of the territory to be annexed. The library district may, in addition, provide notice of a proposed annexation ordinance on a website maintained by the library district. At any meeting of the board of trustees in which an annexation order under this Section is considered, the board shall provide a reasonable opportunity for any interested person to make public comments on the proposed annexation ordinance. The ordinance shall contain a description of the territory and a statement that no voters reside in the territory. Within 15 days of the passage of the annexation ordinance, the library district shall send notice of the adoption of the ordinance and a copy of the map showing the boundaries of the territory to be annexed to the president of the board of trustees of each public library located within one mile of the territory to be annexed. Upon a 60 day written notice of the ordinance to each of the owners of record of the territory to be annexed and a written receipt of the notice from each such owner, the trustees shall by ordinance annex the described territory. No referendum need be held.

(d) If an objection to the inclusion in the proposed annexation is filed by an owner of record or a written receipt of notice is not returned by an owner of record in the 60 day period, the property of that owner of record will be excluded from the annexation.

(e) In no case, however, may territory not contiguous to the district or to territory being annexed to the district be annexed.