101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4603
 
Introduced 2/5/2020, by Rep. Norine K. Hammond
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



715 ILCS 5/2  from Ch. 100, par. 2
715 ILCS 10/3

     Amends the Notice By Publication Act and the Newspaper Legal Notice Act. Provides that if there is no newspaper of general circulation except a newspaper published weekly within the unit of local government or school district, it is sufficient to publish the notice in an adjacent county in a newspaper of general circulation that includes a readership within the unit of local government or school district.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Notice By Publication Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 2 as follows:
 


6    (715 ILCS 5/2)  (from Ch. 100, par. 2)



7    Sec. 2. Whenever an officer of a court, unit of local 
8government, or school
district is required by law to give 
9notice by publication in a newspaper
which is published in a 
10particular unit of local government or school
district, he or 
11she shall, if there is no newspaper which is published in the 
12unit
of local government or school district, give notice by 
13publication in a secular newspaper, as defined in this Act, 
14having general circulation within the unit of local government 
15or school district. If there is no newspaper of general 
16circulation except a newspaper published weekly within the unit 
17of local government or school district, it is sufficient to 
18publish the notice in an adjacent county in a newspaper of 
19general circulation that includes a readership within the unit 
20of local government or school district. 

21(Source: P.A. 100-72, eff. 1-1-18.)

 
22    Section 10. The Newspaper Legal Notice Act is amended  by 
 
 
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1changing Section 3 as follows:
 
2    (715 ILCS 10/3)
3    Sec. 3. Applicability. 
4    (a) Any notice published prior to July 23, 2009 (the 
5effective date of Public Act 96-59) this amendatory Act of the 
696th General Assembly and in compliance with the provisions of 
7Public Act 96-59 this amendatory Act shall be legal and valid 
8for all purposes.

9    (b) If, after December 31, 2012 (the effective date of 
10Public Act 96-1144)  this amendatory Act of the 96th General 
11Assembly, there is a notice that is required by law or order of 
12court to be published in a particular unit of local government 
13or school district and there is no newspaper published in that 
14unit of local government or school district, the notice shall 
15be published in a secular newspaper, as defined by this Act, 
16having general circulation within the unit of local government 
17or school district. If there is no newspaper of general 
18circulation except a newspaper published weekly within the unit 
19of local government or school district, it is sufficient to 
20publish the notice in an adjacent county in a newspaper of 
21general circulation that includes a readership within the unit 
22of local government or school district.  To the extent that 
23there is a conflict between the provisions of Public Act 
2496-1144 this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and 
25any other provision of law, the provisions added by Public Act 
 
 
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196-1144 this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall 
2control.
3(Source: P.A. 100-72, eff. 1-1-18.)