(70 ILCS 1860/34) (from Ch. 19, par. 317)
Sec. 34.
If there is territory contiguous to the District which has no
legal voters residing therein, a petition to annex such territory, signed
by all the owners of record of such territory may be filed with the circuit
court for the county in which the major part of the District is situated. A
time and place for a hearing on the subject of the petition shall be fixed
and notice thereof shall be given in the manner provided in Section 33.
At such hearing any owner of land in the territory proposed to be annexed,
the District and any resident of the District may appear and be heard
touching on the sufficiency of the petition. If the court finds that the
petition satisfies the requirements of this Section it shall enter an order
stating that thenceforth such territory shall be an integral part of the America's Central
Port District and subject to all of the benefits of
service and responsibilities, including the assumption of a proportionate
share of the general obligation bonded indebtedness, if any, of the
District. The circuit clerk shall transmit a certified copy of the order of
the court to the circuit clerk of any other county in which the annexed
territory is situated.
(Source: P.A. 98-854, eff. 1-1-15.)
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