(740 ILCS 105/3) (from Ch. 100 1/2, par. 3)
Sec. 3.
The defendant shall be held to answer the allegations of the
complaint as in other civil proceedings. At all hearings upon the merits,
evidence of the general reputation of such building or apartment or of such
place, of the inmates thereof, and of those resorting thereto, shall be
admissible for the purpose of proving the existence of such nuisance. If
the complaint is filed upon the relation of a citizen, the proceeding shall
not be dismissed for want of prosecution, nor upon motion of such relator,
unless there is filed with such motion a sworn statement made by such
relator and his attorney, setting forth the reasons therefor, and unless
such dismissal is approved by the State's Attorney in writing or in open
court. If the court is of the opinion that such proceeding ought not to be
dismissed it may overrule such motion and may enter an order directing the
State's Attorney to prosecute such cause to final determination. The cause
shall be heard immediately upon issue being joined, and if the hearing is
continued, the court may permit any citizen of the county consenting
thereto to be substituted for the original relator. If any such complaint
is filed upon the relation of a citizen, and the court finds that there was
no reasonable ground or cause for filing the same, the costs may be taxed
against such relator.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 3635.)
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