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755 ILCS 5/9-6

    (755 ILCS 5/9-6) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 9-6)
    Sec. 9-6. Petition to issue letters on presumption of death of decedent - notice - waiver.)
    (a) Anyone desiring to have original letters of administration issued on the presumption of death of the decedent shall file a petition therefor in the court of the proper county. The petition shall state, in addition to the information required by clauses (c) through (h) of Section 9-4, the facts and circumstances raising the presumption, the name and last known post office address of the decedent and, if known, the name and post office address of each person in possession or control of any property of the decedent.
    (b) Not less than 30 days before the hearing on the petition the petitioner shall (1) mail a copy of the petition to the decedent at his last known address, to each heir whose name and post office address are stated in the petition and to each person shown by the petition to be in possession or control of any property of the decedent, and (2) publish a notice of the hearing on the petition once a week for 3 successive weeks, the first publication to be not less than 30 days before the hearing. The notice shall be published in a newspaper published in the county where the petition is filed. The notice shall state the time and place of the hearing, the name of the decedent and, when known, the names of the heirs. The petitioner shall endorse the time and place of the hearing on each copy of the petition mailed by him. The petitioner shall file a proof of mailing and of publication with the clerk of the court.
    (c) A copy of the petition need not be sent to any person not designated in the petition as a minor or as a person with a disability and who personally appeared before the court at the hearing or who filed his waiver of notice.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)