Illinois Code § 28-8
Illinois Code § 28-8. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 28-8.
If a referendum held in accordance with Section 28-7 of this Act involved the question of whether a unit of local government shall become a home rule unit or shall continue to be a home rule unit and if that referendum passed, then the clerk of that unit of local government shall, within 45 days after the referendum, file with the Secretary of State a certified statement showing the results of the referendum and the resulting status of the unit of local government as a home rule unit or a non-home rule unit. The Secretary of State shall maintain such certified statements in his office as a public record. The question of whether a unit of local government shall become a home rule unit shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall (name of the unit of local government) become a home rule unit? Votes must be recorded as "yes" or "no". The question of whether a unit of local government shall continue to be a home rule unit shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall (name of the unit of local government) continue to be a home rule unit? Votes must be recorded as "yes" or "no". (Source: P.A. 103-600, eff. 7-1-24.)
Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 28-8
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
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