60 ILCS 1/5-40
60 ILCS 1/5-40
in effect(60 ILCS 1/5-40) Sec. 5-40. Township names. Townships shall be named in accordance with the express wish of the inhabitants of the township. If there is not a degree of unanimity as to the name, the commissioners may designate the name. The county board may change the name of any township in its county upon a petition of a majority of the voters of the township. No 2 townships in the State shall have the same name. (Source: P.A. 82-783; 88-62.)
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