715 ILCS 5/2

Whenever an officer of a court, unit of local government, or school district is required by law to give notice by publication in a newspaper which is published in a particular unit of local government or school district, he shall, if there is no newspaper which is published in the unit of local government or school district, give notice by publication in a secular newspaper, as defined in this Act, having general circulation within the unit of local government or school district.