{"data":{"id":"us-il/55-ilcs-5-2-5019","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"55 ILCS 5/2-5019","heading":"Speaker of the county board.","body":"The county board shall, at its first meeting in the month following the month in which county board members are elected, choose one of its members as speaker for a term of 2 years.\nA speaker may be removed, with or without cause, upon a motion adopted by an affirmative vote of four-fifths of the county board. Upon adoption of a motion to remove the speaker: (i) the speaker position becomes vacant and the former speaker's compensation shall be prorated to the date the motion was approved; and (ii) a new speaker shall be elected at the next regularly scheduled county board meeting. A speaker removed under this Section maintains his or her status as a member of the county board.","path":["CHAPTER 55 COUNTIES","Counties Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=750\u0026ChapterID=12\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:22Z","sha256":"c1c8c5d28d6bdc1b806c279f366ea9ebc7424d8a964d59ab365ef9ac8a679739","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/55-ilcs-5-2-5018","next":"us-il/55-ilcs-5-2-5020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}