{"data":{"id":"us-il/65-ilcs-5-4-3-4","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"65 ILCS 5/4-3-4","heading":"Terms of office; vacancy.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, the mayor and commissioners elected under Section 4-3-1 shall hold their respective offices for the term of 4 years and until their successors are elected and have qualified.\n(b) If a vacancy occurs in any of these offices, the remaining members of the council, within 30 days after the vacancy occurs, shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the balance of the unexpired term or until the vacancy is filled by interim election under Section 3.1-10-50 and until the successor is elected and has qualified.","path":["CHAPTER 65 MUNICIPALITIES","Illinois Municipal Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=802\u0026ChapterID=14\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:23Z","sha256":"49e82a0f0bbc26360cc442c339756f8beeca7d6479c464b11d0d471f65286044","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/65-ilcs-5-4-3-3","next":"us-il/65-ilcs-5-4-3-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}