{"data":{"id":"us-il/65-ilcs-5-5-5-5","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"65 ILCS 5/5-5-5","heading":"","body":"Any city or village which has adopted this Article 5 and was operating under Article 4 at the time of such adoption may upon abandonment of this Article 5 also abandon operation under Article 4, as provided in Section 4-10-1, and by so doing shall become subject to the alderperson form provisions of Article 3 and shall be subject to the provisions of that Article 3 the same as if it had been operating under Article 3 at the time this Article 5 was adopted, except for any period of time after abandonment of this Article 5 necessary to make the provisions of Article 3 fully and completely applicable.\nAny city or village which has adopted this Article 5 and was operating under Article 3 at the time of such adoption may upon abandonment of this Article 5 also abandon operation under Article 3 by adopting Article 4, as provided in Sections 4-2-2 through 4-2-9, and by so doing shall become subject to the provisions of Article 4 and shall be subject to the provisions of that Article 4 the same as if it had been operating under Article 4 at the time this Article 5 was adopted, except for any period of time after abandonment of this Article 5 necessary to make the provisions of Article 4 fully and completely applicable.","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":"fd46d9f3dc23b7bbbf374a85de956f7170faa6e517e1c8450bfaa73b6facbe9f","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/65-ilcs-5-5-5-4","next":"us-il/65-ilcs-5-5-5-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}