{"data":{"id":"us-il/75-ilcs-5-2-2","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"75 ILCS 5/2-2","heading":"","body":"To provide local public institutions of general education for citizens of Illinois, the citizens residing in a village, incorporated town or township without local library service may establish and maintain a public library for the use and benefit of the residents of the respective village, incorporated town or township as herein provided.\nUpon the adoption of an ordinance by the governing body of an incorporated town, village, or township or when 100 legal voters of any incorporated town, village or township present a petition to the clerk thereof asking for the establishment and maintenance of a public library in such incorporated town, village or township, the clerk shall certify the question of whether to establish and maintain a public library to the proper election authorities who shall submit the question at a regular election in accordance with the general election law.\nThe petition shall specify the maximum library tax rate, if the rate is to be in excess of .15%. In no case shall the rate specified in the petition be in excess of .60% of the value as equalized and assessed by the Department of Revenue. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form:\n--------------------------------------------------------------\nShall a public library be established YES\nand maintained in (name of incorporated ---------------------\ntown, village or township)? NO\n--------------------------------------------------------------\nIf the petition specified a maximum tax rate in excess of the statutory maximum tax rate of .15%, the proposition shall be in substantially the following form:\n--------------------------------------------------------------\nShall a public library be\nestablished and maintained in (name of\nincorporated town, village or township), YES\nwith a maximum annual public library tax ---------------------\nrate at. % of the value of all taxable NO\nproperty as equalized and assessed by the\nDepartment of Revenue?\n--------------------------------------------------------------\nIf the majority of all votes cast in the incorporated town, village or township on the proposition are in favor of a public library, an annual tax may be levied for the establishment and maintenance of such library, subject to the limitations of Article 3.","path":["CHAPTER 75 LIBRARIES","Illinois Local Library Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=990\u0026ChapterID=16\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:25Z","sha256":"233d3533f23dff9d37fc7bae0d1b16d2d2618af02c54873231da8383faa4fabb","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/75-ilcs-5-2-1","next":"us-il/75-ilcs-5-2-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}