Annexation is the extension of municipal boundaries into adjacent unincorporated areas and the corresponding expansion of city services to those newly incorporated areas. In Illinois, municipal governments have the authority to determine…
Cook County’s unincorporated areas account for 125.8 square miles, or 13.1% of the County’s total land area. (Of that land area, 60.26% is located within a forest preserve.) Residents of these areas rely on the County to provide municipal…
This article discusses a report released by the Civic Federation that examines selected areas within Cook County that have never been incorporated by a…
The Civic Federation’s recent report profiling unincorporated areas in six townships within…
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To view a mobile friendly version of this report, click here.This report examines selected areas within Cook County that have never been…
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