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AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING TERRITORY PURSUANT TO 65 ILCS 5/7-1-13 (WOLF ROAD, 171ST STREET TO 175TH STREET)
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WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park (“Village”) is a home rule municipal corporation organized and operating under the authority of the Constitution and laws of the State of Illinois, and the passage of this Ordinance constitutes an exercise of the Village’s home rule powers and functions; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7-1-13 of the Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5/7-1-13, the Village has the authority to annex unincorporated territory consisting of 60 acres or less that it is wholly bounded by one or more municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the Village desires to annex the territory generally located east of Wolf Road from 171st Street to 175th Street; located in unincorporated Cook County, consisting of approximately +/- 59.9 acres, legally described in Exhibit A, attached to this Ordinance, and depicted on the plat of annexation attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit B (“Property”); and
WHEREAS, the Property contains less than 60 acres, is wholly surrounded by the Village, is contiguous to the corporate limits of the Village, and is not within the corporate limits of any municipality; and
WHEREAS, written notice of the Village’s intention to annex the Property has been delivered to all persons, entities, and officials, required to receive notice of the annexation in accordance with the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/7-1-1; 65 ILCS 5/7-1-13), and an affidavit of service is attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit C; and
WHEREAS, on November 14, 2025, written notice of the Village’s intention to annex the Property was served by certified mail on the taxpayers of record of the Property as appears from the authentic tax records of Cook County (65 ILCS 5/7-1-13); and
WHEREAS, on November 21, 2025, notice of the Village’s intention to annex the Property was duly published in the Daily Southtown, a newspaper of general circulation within the...
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