(75 ILCS 16/Art. 25 heading)

(75 ILCS 16/25-5) Sec. 25-5. Dissolution authorized. Dissolution of a district may be accomplished as provided in this Article. (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)

(75 ILCS 16/25-10) Sec. 25-10. Petition for dissolution; court order. (a) Voters representing 25% of a district's population, but not less than 100 of the voters of a district, may petition the circuit court of the county that contains all or a greater portion of the district than any other county having territory in the district to order the question of dissolution to be submitted to the voters of the district. (b) The judge assigned to the matter shall enter an order setting forth provisions similar to those required for an establishment referendum and the regular election at which the referendum for dissolution shall be held. (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)

(75 ILCS 16/25-15) Sec. 25-15. Form of proposition at referendum. The proposition shall be in substantially the following form: Shall (name of public library district), (location),

Illinois, lying in all or part of (name of county), be dissolved?

(Source: P.A. 87-1277.)

(75 ILCS 16/25-20) Sec. 25-20. Election results; court order. (a) The majority of the votes cast upon the proposition shall determine the matter. (b) The judge assigned to the matter shall enter a judgment setting forth the results of the referendum, and the judgment shall be filed in the court. Where more than one county is involved in the referendum, a copy of the original petition, the original order calling for the referendum, and the judgment setting forth the results shall be filed in the circuit court of each county affected or involved. (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)

(75 ILCS 16/25-25) Sec. 25-25. Board action to dissolve district and wind up affairs. (a) Upon the approval of dissolution under this Article and the entry of the judgment of the circuit court, the board shall proceed with dissolution of the district in compliance with the judgment of the circuit court. (b) The board shall continue in existence for the sole purpose of winding up its affairs and for disposition of district property. Trustees whose terms expire shall continue to serve until the board dissolves. (c) Personal property of intrinsic value only to libraries may be donated to other public libraries. All other property, real or personal, shall be sold under Section 30-70; the proceeds shall be applied first to the debts of the district, and the balance, if any, shall be paid to the county collector. Where a district lies in more than one county, the proceeds shall be equitably apportioned among the various counties affected, upon a ratio based upon the taxable property of the district within each county. The county collectors shall credit those amounts on their books as a payment on behalf of the taxpayers of the dissolved district toward any other taxes levied by the county involved, and the proceeds shall accrue to each county and shall abate the county tax levy for each county affected as to each taxpayer involved until the credit is used up or utilized and applied. (d) The board shall then meet, prepare and file its final report, enact a dissolution ordinance, and direct the filing of certified copies of the ordinance with the county clerk of each county affected and the Illinois State Librarian. The board shall then dissolve. (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)

(75 ILCS 16/25-30) Sec. 25-30. Limitation on referendum. A proposition for dissolution of a district may not be submitted to the voters of the district oftener than once every 5 years. (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)