HOME RULE vs. NON-HOME RULE

The Constitution of the State of Illinois ARTICLE VII Section 6 establishes the parameters for local government home rule powers.

March 21 Referenda Results

Home Rule Referenda (pdf)

Websites Links

City of Geneva

Study of Home Rule - 2005

http://www.geneva.il.us/BulletinBoard/home_rule.htm

Village of Downers Grove

Home Rule Information and Articles

Pertaining to March 21, 2006 referendum to withdraw home rule authority

http://www.downers.us/top_stories/govt/HomeruleInfo.htm

City of Lake Forest

Case and Information surrounding referendum to adopt home rule authority

http://www.cityoflakeforest.com/cg/cg2k100.htm

Articles

The Uses of Home Rule With Special Emphasis on Taxation

James Banovetz and Thomas Kelty, Center for Governmental Studies, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois

Home Rule Cities and Voters (Includes list of home rule units)

James Banovetz, Illinois Municipal Review, December 2002

Do Home Rule Communities Levy More Property Taxes?

James Banovetz and Thomas Kelty, Illinois Municipal Review, April 2003

Illinois Home Rule:  A Thirty Year Assessment

Center for Governmental Studies, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois