The city of Chicago shall be divided into fifty wards. In the formation of wards the population of each shall be as nearly equal as practicable and each shall be composed of contiguous and compact territory.
65 ILCS 20/21-36
City to have fifty wards
Known as the Revised Cities and Villages Act
The act spans §§ 65-20-0-01 to 65-20-21-9 (53 sections).
Laws 1941, vol. 2, p. 19.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.