People Ex Rel. Adamowski v. Village of Streamwood

In 1955 the legislature amended section 7 — 8 of the-Revised Cities and Villages Act and, in so doing, deleted certain language in that section. Prior to amendment, the section read as follows: “Any municipality by ordinance may annex any territory contiguous to it even though the annexed territory is dedicated or used for street or highway purposes if a portion of the street or highway is already within the annexing municipality and if no part of the annexed territory is within any other municipality. After the passage of the ordinance of annexation a copy of the ordinance, with an accurate…