Follow these links to information about Home Rule and Municipal Government in Illinois.
Illinois State Constitution
Illinois Constitutional Provisions for Municipal Home Rule
Home Rule and Local Government in Illinois - A Citizen's Guide
New Home Rule Communities in Illinois -- Four More as of March 23, 2006
Illinois Home Rule -- A Thirty Year Assessment
Illinois Home Rule -- Fix It or Nix It
Municipal Home Rule Taxing Powers Vindicated
Municipal Gas Tax via Home Rule in Illinois
Home Rule and County vs. Municipal Jurisdiction
Lake Forest and its Successful Home Rule Campaign
Citizen Advocacy Center -- Home Rule and You
Current Campaign for Home Rule in Rockford (2006)