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Mount Prospect Inches Toward Idea of Annexing South of Oakton


Area to be annexed shown at the June open house. (Caroline Freer/Journal photo)

Only 10 property owners from an unincorporated area south of Oakton Street showed up to hear the Village of Mount Prospect’s pitch as to why they should become a part of Mount Prospect.

Last week, the village brought up annexation of the unincorporated part of Cook County once more at the Economic Development Commission meeting.

Illinois Municipal Code allows for municipalities to forcibly annex land that is...

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