HB4158 Summary

• Amends the Illinois Municipal Code to add notice and public hearing requirements before municipalities approve AM broadcast station towers or cell phone towers within their boundaries

• Requires municipalities to publish notice of proposed tower sites at least 30 days before a public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation

• Mandates certified mail notice at least 30 days before the hearing to owners of all residential property within 0.25 miles of the proposed tower site, using county tax records to identify owners

• Notice requirements apply regardless of whether the property owner resides within the municipality

• Takes effect upon becoming law