It appears that, unless the city votes at the next election to maintain it, Carbondale will lose its home rule status. Population , according to the census, has taken a nosedive to 21,857, dropping below the 25,000 level required to maintin home rule status according to Illinois statues. Under home rule status, a city may take any action and pass ordinaces, as long as they do not confict with Illinois and Federal law.. A community without home rule authority "may only exercise powers for which express authority is provided by state law. This means that non-home rule communities are dependent on obtaining grants of authority from the General Assembly and Governor."
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