§ 3-103 Commencement of action

Every action to review a final administrative decision shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint and the issuance of summons within 35 days after the date that a copy of the decision sought to be reviewed was served upon the party affected by the decision, except that in municipalities with a population of 500,000 or less a complaint filed within the time limit established by this Section may be subsequently amended to add a police chief or a fire chief in cases brought under the Illinois Municipal Code's provisions providing for the discipline of fire fighters and police officers. The method of service of the decision shall be as provided in the Act governing the procedure before the administrative agency, but if no method is provided, a decision shall be deemed to have been served upon the party when a copy of the decision is served as provided by Section 10-50 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to the party affected by the decision. The decision must also be sent to the party's attorney as provided in Section 10-50 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The form of the summons and the issuance of alias summons shall be according to rules of the Supreme Court. This amendatory Act of 1993 applies to all cases involving discipline of fire fighters and police officers pending on its effective date and to all cases filed on or after its effective date. The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly apply to all actions filed on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly.