Illinois Code § 65 ILCS 5/1-2-9

Except as provided in Section 1-2-9.1 of this Act, in all
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actions for the violation of any municipal
ordinance, the first process shall be a summons or a warrant. A warrant
for the arrest of an accused person may issue upon the affidavit of any
person that an ordinance has been violated, and that the person making
the complaint has reasonable grounds to believe that the party charged
is guilty thereof. Every person arrested upon a warrant, without
unnecessary delay, shall be taken before the proper officer for trial.

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