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VIL. OF RIVER FOREST v. MIDWEST BK. & T. CO.

No. 56181.

12 Ill. App.3d 136 (1973)

297 N.E.2d 775

THE VILLAGE OF RIVER FOREST, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MIDWEST BANK & TRUST CO. et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

May 15, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Michod, of Chicago, for appellant.

Equi, Farwell, Rickelman & Proteau, and Laser, Schostok, Kolman & Frank, both of Chicago, (Paul J. Proteau, Milton J. Kolman, and Stephen J. Pokorny, of counsel,) for appellees.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE LEIGHTON delivered the opinion of the court:

The issue in this appeal is whether a municipal ordinance, invalid because the municipality lacked power to adopt it, is validated only by the subsequent enactment of an enabling statute. To resolve this issue we turn to principles well established in the law of municipal corporations. First, however, we will state the material facts.

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