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CRONIN v. LINDBERG

No. 48867.

66 Ill.2d 47 (1976)

360 N.E.2d 360

JOSEPH M. CRONIN, State Superintendent of Education, et al., Appellants, v. GEORGE W. LINDBERG, Comptroller, Appellant. — (The Board of Education of the City of Chicago et al., Appellees.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Winston & Strawn, and Julia Quinn Dempsey, and David A. Thompson, all of Chicago (Calvin Sawyier and Christine G. Cooper, of counsel), for appellant Joseph M. Cronin.

J. Calvin Bostian, Robert M. Rogers, and Stanley N. Wasser, of Springfield (Wayne R. Andersen, Donald L. Metzger, and Burditt and Calkins, of Chicago, of counsel), for appellant George W. Lindberg.

Michael J. Murray, of Chicago (Richard E. Girard and Daniel J. Lynch, of counsel), for appellees.

Drach, Terrell and Deffenbaugh, of Springfield, for amicus curiae Illinois Education Association et al.

Reversed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

The School Code of Illinois (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 122, par. 1-1 et seq.) requires that school boards prepare annual calendars for the school term providing "a minimum term of at least 185 days to insure 176 days of actual pupil attendance" (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 122, par. 10-19) computed as specified in other sections of the Code. Section 18-12 of the Code provides...

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