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CITY OF ROCKFORD v. GILL

No. 77-481.

60 Ill. App.3d 94 (1978)

376 N.E.2d 420

THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PAUL P. GILL, County Clerk, Winnebago County, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed May 11, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Doyle, State's Attorney, of Rockford (William H. Gates, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for appellant.

A. Curtis Washburn, Stephen W. McCarty, and Connolly, Oliver, Goddard, Coplan & Close, all of Rockford, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE RECHENMACHER delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal involves the home rule provision of the Illinois Constitution 1970, article VII, section 6. Section 6(a) provides:

"A County which has a chief executive officer elected by the electors of the county and any municipality which has a population of more than 25,000 are home rule units. Other municipalities may...

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