CATALANO v. PECHOUS

Nos. 51912, 51931 cons.

83 Ill.2d 146 (1980)

419 N.E.2d 350

JOSEPH G. CATALANO et al., Appellants, v. ROBERT C. PECHOUS et al. (Robert C. Pechous, Appellant; Mark Fineman et al., Appellees).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied November 26, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward V. Hanrahan, of Chicago, for appellants.

James E. Gierach & Robert M. Winter, of Gierach, Stambulis & Schussler, Ltd., of Oak Lawn (Gerald W. Shea, of counsel), for appellees.


Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs, who are seven of the eight aldermen that comprise the city council of Berwyn, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County against the defendants, Robert C. Pechous, the city clerk, Mark Fineman, a reporter for Suburban Week, a weekly supplement to the Chicago Sun-Times, and Field Enterprises, Inc. (Field), the publisher of the Sun-Times. The action sought damages...

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