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HOWELL v. BLECHARCZYCK

No. 82-2478.

119 Ill. App.3d 987 (1983)

457 N.E.2d 494

EDWARD C. HOWELL et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STEPHEN S. BLECHARCZYCK et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Rehearing denied January 5, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris J. Heaney and Mary Mathewson, both of Jacobs, Buikema, Malak, Heaney & Hiskes, Ltd., of South Holland, for appellants.

Ronald G. Zamarin, Daniel S. Hefter, and Victoria S. Stender, all of Isham, Lincoln & Beale, of Chicago, for appellees.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE LINN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, a group of candidates who represented the Concerned Citizens Party (C.C.P.) in a recent municipal election, instituted a libel action in the circuit court of Cook County against defendants, the board of directors of the Hazel Crest Forum, a volunteer, nonpartisan citizens' group organized to promote fair elections in the village of Hazel Crest, Illinois. The trial court granted...

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