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DUNNE v. COUNTY OF COOK

No. 60178.

108 Ill.2d 161 (1985)

483 N.E.2d 13

GEORGE W. DUNNE, County Board President, et al., Appellees, v. THE COUNTY OF COOK et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 27, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome H. Torshen, of Chicago, and James T. Ryan, of Arlington Heights, Special State's Attorneys (Abigail Spreyer, of Jerome H. Torshen, Ltd., and Timothy R. Conway, of Greenberger, Krauss & Jacobs, Chtd., all of Chicago, of counsel), for appellants.

Jerold S. Solovy, Special State's Attorney, of Chicago (Barry Sullivan and Joel T. Pelz, of Jenner & Block, of Chicago, of counsel), for appellees.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, George W. Dunne, president of the board of commissioners of Cook County, filed this action in the circuit court of Cook County against the other 16 members of the board, seeking a declaratory judgment that the ordinance approved on January 17, 1983, reducing from four-fifths to three-fifths the majority necessary to override a...

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