PEOPLES ENERGY CORP. v. ILL. COMMERCE COM'N

No. 82-3039.

142 Ill. App.3d 917 (1986)

492 N.E.2d 551

PEOPLES ENERGY CORPORATION et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. THE ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed April 16, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Hercules F. Bolos, Thomas J. Russell, and Steven G. Revethis, Special Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel), for appellant.

Gardner, Carton & Douglas, Simon & Spitalli, Joseph M. Wells, Paul E. Goldstein, Neil J. Maloney, Carolyn E. Ramm, Richard E. Terry, and James Hinchliff, all of Chicago (Thomas Campbell, Michael E. Barry, Raymond F. Simon, and Joseph A. Spitalli, of counsel), for appellees Peoples Energy Corporation, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, and MidCon Corporation.

Hopkins & Sutter, of Chicago (Michael M. Conway, William J. McKenna, Jr., and Albert C. Maule, of counsel), for appellees North Shore Gas Company and The Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company.

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Phillip Parenti and William G. Shepherd, of counsel), for intervenor People of the State of Illinois ex rel. Hartigan.

Stanley J. Garber, of Shea, Rogal & Associates, Ltd., of Chicago (Gerald W. Shea, Ira A. Rogal, and Robert Hutchison, of counsel), for intervenor City of Chicago.

Douglass W. Cassel, Jr., and Howard A. Learner, both of Chicago, for intervenor Business and Professional People for Public Interest.

Stepan H. Krieger and Randall D. Schmidt, both of Chicago, for intervenor South Austin Coalition Community Council.


Judgment affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE RIZZI delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, Peoples Energy Corporation (Peoples Energy), Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (Natural Gas) and MidCon Corporation (MidCon), brought this action for injunctive relief and a declaratory judgment against defendant, Illinois Commerce Commission (the Commission). Plaintiffs sought to have the Commission enjoined from...

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