DUNNE v. COUNTY OF COOK

No. 87-252.

164 Ill. App.3d 929 (1987)

518 N.E.2d 380

GEORGE W. DUNNE, in his official capacity as President of the Board of Commissioners and Chief Executive Officer of the County of Cook, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. THE COUNTY OF COOK et al., Defendants-Appellants.

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

Opinion filed December 16, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome H. Torshen, Ltd., of Chicago, and Ryan, Moore & Nelson, Ltd., of Arlington Heights (James T. Ryan, Abigail K. Spreyer, James K. Genden, Michael S. Holzman, and Jerome H. Torshen, of counsel), for appellants.

Jerold S. Solovy, Special State's Attorney, of Chicago (Barry Sullivan, Joel T. Pelz, and Kimberly A. Taylor, of counsel), for appellees.


Judgment affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants, several members of the Cook County board of commissioners, appeal from an order of the trial court declaring unconstitutional two Cook County ordinances pertaining to the power of the board members to appoint or remove members of their staffs. On appeal, defendants contend that by finding these ordinances unconstitutional...

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