KLUK v. LANG

Nos. 66321, 66323 cons., 66322.

125 Ill.2d 306 (1988)

531 N.E.2d 790

DENNIS S. KLUK, Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. LOUIS I. LANG et al., Appellants and Cross-Appellees. — ISAAC DANIEL, Appellant, v. LOUIS I. LANG et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 21, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence J. Suffredin, Jr., and R. Matthew Simon, of Chicago (Simon & Spitalli, of counsel), for appellant and cross-appellee Lang.

Mathias W. Delort, of Chicago, for appellant Daniel and appellee and cross-appellant Kluk.

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield (Shawn W. Denney, Solicitor General, and Rita M. Novak, Assistant Attorney General, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

James M. Morphew, of Springfield, and J. Patrick Hanley and Darrell Widen, of Chicago, for amici curiae Michael J. Madigan et al.


Affirmed in part and reversed in part. Affirmed.

JUSTICE STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court:

In each of these consolidated cases, the plaintiff challenged the constitutionality of section 25-6 of the Election Code (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1986 Supp., ch. 46, par. 25-6) (the statute), which provides a method for filling a vacancy in the office of State Senator or Representative in the General Assembly. The plaintiffs...

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