REED-CUSTER COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DIST. 255-U v. CITY OF WILMINGTON

No. 3-92-0580.

625 N.E.2d 381 (1993)

253 Ill. App.3d 503

192 Ill.Dec. 421

REED-CUSTER COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 255-U; Braidwood Park District; Reed Township; Fossil Ridge Library District; Braidwood Fire Protection District; and Reed Township Mosquito Abatement District, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, v. CITY OF WILMINGTON, an Illinois municipal corporation, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing January 19, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack B. Teplitz (argued), Peoria, John P. Edmonds (argued), Law Offices of John P. Edmonds, Ltd., Chillicothe, for City of Wilmington.

Stuart L. Whitt, Richard T. Petesch, Donna K. Metzler, Law Offices of Stuart L. Whitt, Aurora, for Reed-Custer Community Unit School Dist. No. 255-U.


Justice LYTTON delivers the opinion of the court:

The City of Wilmington ("City") adopted ordinances establishing a tax increment finance (TIF) district. Plaintiffs, various local taxing districts, brought suit challenging the validity of the ordinances. Thereafter, the circuit court declared the ordinances void and permanently enjoined the City from further implementing the TIF project and plan. The City brought this appeal. We affirm.

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