AMBROSE v. THORNTON TP. SCHOOL TRUSTEES

No. 1-94-3037.

654 N.E.2d 545 (1995)

274 Ill.App.3d 676

211 Ill.Dec. 83

Greg AMBROSE, Bonnie Ambrose, Leslye Botta, Ed DeWitt, Bill Drozda, Rick Kalemba, Terry Markby, Donna Markby, Jerry Novak, Debbie Nowicki, John Zelanik and Jefferey Pavlovich, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. THORNTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL TRUSTEES, Martin Lareau, Mark Meyers and Randy Schafer; Thornton Fractional Township School Trustees, Donald J. Angel, James K. Burczyk and Norbert Cipowski; Bloom Fractional Township School Trustees, Kenneth Paarlberg, Edward Kalvelage and Nancy L. Menard; Calumet Township School Trustees, John Creighton, Daniel Swalec and Richard Walker; Thornton Township High School District No. 205, Cook County, Illinois; Thornton Fractional Township High School District No. 215, Cook County, Illinois; Lloyd Lehman as Regional Superintendent of the Cook County Educational Service Region, Carol Smith, Debra Waitekus, Gary Brei, Richard Smith, Carl Smith, Helen Krolikowski, Kari Krolikowski, Richard Taylor and Gary Catalani, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

August 10, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Marovich, Timothy C. Lapp of Buikema, Hiskes, Dillner, O'Donnell & Marovich, Ltd., South Holland, for appellant Dist. No. 205.

Stanley T. Kusper, David A. DeYoung of Kusper & Raucci, Chtd., Chicago; John R. Russell of Van Der AA, Lanting & Paarlberg, Ltd., South Holland, for appellant Thornton Tp. School Trustees.

Dean W. Krone, Alan M. Mullins, of Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Cope & Bush, P.C., Chicago, for appellees.


Justice THEIS delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendants appeal from the circuit court's order reversing the decision of the Joint Board of Trustees of Schools ("Joint Board") which denied the plaintiffs' petition to detach certain territory from Thornton Township High School District No. 205 ("District 205") and to annex it to Thornton Fractional Township High School District No. 215 ("District 215") under section 7-2b of the School Code. (105 ILCS 5/7-2b...

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