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PEOPLE EX REL. DEVINE v. MURPHY

No. 82965.

693 N.E.2d 349 (1998)

181 Ill.2d 522

230 Ill.Dec. 220

The PEOPLE ex rel. Richard A. DEVINE, State's Attorney of Cook County, et al., Petitioners, v. The Honorable Michael J. MURPHY, Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

March 19, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Devine, State's Atty. Cook County, Civil Appeals Div., Chicago, Dean M. Victor, Asst. State's Atty., Chicago, for the People.

Lisa A. Hausten, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, for CPC Intern., Inc/Corn Products.

Thomas J. McCracken, Sr., McCracken, Walsh, de LaVan & Hetler, Chicago, for Al London.

Patrick C. Doody, Doody and Lafakis, Chicago, Leonard W. Golan, Leonard W. Golan, Ltd., Chicago, for Lurie Co.

Thomas K. McQueen, Jenner & Block, Chicago, Gordon H. Millner, Chicago, for Collins-Tuttle Co.

Joseph J. Butler, Crane & Norcross, Chicago, for Damson Bircher Realty Income Fune II.

Thomas J. O'Brien, Bates Meckler Bulger & Tilson, Chicago, for Michael J. Murphy, Curtis Heaston, Francis Barth.

Thomas J. McNulty, Keck, Mahin & Cate, Chicago, Theodore M. Swain, Gould & Ratner, Chicago, for amicus curiae Civic Federation, Taxpayers' Federation.

Dennis A. Rendleman, Illinois State Bar Ass'n, Springfield, for amicus curiae Illinois State Bar Ass'n.

Steven F. Pflaum, McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, for amicus curiae Chicago Bar Ass'n.

Justice McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court:

The primary issue presented in this original action for a writ of mandamus is whether section 23-15 of the Property Tax Code (35 ILCS 200/23-15 (West 1996)), violates the separation of powers provision of the Illinois Constitution (Ill. Const.1970, art. II, § 1). For the reasons which follow, we hold that it does not.

BACKGROUND

In 1995, the General Assembly enacted a comprehensive...

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