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CITIZENS ORG. PROJ. v. DEPT. OF NAT. RES.

No. 86878.

727 N.E.2d 195 (2000)

189 Ill.2d 593

244 Ill.Dec. 896

CITIZENS ORGANIZING PROJECT, Appellant, v. The DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied April 3, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick D. Shaw, Mohan, Alewelt, Prillaman & Adami, Springfield, for Appellant.

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield (Joel D. Bertocchi, Solicitor General, and Erik G. Light, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, of counsel), for Appellees.

Chief Justice HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

The issue in this case is whether the Citizens Organizing Project (C.O.P.) is entitled to an award of litigation expenses under section 10-55 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (5 ILCS 100/10-55 (West 1998)) based on its success in having an administrative rule of the Department of Natural Resources invalidated. The circuit court denied C.O.P.'s petition for such expenses and the appellate court...

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