CITY OF SPRINGFIELD v. JUDITH JONES DIETSCH TRUST

No. 4-00-0524.

746 N.E.2d 1272 (2001)

321 Ill. App.3d 239

254 Ill.Dec. 224

The CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, a Municipal Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JUDITH JONES DIETSCH TRUST; Judith Jones Dietsch, Personally and as Trustee of the Judith Jones Dietsch Trust; and the Village of Chatham, an Illinois Municipal Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

April 13, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Wilson (argued), Sorling, Northrup, Hanna, Cullen & Cochran, Ltd., Robert M. Rogers, Corporation Counsel, Springfield, for the City of Springfield.

John M. Myers (argued), Rabin, Myers & Hanken, P.C., Springfield, for Judith Jones Dietsch Trust.


Justice COOK delivered the opinion of the court:

We must determine whether the City of Springfield or the Village of Chatham has jurisdiction to regulate the subdivision of property that is contiguous to Springfield and within its statutory planning jurisdiction but subject to a conflicting annexation agreement between the property owner and Chatham. Like the trial court, we find that Chatham has the power to regulate the use of the property at issue and affirm summary...

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