VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA v. STOKOVICH

No. 95118.

810 N.E.2d 13 (2004)

211 Ill.2d 106

284 Ill.Dec. 360

The VILLAGE OF LAKE VILLA, Appellant, v. Dorothy STOKOVICH et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied May 24, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Mullen, Libertyville, for appellant.

Mara S. Georges, Corporation Counsel, Chicago (Lawrence Resenthal, Benna Ruth Solomon and Erica M. Landsberg, of counsel), for amicus curiae City of Chicago.

Roger Huebner, Springfield, for amicus curiae Illinois Municipal League.


Justice GARMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

In 1998, plaintiff, Village of Lake Villa, sought authorization from the circuit court of Lake County, pursuant to section 11-31-1 of the Illinois Municipal Code (Code) (65 ILCS 5/11-31-1(a) (West 1996)), to demolish a structure owned by the defendants, Dorothy Stokovich, as trustee under a trust agreement dated September 16, 1992, and Nick Stokovich, her son. After a hearing, the circuit court entered an order of...

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