MADISON TWO ASSOCIATES v. PAPPAS

Nos. 104321, 104322, 104333.

884 N.E.2d 142 (2008)

227 Ill.2d 474

MADISON TWO ASSOCIATES et al., Appellants, v. Maria PAPPAS, Treasurer and ex officio Collector of Cook County, Appellant (The City of Chicago et al., Appellees).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

February 22, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago (Patrick T. Driscoll, Jr., Michael C. Prinzi, Marie E. Smuda, Tatia Gibbons, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellant Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer.

Mark R. Davis, of O'Keefe, Lyons & Hynes, LLC, Chicago, for appellant Madison Two Associates et al.

Vincent J. Getzendanner, Jr., Glenn E. Schreiber, of Madigan & Getzendanner, Chicago, for appellant Shorenstein Realty Advisors et al.

Patrick J. Rocks, Lee Ann Lowder, Chicago, for appellee Board of Education of the City of Chicago.

Mara S. Georges, Corporation Counsel, Chicago (Benna Ruth Solomon, Myriam Zreczny Kasper, Julian N. Henriques, Jr., of counsel), for appellee City of Chicago.

Ares G. Dalianis, Michael J. Hernandez, Kory A. Atkinson, of Franczek Sullivan P.C., Chicago, for amici curiae Palatine Community Consolidated School District No. 15 et al.


OPINION

Justice KARMEIER delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion:

The issue in this case is whether taxing districts have the right to petition for leave to intervene in real estate tax objection cases filed by taxpayers in the circuit court of Cook County pursuant to the Property Tax Code (35 ILCS 200/1-1 et seq. (West 2002)). The circuit court held that such intervention was not permitted as a matter of law. It therefore denied petitions...

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