ILLINOIS LANDOWNERS v. ILLINOIS COMMERCE

Docket Nos. 121302, 121304, 121305, 121308 cons.

90 N.E.3d 448 (2017)

2017 IL 121302

ILLINOIS LANDOWNERS ALLIANCE, NFP, et al., Appellees, v. ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied November 20, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean R. Brady , of Wind on the Wires, of Wheaton, for appellant Wind on the Wires.

Diana Z. Bowman , Christina A. Jacobson , and Owen E. MacBride , of Schiff Hardin LLP, and Mara S. Georges and Michael J. Synowiecki , of Daley and Georges Ltd., both of Chicago, for appellant Rock Island Clean Line.

John N. Moore , of Natural Resources Defense Council, of Chicago, for appellant Natural Resources Defense Council.

Patrick K. Shinners and Rochelle G. Skolnick , of Schuchat, Cook & Werner, of St. Louis, Missouri, for appellant International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

Douglas P. Harvath , General Counsel, of Illinois Commerce Commission, and Matthew L. Harvey and James E. Weging , Special Assistant Attorneys General, all of Chicago, for appellant Illinois Commerce Commission.

John D. Albers , Jonathan LA Phillips , Melissa N. Schoenbein , and William M. Shay , of Shay Phillips, Ltd., of Peoria, and Michael T. Reagan , of Ottawa, for appellee Illinois Landowners Alliance, NFP.

Charles Y. Davis and Claire A. Manning , of Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP, of Springfield, for appellee Illinois Agricultural Association.

Jenner & Block LLP ( Clifford W. Berlow , of Chicago, Matthew E. Price (pro hac vice), of Washington, D.C.), Richard G. Bernet and Anastasia M. Polek , of Exelon Corporation, and E. Glenn Rippie , of Rooney, Rippie & Ratnaswamy LLP, both of Chicago, for appellee Commonwealth Edison Company.

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, of Springfield ( David L. Franklin , Solicitor General, Brett E. Legner , Deputy Solicitor General, and James Gignac , Assistant Attorney General, of Chicago), amicus curiae.

John C. Martin , of MartinSirott LLC, of Chicago, and Michael E. Engleman , of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, of Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae LSP Transmission Holdings, LLC.

David D. Streicker , Paula S. Kim , and Colleen S. Walter , of Polsinelli PC, of Chicago, for amicus curiae Infinity Renewables.

Jacques T. LeBris Erffmeyer and Kristin C. Munsch , of Citizens Utility Board, of Chicago, amicus curiae.


OPINION

¶ 1 This matter is before the court on administrative review of an order by the Illinois Commerce Commission (Commission) granting a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Rock Island Clean Line...

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