City of Chicago v. American National Bank & Trust Co.

PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Michael Adelman appeals orders assertedly entered without notice to enforce a four-year-old judgment for violations of the city of Chicago Housing Code (Code). Defendant raises as issues whether: (1) the 1983 judgment is void because it lacked a formal designation of the parties involved; and (2) the circuit court erred in entering 1987 ex parte orders without notice to defendant, which are also void. The city questions the timeliness of defendant’s appeal.

On December 7, 1981, the city of Chicago filed a verified complaint…