Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co. v. Illinois State Toll Highway Commission

The appellant brought an action in the circuit court of Cook County seeking to have the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Act (Authority Act) declared unconstitutional. The appellant and the appellees later moved for summary judgment. The trial court entered judgment in favor of the appellees, upholding the constitutionality of the Act, as amended, and the appellant has appealed directly to this court. The Authority Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 121, par. 100—1 to 100—35, as amended 1968, Laws of 1968, p.-, Sen. Bill, No. 2072) is the successor to and in many respects resembles the…