Bowers v. City of Rockford

In this case, plaintiffs, David Bowers, Bridget Bowers, Betsy Easton, James Easton, Gordon Eggers, Georganne Eggers, Kathleen Robison, and Shin Katsumata, challenge the validity of an ordinance adopted by defendants, the City of Rockford, Susan Goral, Beverly J. Campion, Margie M. Mullins, and Kenneth M. Staff (collectively the City of Rockford), which sought to forcibly annex their property. The sole issue in this case is whether the 60-acre statutory limitation in section 7 — 1—13 of the Illinois Municipal Code (Code) (65 ILCS 5/7— 1 — 13 (West 2006)) includes interior highways. After the…