Clarke v. Village of Arlington Heights

Plaintiff, John Clarke, filed an action in the circuit court of Cook County against defendants, the Village of Arlington Heights and Kenneth Bonder, the appointed Village clerk. As a citizen and taxpayer of Arlington Heights, plaintiff sought declaratory and injunctive relief. He claimed that section 3—5—9 of the Illinois Municipal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 24, par. 3—5—9) mandated that the Village clerk be elected. He further challenged the validity of the Village’s action in increasing the number of its trustees from six, as set forth in that statute (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 24,…