Des Plaines Firemen's Association v. City of Des Plaines

PRESIDING JUSTICE DiVITO

delivered the opinion of the court:

In this declaratory judgment action, the circuit court granted the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, ruling that pursuant to an amended statute the City of Des Plaines (Des Plaines) was required to pay to its fire department money derived from the foreign fire insurance tax or license fee. Raising a number of constitutional issues, Des Plaines and various municipal intervenors appealed, and the appeals were consolidated by order of this court. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

On December 5, 1991, the Des Plaines Firemen’s…