Village of Bloomingdale v. LaSalle National Bank

The objectors, owners of property in the Village of Bloomingdale, appeal from a judgment in a bench trial confirming a special assessment in the amount of *1,000 for the construction of a sanitary sewer system. They contend that the court erred in finding that their properties received direct benefits since they were approximately one mile distant from the main line of the sewer which constituted the improvement.

Generally, “[pjroperty not abutting on the line of a main sewer may be assessed to the extent of its benefits if it is within the defined limits of a district having the right to drain…