Cwik v. Giannoulias

Docket No. 108313. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS DAVID CWIK, Successor Independent Adm’r of the Estate of Genowefa Bogdanowicz, et al., Appellants, v. ALEXI GIANNOULIAS, Treasurer of the State of Illinois, et al., Appellees. Opinion filed May 20, 2010. JUSTICE KARMEIER delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Kilbride, Garman, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION In this appeal, plaintiffs challenge the state’s retention of interest earned on property held by the state pursuant to section 15…