Alsip Park District v. Worth-Palos Park District

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DIERINGER

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from an order entered by the circuit court of Cook County granting a petition requesting a referendum be held regarding disconnection of certain Park District property.

Submitted for review is the question of whether section 3 — 12 of the Park District Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 105, par. 3— 12) is contrary to the Illinois Constitution, in that (1) it is violative of article III, section 3 (Ill. Const. 1970, art. III, §3) which provides all elections be free and equal; (2) it is violative of article IV,…