State Building Venture v. O'Donnell

Justices Freeman, Thomas, Garman, Karmeier, Burke, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

State Building Venture (SBV) entered into a lease with the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) for space in the James R Thompson Building (Thompson Center) in Chicago. The lease provided for an initial 15-year term, subject to nine 5-year renewals. The issue in this appeal is whether SBV’s claim for declaratory judgment is barred by collateral estoppel, by sovereign immunity or, whether the enabling statute requires the Director to determine whether the lease is in…