People ex rel. Bowman v. Village of Bensenville

This consolidated appeal arises from two separate quo warranto complaints brought by the State’s Attorney of Du Page County against the Village of Bensenville, requiring that the defendant show by what authority it exercised jurisdiction over a portion of Church Road as well as a portion of Hickory Street. The defendant answered that it had properly annexed the roads in question by ordinance, as authorized by section 7 — 1—10 of the Illinois Municipal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 24, par. 7 — 1—10). After hearings the trial court entered orders on November 8, 1976, finding that the…