People Ex Rel. Village of Northbrook v. City of Highland Park

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GOLDBERG

delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal is the culmination of long and bitter litigation between two thriving municipalities; Village of Northbrook (Northbrook) and City of Highland Park (Highland Park). Their legal battle rivals in intensity, although not quite in duration, the internecine strife among the ancient Greek city states. Northbrook Court Associates (Intervenor), owner of certain of the real estate here involved, has joined the fray by intervention. Northbrook commenced these proceedings by filing in the circuit court of Cook County, with leave…