Lakehead Pipeline Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission

This controversy concerns a challenge to the Illinois Commerce Commission’s (Commission’s) authority to regulate a proposed interstate pipeline under the Common Carrier by Pipeline Law (Pipeline Law) (220 ILCS 5/15 — 100 et seq. (West 1996)). Petitioner Lakehead Pipe Line Company (Lakehead) and amici curiae assert that the Commission exceeded its lawful authority when reviewing Lake-head’s application for a certificate in good standing under section 15 — 401 of the Pipeline Law (220 ILCS 5/15 — 401 (West 1996)). Lake-head also claims that the Commission erroneously interpreted the “public…