Bigelow v. City of Rolling Meadows

In March 2003, the plaintiffs, Perry Bigelow and the Bigelow Group, filed a complaint for declaratory judgment against the defendant, the City of Rolling Meadows (City). The plaintiffs asked the court to declare that they were the owners of a 33-foot strip of property (Subject Property) and that the City had no interest in the property. Both parties filed motions for summary judgment. The trial court granted the plaintiffs’ motion, finding there was no statutory dedication of the Subject Property and that the City waived its argument that there was a common-law dedication. The City appealed,…