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Gerwin v. Livingston County Board

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 31, 2003No. 4-03-0158PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Appleton

Plaintiffs, Joseph K. and Carolyn K. Gerwin, sued the Livingston County board and its chairman, John T. Jacobson, for holding a public meeting in an “inconvenient” place, in violation of section 2.01 of the Open Meetings Act (Act) (5 ILCS 120/2.01 (West 2002)). In that meeting, the board voted to amend the county solid-waste disposal plan (plan) so that American Disposal Services of Illinois (American Disposal) could expand a landfill in Pontiac. The trial court allowed American Disposal to intervene as a defendant, and American Disposal and the other defendants moved to dismiss plaintiffs’…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Glisson v. City of MarionIllinois Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Burger v. Lutheran General HospitalIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Tassan v. United Development Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  4. Rogers v. Excise Bd. of Greer CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
  5. People Ex Rel. Difanis v. BarrIllinois Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Gekas v. WilliamsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009
  2. Brame v. City of North ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011
  3. Dusthimer v. Board of TrusteesAppellate Court of Illinois · 2006
  4. Brame v. The City of North ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011
  5. Lawrence v. WilliamsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013

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