People ex rel. Martin v. Commonwealth Edison Co.

Defendant, Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd), appeals from the trial court’s overruling of its objection to plaintiff’s, Chrissie Martin’s, the ex officio collector of taxes of Ogle County, application for judgment on Ogle County’s 1991 real estate taxes. Specifically, ComEd is challenging the validity of Ogle County’s 1991 aggregate tax levy (the levy) under section 156 of the Revenue Act of 1939 (the Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 120, par. 637 (now 35 ILCS 200/18—10 (West 1994))). We affirm.

The following facts are undisputed. The Ogle County Board (board) met on September 17, October…