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Town & Country Utilities, Inc. v. Illinois Pollution Control Board

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided March 22, 2007No. 101619, 101652 consPublishedCited by 97 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Fitzgerald

Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Freeman, Kilbride, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

This case arises out of an application to site a landfill filed by Town & Country Utilities, Inc., and Kankakee Regional Landfill, LLC (collectively, Town & Country). Under the Environmental Protection Act (Act), siting applications are to be heard by a local governing body, here the City of Kankakee (City). 415 ILCS 5/39.2 (West 2002). After a hearing, the City approved the application. The County of Kankakee (County) petitioned for a hearing before the Illinois…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Michigan Avenue National Bank v. County of CookIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Fredman Bros. Furniture Co. v. Department of RevenueIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Flores v. DuganIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Landfill, Inc. v. Pollution Control BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
  5. County of Cook v. John Sexton Contractors Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1979

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3Cited by97 opinions

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