Locations & Places, JMS Inc. v. State

OPINION

Sommer, C.J.

The Claimant seeks an award against the Respondent for damages in the amount of $3,471.90 sustained by the Claimant in the removal and replacement of an advertising billboard at the intersection of Illinois Route 13 and Illinois Route 148 in Herrin, Williamson County, Illinois. The Claimant alleges that on July 1,1982, the placement and maintenance of highway advertising signs were controlled by the Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971, and that it was the duty of the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to enforce the provisions of the Act. The Claimant alleges…