Board of Education v. Ellis

This case arises out of an action in administrative review heard in the circuit court of Vermilion County. A petition was filed with the Superintendent of the Educational Service Region of Vermilion County on June 17, 1971, requesting that he call an election to vote on the establishment of a unit school district pursuant to section 11 — 6 of the School Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 122, par. 11 — 6). A public hearing was held on August 16, 1971, at which time evidence was presented by the petitioners and objectors to the petition. The superintendent granted the petition at the close of the…