DeWoskin v. Loew's Chicago Cinema, Inc.

The plaintiff, William DeWoskin, filed the instant class action suit seeking, inter alia, a declaration that the Cook County Amusement Tax Ordinance, as originally enacted and as later amended, is unconstitutional and an injunction prohibiting the County of Cook (County) from collecting the tax imposed thereunder. By orders entered May 23, 1997, and May 8, 1998, the circuit court denied the plaintiff all requested relief and dismissed the action. The plaintiff has appealed, and for the reasons that follow, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

On November 22, 1996, the Cook County Board of…