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Jackson v. Board of Election Commissioners of the City of Chicago

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 18, 2011No. 1-11-0361 RelPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pucinski

Presiding Justice Gallagher and Justice Lavin concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

In this appeal, we decide a case of first impression: whether a candidate in arrears on her property taxes is also in arrears in the payment of taxes due to the city within the prohibition of section 3.1—10—5(b) of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/3.1—10—5(b) (West 2008)). An objector’s petition was filed to candidate Carmelia P Earls’ nominating papers to run for alderman, claiming that Earls was ineligible to run because she owed property taxes due to improperly claiming homeowner’s exemptions…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. City of Belvidere v. Illinois State Labor Relations BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
  3. AFM Messenger Service, Inc. v. Department of Employment SecurityIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Cinkus v. Village of Stickney Municipal Officers Electoral BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 2008
  5. Exelon Corp. v. Department of RevenueIllinois Supreme Court · 2009

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. Board of Election Commissioners of the City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 2012
  2. Burke v. Electoral Board of the Village of BradleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
  3. Watson v. Electoral Board of the Village of BradleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
  4. Jackson v. BD. OF ELECTION COM'RSAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011

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