City of Naperville v. Bernard

The only issue on appeal is whether the circuit court erred in failing to impose a fine as required by the general penalty provision for the traffic ordinance violated. While no appellee’s brief has been filed on this appeal, we reach the merits in this case since the record is simple and the claimed error easily resolvable. First Capitol Mortgage Corp. v. Talandis Construction Corp. (1976), 63 Ill. 2d 128,133.

On August 29, 1984, the defendant, Frank D. Bernard, was charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk in violation of section 13.401 of the Municipal Code in Naperville.…