Allen v. County of Cook

On January 29, 1976, plaintiff, John T. Allen, Jr., “a citizen and taxpayer, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated in Cook County,” filed this action against defendants, the County of Cook, George W. Dunne, president of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County, and the other 14 incumbent members of the Board, seeking a declaratory judgment that Cook County Ordinance No. 75 — 0—34, enacted on October 20, 1975, was invalid, and an injunction to prevent the appropriation of money “in excess of $2500.00 without first obtaining the vote of at least two-thirds of the members…