Legal Opinion
Village of Bolingbrook v. Citizens Utilities Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 24, 1992No. 3—91—0750PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McCUSKEY
The plaintiff, Village of Bolingbrook (Village), filed multiple ordinance violations against Citizens Utilities Company of Illinois (Citizens), alleging the illegal discharge of untreated sewage. The trial court dismissed the complaints when it found the Village’s public health ordinances were preempted by the Illinois Public Utilities Act (Utilities Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 1112/3, par. 1 — 101 et seq.). The Village appeals and we affirm.
Citizens is a public utility which provides water and sewer service to the Village. Between April 9 and April 15, 1991, Citizens discharged untreated…
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