City of Chicago v. Heinrich

Plaintiff, the City of Chicago, appeals from an order of the circuit court which modified, sua sponte, a judgment entered against defendant, Raymond Heinrich, more than 30 days earlier despite plaintiff’s objections. Plaintiff questions whether the trial court lacked authority to modify the judgment.

Defendant, as appellee, has not filed a brief but we shall consider the merits of plaintiff’s claim. First Capitol Mortgage Corp. v. Talandis Construction Corp. (1976), 63 Ill. 2d 128, 345 N.E.2d 493.

Facts

On August 13, 1985, plaintiff filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County against…