Cermak v. Humrich

Objectors to a petition for the annexation of territory to the Village of Wadsworth appealed from the order of the circuit court of Lake County holding the petition sufficient and ordering that the question of annexation be submitted to the corporate authorities of the Village. The appellate court affirmed (35 Ill. App. 3d 957) and we allowed objectors’ petition for leave to appeal.

The territory sought to be annexed to the Village is approximately four miles in length and varies in width from one-half mile at its widest point to approximately 400 feet at its narrowest. Its common boundary…