Village of Franklin Park v. Aragon Management, Inc.

SECOND DIVISION

August 4, 1998

No. 1-97-2701

THE VILLAGE OF FRANKLIN PARK, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellant, ) Cook County)

v. ))

ARAGON MANAGEMENT, INC., ) Honorable) Rene Goier,

Defendant-Appellee. ) Judge Presiding

PRESIDING JUSTICE McNULTY delivered the opinion of the court:

In this case we must construe provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code (the Municipal Code) 65 ILCS 5/1-1-1 et seq. (West 1996)) that permit municipalities to recover costs of demolition and related litigation. We hold that the statute requires application of court rules to determine the reasonably…