Houser Communications, Inc. v. Illinois Commerce Commission

PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal by plaintiff, Houser Communications, Inc., to the circuit court of Peoria County pursuant to section 68 of the Public Utilities Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. lll2/3, par. 72) from an order of the Illinois Commerce Commission granting defendant, Radio Paging of Illinois, Inc., a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide one-way paging and two-way radio communication services within Peoria County. The circuit court dismissed the appeal on the grounds that Houser lacked standing.

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