City of Chicago v. Illinois Commerce Commission

The city of Chicago filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission a petition, an amended petition and a supplementary petition against the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Company and the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company. By these petitions, the city charged that public convenience and necessity required the construction of a subway under the tracks of the respondents at Ninety-fifth street, and sought the entry of an order to compel them to construct the improvement at their sole expense, in compliance with the provisions of certain ordinances theretofore passed by the city…