Illinois State Chamber of Commerce v. Pollution Control Board

When this case came on for oral argument, counsel for the parties presented this court a “Joint Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Implementation of Settlement Agreement,” alleging that the parties have entered into compliance plans and that they needed until April 1989 to secure their approval from the Pollution Control Board and the Attorney General.

We deem this motion too little and too late. We are always pleased to receive settlement motions at an appropriate time. However, we remind counsel that the date of hearing is an inappropriate time to tender such motions.

When the date of hearing…