City of Peoria v. Toft

Defendant Alliance Communications, a sole proprietorship owned by Stuart Toft, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Peoria County finding the business entity guilty of violating the City of Peoria’s parking ordinances and ordering it to pay a fine of $150 and court costs. The only issue raised on appeal is whether the trial court erroneously denied defendant’s motion to dismiss because of time barring. We affirm.

The six parking tickets at issue were written between January 23, 1987, and May 5, 1987. The City’s sworn complaint was filed in the circuit court of Peoria on February 5,…