People Ex Rel. Vanderhyden v. Village of Elwood

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Will County denying the petition of plaintiffs for leave to file a complaint in quo warranto against the Village of Elwood.

On February 1, 1971, the Village of Elwood annexed a 410 acre tract of farm land contiguous to its boundaries and, in accordance with a preannexation agreement with the owner, rezoned the land so as to permit a planned unit development which would include use classifications for mobile homes, single and multiple family residences, business and industry. Soon thereafter the ten plaintiffs filed a petition in the…