Board of Education of Rockford School District No. 205 v. Hearing Board of the Counties of Boone & Winnebago

The plaintiff, board of education of Rockford School District No. 205, challenged the action of certain petitioners who sought to detach territory from their special charter school district. The hearing board, which was composed of representatives from the two districts, granted the petition. The circuit court, on administrative review, affirmed, and the plaintiff timely appealed.

On July 18, 1983, petitioners filed a petition for detachment pursuant to section 7 — 2.4 of the School Code (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 122, par. 7 — 2.4) requesting that certain real estate be detached from…