City of Chicago ex rel. Thrasher v. Commonwealth Edison Co.

This is an appeal from an order dismissing plaintiff’s complaint. The circuit court found plaintiff to have standing but dismissed the complaint on the ground that he had failed to exhaust his administrative remedies in not initially filing his complaint before the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC).

The issues presented for review are: (1) whether the circuit court properly found plaintiff’s complaint to be within the exclusive jurisdiction of the ICC; (2) whether, assuming the circuit court did have jurisdiction, plaintiff’s complaint is insufficient in law; (3) whether plaintiff has…