Legal Opinion
Hutchcraft Van Service, Inc. v. City of Urbana Human Relations Commission
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 11, 1982No. 17418PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Webber
This appeal raises a question which has not as yet been entirely resolved under the law of this State: To what extent, if any, may a home-rule unit legislate beyond that which has theretofore also been the object of statutory enactment by the legislature?
The factual matters are not in serious dispute. The City of Urbana (Urbana) purporting to act under its home-rule power, enacted an amended ordinance entitled “An Ordinance on Human Rights” (ordinance), the relevant portions of which are read as follows:
“ARTICLE 1. PURPOSE
Sec. 1. Intent
It is the intent of the City of Urbana, in adopting this…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- City of Urbana v. HouserIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
- Illinois Liquor Control Commission v. City of JolietAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
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- Freeman United Coal Mining Co. v. Fair Employment Practices CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
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