Hall v. Marcin

Plaintiffs brought these actions to contest the results of referendum elections prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages and to contest the validity of the elections. The circuit court of Cook County granted defendants’ motions to dismiss, and plaintiffs appeal. Plaintiffs raise the following issues for review: (1) whether the statutory system for local option elections violates the home rule provisions of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; (2) whether the statutory system is invalid as an improper delegation of legislative authority; (3) whether the complaints set forth sufficient grounds…