Legal Opinion

Forest Preserve District of Du\Page County v. Department of Revenue

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided September 15, 1994No. 2-93-0881PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Doyle

This case raises the principal question of whether a certain parcel of land, which is located within the Greene Valley Forest Preserve, is exempt from taxation as property being used for a public purpose under either section 19.6 or section 19.9 of the Revenue Act of 1939 (35 ILCS 205/19.6, 19.9 (West 1992)). Section 19.6 exempts from taxation "all property owned by a county, village, taxing district, or city that is being held for future expansion or development, except property that has been leased or may be leased by a county, village, taxing district, or city to lessees for use for other…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport Authority v. Department of RevenueIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Coyne Electrical School v. PaschenIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
  3. City of Chicago v. Illinois Department of RevenueIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  4. People Ex Rel. Goodman v. University of Illinois FoundationIllinois Supreme Court · 1944
  5. Christian Action Ministry v. Department of Local Government AffairsIllinois Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Swank v. Department of RevenueAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003
  2. Northwest Suburban Fellowship Inc. v. Department of RevenueAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
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  4. Northwestern Surburban Fellowship v. Dept. of RevenueAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
  5. Swank v. Department of RevenueAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003

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