Desmond v. Regional Board of School Trustees

Plaintiffs, Terry and Joann Desmond, filed a petition requesting that their property be detached from the Malta Unit School District 433 and be annexed to the De Kalb Unit School District 428. Following a hearing, the regional board of school trustees of the County of De Kalb denied the petition. Plaintiffs then filed a complaint for administrative review. The circuit court affirmed the hearing board’s decision, holding that it was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Plaintiffs now bring this appeal. The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the hearing board’s decision was…