Legal Opinion
Crusius v. Illinois Gaming Board
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 22, 2005No. 98351PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Garman
Plaintiff, Philip N. Crusius (Crusius), filed suit on behalf of all Illinois taxpayers and the State of Illinois against the Illinois Gaming Board (Board), seeking a declaratory judgment that section 11.2(a) of the Riverboat Gambling Act (230 ILCS 10/11.2(a) (West 2000)) violates the Illinois Constitution’s special legislation clause (Ill. Const. 1970, art. I\( § 13). The Cook County circuit court dismissed Crusius’ action with prejudice and the appellate court affirmed (348 Ill. App. 3d 44). The sole issue before this court is whether section 11.2(a) violates the special legislation clause.…
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