People Ex Rel. Ryan v. City of West Chicago

Plaintiff, James E. Ryan, the State's Attorney of Du Page County, filed a complaint in quo warranto against defendants, City of West Chicago (City) and Du Page Airport Authority (Authority). Plaintiff appeals from an order of the circuit court of Du Page County granting with prejudice motions to dismiss filed by the City and the Authority. On appeal, plaintiff contends that: (1) under section 18 — 103 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 110, par. 18 — 103), the circuit court was not permitted to consider motions to dismiss a quo warranto complaint which generally…