Village of Montgomery v. Aurora Township

In this consolidated appeal, defendants, Aurora Township (the Township) and Fred Burgess, in his official capacity as Aurora Township highway commissioner (the Commissioner), appeal from the trial court’s order denying the Township’s motion to dismiss and granting summary judgment in favor of plaintiff, the Village of Montgomery (Montgomery), and defendant, the City of Aurora (Aurora). In granting summary judgment, the trial court found that the Township owned the Ashland Avenue Bridge (the bridge) spanning the Fox River in southern Kane County, and further found that the Commissioner had the…