People Ex Rel. Smith v. Brown

In this case from Kankakee County, the defendant E Carl Brown appeals from a summary judgment removing him from the position of Kankakee County Park District board member, a position to which he was elected on April 10, 2001. The defendant argues that the trial court improperly found a conflict of duties between the park district position and the position of City of Kankakee alderman, to which he was elected on April 8, 2003. For the following reasons, we affirm the summary judgment issued by the trial court.

FACTS

On September 8, 2003, the State’s Attorney of Kankakee County filed an action in…