City of Chicago v. Alessia

Plaintiff City of Chicago, a municipal corporation (plaintiff), brought suit against defendant Guy Alessia (defendant) 1 alleging that defendant completed construction work exceeding that allowed by permit on three separate properties in violation of an ordinance found in the Chicago Municipal Code (Code). See Chicago Municipal Code § 13 — 12—050 (1999). The trial court held that defendant had violated the Code and entered judgment against him on all three properties in the amount of $20,000 in fines and penalties. Plaintiff filed a motion to reconsider this amount pursuant to the mandates of…