People Ex Rel. Citizens for a Better Bloomingdale v. Village of Bloomingdale

This is an appeal from the denial of plaintiffs’ application for leave to file a complaint in quo warranto. The complaint seeks to challenge the annexation by the Village of Bloomingdale of a tract of contiguous territory. The defendant Village filed a motion in opposition to plaintiffs’ application. After a hearing the Circuit Court of Du Page County denied leave to file and plaintiffs appeal.

Plaintiffs attempt to challenge the annexation by the Village of over 800 acres of contiguous territory. Section 7 — 1—8 of the Municipal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 24, par. 7 — 1—8) provides in…