Chicago Transit Authority v. Danaher

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), as intervenor, brought a declaratory judgment action against Matthew J. Danaher, clerk of the circuit court of Cook County (Danaher), alleging that they are “units of local government” and consequently should not be required to pay any filing fees to the clerk of the circuit court pursuant to section 14.1 of “An Act concerning fees and salaries 0 * " ” (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 53, par. 31.1), which in pertinent part states:

“No fee provided herein shall be charged to any unit of local government or school district…