Marriott Corp. v. Department of Transportation

Defendants, the Illinois Department of Transportation (Department) and James M. Graziano, a traffic permit engineer with the Department, appeal from the judgment of the circuit court of Lake County ordering defendants to issue a permanent permit to plaintiff, Marriott Corporation, allowing access from a parcel of land owned by plaintiff to Lake-Cook Road, and ordering $244,000 paid by plaintiff into the State’s protest fund returned to plaintiff.

The following issues are raised on appeal: (1) whether the circuit court had subject-matter jurisdiction over this cause; and (2) whether the circuit…