Metropolitan Sanitary District v. City of Palos Heights

This appeal is from a judgment of the County Court permitting petitioners to disconnect certain territory from the City of Palos Heights, Illinois, under the applicable provisions of the Cities and Villages Act, Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 24, § 7-39a (1959).

The City of Palos Heights is located in the southwesterly portion of Cook County. It is shaped approximately like a broad, squat letter “T”. The north side of the city constitutes the top of the “T” and is chiefly made up of Sanitary District property. The northern boundary of the city is the northern boundary of the Sanitary District…