Village of McCook v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.

Defendant, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a Ameritech Illinois, seeks reversal of the circuit court’s order denying its motion to dismiss the complaint filed by plaintiff, Village of McCook, a municipal corporation, for lack of standing. Plaintiff brought suit on behalf of itself and all other Illinois municipalities and other units of government which, during the period of May 1993 through the present, sustained damages by reason of defendant’s failure to collect and remit to plaintiff and the putative class full surcharge amounts allegedly due under the Illinois Emergency Telephone…