State Building Venture v. O'Donnell

PRESIDING JUSTICE KARNEZIS

delivered the opinion of the court:

The controversy in this case stems from a lease between plaintiff, State Building Venture (SBV), and defendant, Maureen O’Donnell, as acting Director of the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS). CMS appeals from the circuit court’s February 20, 2008, order denying its motion to dismiss count III of SBV’s verified complaint and from the August 19, 2008, order granting SBV’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the circuit court.

BACKGROUND

The parties entered…