Robinson v. Jones

Plaintiffs, Ronald C. Robinson and Leonard Barr, appeal from an order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing their complaint for an election contest of the February 28, 1989, special election for the office of alderman of the sixth ward of Chicago and for an injunction because their complaint was not filed within the five-day statute of limitations set forth in section 21 — 27 of the Illinois Municipal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 24, par. 21 — 27). The issues presented for review are whether this Chicago sixth ward aldermanic election contest was governed by section 21 — 27 of the…