Edwards v. City of Henry

On January 24, 2007, plaintiff Kenin L. Edwards filed a single-count, pro se complaint against defendant City of Henry requesting damages for alleged violations of the Illinois Antitrust Act (Act) (740 ILCS 10/1 et seq. (West 2006)). The City filed a “Motion to Dismiss and for Sanctions” claiming immunity under the Act (740 ILCS 10/ 5(15) (West 2006)) and alleging that plaintiff lacked a good-faith basis for the complaint. The motion also asserted that plaintiff, a nonlawyer, improperly sought to represent two corporations. The trial court granted the City’s motion to dismiss but denied the…