Legal Opinion
Village of Riverwoods v. Department of Transportation
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided October 2, 1979No. 51152PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ward
The appellants here are 11 of some 195 municipalities and other governmental entities in northeastern Illinois which applied to the Department of Transportation for initial allocations of water to be diverted from Lake Michigan under “An Act in relation to the regulation and maintenance of the levels in Lake Michigan ***” (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 19, pars. 119 through 120.11) (the Act). Evidentiary hearings were held before the Department during 1975 and 1976 in a proceeding captioned “In the Matter of Lake Michigan Water Allocation” that resulted in Order LMO 77 — 1, issued April 15, 1977,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Sanitary District of Chicago v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Wisconsin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Hill v. RelyeaIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
- Missouri Ex Rel. Missouri Insurance v. GehnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Stofer v. Motor Vehicle Casualty Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by23 opinions
- E & E HAULING, INC. v. Pollution Control Bd.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1983
- Village of Arlington Heights, Etc. v. Regional Transportation Authority, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Hayen v. County of OgleIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
- Goranson v. Department of Registration & EducationAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- VILLAGE OF LAKE IN HILLS v. Laidlaw Waste Systems, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1986
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