Baker v. County of Peoria

Since January 1981, the plaintiff, George H. Baker, has been raising 15 different species of cranes on his property in rural Peoria County. Some of the cranes which Mr. Baker raises are on the International Endangered Species list. Mr. Baker has State and Federal permits to engage in the breeding, raising and transfer of these large birds. In order to provide for suitable winter shelter for these tropical species to survive in Illinois, Mr. Baker began construction of four structures along the eastern boundary of his property. The shelter structures are of a prefabricated quonset style built…