West Suburban Bank v. City of West Chicago

In this case, plaintiff, West Suburban Bank, contests the involuntary annexation of six parcels of land under section 7 — 1—13 of the Illinois Municipal Code (Code) (65 ILCS 5/7 — 1—13 (West 2002)). On appeal, plaintiff maintains that defendant, the City of West Chicago, failed to comply with section 7 — 1—13, because the property annexed (1) exceeded the 60-acre statutory limitation and (2) was not “wholly bounded.” We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On November 3, 2003, defendant adopted ordinance No. 03 — 0— 0105 (West Chicago Municipal Code § 03 — 0—0105 (eff. November 3, 2003)) pursuant to section 7…