Commonwealth Edison Co. v. People ex rel. Coffman

Plaintiff, Commonwealth Edison Company, appeals the judgment of the circuit court of Ogle County granting summary judgment in favor of relator, John H. Coffman, county treasurer and tax collector of Ogle County (defendant), and denying summary judgment to plaintiff. Plaintiff contends that the Byron Forest Preserve District (Forest Preserve) improperly levied taxes to retire certain bonds that were issued in violation of the Local Government Debt Reform Act (Debt Reform Act) (30 ILCS 350/1 et seq. (West 2000)) and the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act (Downstate Act) (70 ILCS 805/1 et…