Central Illinois Light Co. v. City of Springfield

This case concerns the relationship between (1) the first paragraph of section 5 of the Electric Supplier Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. lll2/3, par. 405), which purports to entitle an electrical supplier to serve customers at “locations” which it was serving on July 2, 1965; (2) section 14 of the Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 111%, par. 414) which states, in part, that nothing in the Act shall “impair,' abridge, or diminish in any way the powers, rights and privileges of incorporated municipalities”; and (3) section 11 — 117—1 of the Illinois Municipal Code (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat.…