Legal Opinion
Winnebago County Citizens for Controlled Growth v. County of Winnebago
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 18, 2008No. 2-07-0362PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE GILLERAN JOHNSON
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff, Winnebago County Citizens for Controlled Growth (WCCCG), filed suit following the passage of an ordinance by the defendant, the County of Winnebago, which granted the defendant Dyn Cannell, LLC, a special use permit to construct a planned community development (PCD) in Rockton, Illinois. The defendants moved to dismiss the complaint, arguing that WCCCG lacked standing to bring the suit. The trial court denied the motion to dismiss as to counts III and IV of the complaint, but granted the motion as to counts I…
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