Village of Cherry Valley v. Schuelke

A policeman of the plaintiff village issued the defendant an Illinois citation and complaint charging him with reckless driving within the city limits. A violation of section 11 — 503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 95½, par. 11 — 503) was noted on the complaint. Before the start of the bench trial the village attorney amended the complaint on its face to charge a violation of the reckless driving ordinance of the village, Local Ordinance 14 — 28. We were advised in oral argument that this was done with the consent of the State’s attorney because the village attorney…