Ye Olde Shamrock, Ltd. v. Marcin

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE RIZZI

delivered the opinion of the court:

These actions were brought to contest the validity of local referendums held pursuant to article IX of the Liquor Control Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 43, pars. 166 through 182). In the referendums, the voters elected to prohibit the retail sale of alcoholic liquor in their precincts. The trial court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaints. We affirm.

Plaintiffs filed complaints pursuant to section 17 of article IX of the Liquor Control Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 43, par. 182) to contest the validity of local…