McHenry County Conservation District v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

This is an appeal from the order of the circuit court of McHenry county sustaining the objections of the appellees to the taxes levied in 1971 by the McHenry County Conservation District (District). The District appeals.

On July 20, 1971, the Board of Trustees of tire District adopted a tentative budget and appropriation ordinance for the fiscal year of July 1, 1971, through June 30, 1972. Copies of the appropriation ordinance were made available for public inspection between July 23 and August 23 and a public hearing was held thereon on August 23, 1971, on which date the Board of Trustees…