Sun Electric Corp. v. Village of Prairie Grove

This is a disconnection proceeding commenced by the petitioner, Sun Electric Corporation (Sun Electric), in which it seeks to disconnect 91 acres of land owned by it from defendant, Village of Prairie Grove (Prairie Grove) in McHenry County. The trial court held that a statutory requisite for disconnection had not been met and dismissed the petition. Sun Electric appeals from that order.

The relevant statute, section 7 — 3—6 of the Illinois Municipal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 24, par. 7 — 3—6), provides, in part, that:

“The owner or owners of record of any area of land consisting of one…