Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission

Plaintiffs, Commonwealth Edison Company (Edison) and Charles Walneck (Walneck), appeal from an order of the Illinois Commerce Commission (Commission) denying the proposed conveyance of real property from Edison to Walneck. We reverse and remand.

In 1968, Edison purchased a tract of land in McHenry County consisting of approximately 98.8 acres. The property was intended to be used as a site for a proposed electrical transmission substation. In 1981, Edison determined that a portion of the property would not be needed for that purpose and attempted to sell the property to the Village of Oakwood…