Legal Opinion
Vermilion County Museum Society v. Department of Revenue
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 17, 1995No. 4-94-0996PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lund
Plaintiff Vermilion County Museum Society (Society), an Illinois not-for-profit corporation, sought a real estate tax exemption for a parking lot area adjoining the Society’s historical Fithian House (built in the 1850’s and now used as a museum). In August 1991, the Vermilion County Board of Review (Board of Review) recommended approval of the exemption, but review by the Illinois Department of Revenue (Department) resulted in a denial in March 1993. In April 1993, the Society appealed the decision of the Department to the circuit court of Vermilion County. That court reversed and ordered…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Methodist Old Peoples Home v. KorzenIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
- Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport Authority v. Department of RevenueIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
- Congregational Sunday School & Publishing Society v. Board of ReviewIllinois Supreme Court · 1919
- Mason v. Bloomington Library Ass'nIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
- Small v. PangleIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Randolph Street Gallery v. ZehnderAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000
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