Legal Opinion
Village of Vernon Hills v. Vernon Fire Protection District
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 21, 1995No. 77721PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Bilandic
This case concerns the constitutionality of section 14.14 of the Fire Protection District Act (70 ILCS 705/ 14.14 (West 1992) (added by Pub. Act 87—825, § 4, eff. December 16, 1991)). We must determine whether section 14.14 is a special or local law in violation of article IV, section 13, of the Illinois Constitution of 1970 (Ill. Const. 1970, art. IV, § 13).
Section 14.14 creates a mechanism whereby a non-home-rule municipality with more than one fire protection district may transfer territory served by one district into another district. It provides in relevant part:
"(a) In a county having a…
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