The People v. Ahlquist

By order of this court, separate appeals from three decrees of the circuit court of Cook county affecting the subject matter of this review were consolidated for review. They all relate to certain special assessments known in this record as Nos. 23 and 38. The decrees were in a tax foreclosure proceeding and ordered sale. The appeals are based on the contention that the court did not have jurisdiction to foreclose those special assessment liens.

The State’s Attorney of Cook county on May 17, 1941, filed nine complaints to foreclose the general real-estate tax liens for the year 1928 and…