Legal Opinion
Chicago National League Ball Club, Inc. v. Thompson
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided October 3, 1985No. 61630PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ward
The Chicago National League Ball Club, Inc., is a corporation which owns and operates the Chicago Cubs, the major league baseball team, and the Cubs’ home ball park, Wrigley Field. On December 19, 1984, the corporation (the Cubs) filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County seeking a declaratory judgment that a 1982 amendment to the Environmental Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. HV-k, par. 1025) and a Chicago city ordinance (Chicago Municipal Code sec. 104.1 — 14.1) violate the separation-of-powers constitutional provisions, the State and Federal assurances of due process…
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