Legal Opinion
Baldacchino v. Thompson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 19, 1997No. 1-95-3184, 1-96-0226PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE WOLFSON
delivered the opinion of the court:
When a township form of government is in place, who makes the decisions for the town — the township board of trustees or the townspeople? Members of the Maine Township Board of Trustees (Board) thought they had the right to decide to build an addition to their town hall. Some of the town’s residents did not think the Board should make that decision without the consent of the townspeople. In accord with the provisions of the Illinois Township Code (Town Code or Code) (60 ILCS 1/1—1 et seq. (West 1996)), these residents gathered at the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Vanko v. SheahanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
- MacHinis v. Board of Election CommissionersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
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3Cited by23 opinions
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