Bass v. South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District

Plaintiff, James Bass, brought an action on his own behalf and on behalf of other taxpayers 1 within the South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District (the District) against the District, its trustees, and Edward J. Rosewell, Cook County Treasurer and collector of taxes (defendants). Plaintiff’s complaint alleged that defendants overtaxed property owners by appropriating approximately $1.5 million more than was needed for the operation of the District, and thereby created an illegal surplus from which funds were used by the trustees for unauthorized and unnecessary items benefitting the…