Jones v. Brown-Marino

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Ordinances
Citation
Case Number: 
2017 IL App (1st) 152852
Decision Date: 
Monday, April 10, 2017
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 1st Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
SIMON

Village Board of Trustees passed ordinance allowing trustees to hire outside counsel to assist with drafting legislation and other legislative services. Nothing prohibits Trustees from getting legal advise elsewhere. Plaintiff failed to provide legal basis to find ordinance unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful.(CONNORS and HARRIS, concurring.)