Austin Gardens, LLC v. City of Chicago Department of Administrative Hearings

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Municipalities
Citation
Case Number: 
2018 IL App (1st) 163120
Decision Date: 
Friday, January 19, 2018
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 6th Div,
Holding: 
Vacated.
Justice: 
CUNNINGHAM

City Department of Administrative Hearings denied Plaintiff's motion to vacate a 2013 default judgment. City Department lacked jurisdiction to consider motion to vacate. Section 2-14-108(a) of Chicago Municipal Code required Plaintiff to seek review of default judgment entered against it within 21 days, which constitutes a limited on the City Department's jurisdiction.(CONNORS and DELORT, concurring.)