Village of Chatham v. Springfield Airport Authority

Defendant appealed from two orders of the circuit court entering summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff. The trial court ordered that the board of the defendant, an Illinois airport authority, be increased from seven to eight commissioners with the additional commissioner to be appointed by the plaintiff, an Illinois municipal corporation. Defendant argued on appeal that the ruling violated the language of the Airport Authorities Act, which it argued required the municipality to be located “wholly within” the authority to be entitled to appoint a commissioner. The appellate court agreed and reversed and remanded. (STEIGMANN and LANNERD, concurring)