Appellate Court of Illinois

An order by the circuit court affirming the decisions of the Dept. of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) where it found petitioners liable for violating multiple section of the municipal code arising out of the operation of a valet parking service in Chicago is affirmed where: 1) the record submitted by respondent in response to petitioner's initial complaint for administrative review fully complied with section 3-108(b); 2) the circuit court did not err in affirming the decision of the DOAH since the record filed by the respondent contained all the material evidence presented at the administrative hearing; 3) the code authorizes the imposition of liability on any "person" who violates its provisions including corporate officers; 4) the DOAH did not err in holding that the fires imposed were the individual responsibility of petitioner; 5) DOAH did not pierce the corporate veil since it found petitioner personally liable; and 6) the fines imposed were not unconstitutional.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/29/2007
• Published 05/29/2007

Judges

• Presiding Justice McBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Appellate Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas P. Needham, for Petitioners-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mara S. Georges, Corporation Counsel, Chicago (Benna Ruth Solomon, Deputy Corporation Counsel, Myriam Zreczny Kasper, Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel, Christopher Norborg, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for Respondent-Appellee.