Supreme Court of Illinois

Statutory provisions contained in the Regional Transportation Authority Act (Act), for appointment of boards of directors 1) are constitutional under a rational basis analysis, and 2) do not violate separation of powers principles.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/19/2002
• Published 11/11/2002

Judges

• Justice GARMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Hugh R. McCombs,Julian C. D'Esposito, Jeffrey W. Sarles, of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Chicago, for appellants., Richard M. Stanton, of Jacobs, Burns, Orlove, Stanton & Hernandez, Chicago, for amicus curiae Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 308., Lisa B. Moss, of Carmell, Charone, Widmer, Mathews & Moss, Ltd., Chicago, for amicus curiae Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 241.


• For Appellees:
  
• William R. Quinlan, James A. Niewiara, Lisa M. Hegedus, of Quinlan & Carroll, Ltd., Chicago, for appellees.