Supreme Court of Illinois

Legislation permitting the public financing of physical improvements to certain sports facilities, section 3 of the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act, violates neither the public purpose doctrine nor the public trust doctrine. Public Act 91-0935 is not subject to procedural challenge in light of the enrolled-bill doctrine.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/21/2003
• Published 04/08/2003

Judges

• Justice KILBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael Rachlis and Edwin L. Durham, of Rachlis, Durham, Duff & Adler, Leon M. Depres, of Depres, Schwartz & Geogehegan, and Eleanor K. Roemer and Richard A. Epstein, Chicago, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeremiah Marsh, Michael A. Ficaro, Claudette P. Miller and Kathleen Holper Champagne, of Ungaretti & Harris, Richard W. Burke, James G. Geoly and Mark H. Horwitch, of Burke, Warren, Mackay & Serritella, P.C., Donald J. Kreger and Ruth E. Krugly, of Schiff, Hardin & Waite, Brian Crowe, Allan T. Slagel and Brett Nolan, of Shefsky & Froelich, Ltd., and Maria Guadalupe Garcia, Chicago, for appellees.