Supreme Court of Illinois
The Vill. of Mundelein, v. Wisconsin Cent. R.R., 103543
In the matter of a Wisconsin Central Railroad train that blocked a railroad crossing in the Village of Mundelein for over two and a half hours, finding of an ordinance violation and imposition of a $14,000 fine are reversed where the ordinance is preempted by federal railroad law.
Appellate Information
- Decided 01/25/2008
- Published 01/25/2008
Judges
Court
- Supreme Court of Illinois
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Lawrence R. LaLuzerne, of Smith & LaLuzerne, Waukegan, for appellant., Roger Huebner, Springfield, for amicus curiae Illinois Municipal League., Richard E. Boyle, Michael C. Hermann, of Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roessler LLC, Belleville (Louis P. Warchot, Daniel Saphire, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for amicus curiae Association of American Railroads.
- For Appellees:
- Michael J. Barron, Jr., of Fletcher & Sippel, LLC, Chicago, for appellee.