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ALLEN v. COUNTY OF COOK

No. 48695.

65 Ill.2d 281 (1976)

357 N.E.2d 458

JOHN T. ALLEN, JR., Appellant, v. THE COUNTY OF COOK et al., Appellees. — CARL R. HANSEN et al., Appellants, v. THE COUNTY OF COOK et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 15, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keck, Cushman, Mahin & Cate, of Chicago (Robert S. Cushman and Thomas E. Brannigan, of counsel), for appellant John T. Allen, Jr.

Dean J. Sodaro and Geraldine S. DeBoice, of Chicago, for appellants Carl R. Hansen et al.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Paul P. Biebel, Jr., Deputy State's Attorney, and Henry A. Hauser, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for appellees.

Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

On January 29, 1976, plaintiff, John T. Allen, Jr., "a citizen and taxpayer, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated in Cook County," filed this action against defendants, the County of Cook, George W. Dunne, president of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County, and the other 14 incumbent members of the Board, seeking a declaratory judgment that Cook County Ordinance...

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