Bowers v. City of Rockford

              No. 2--07--1219 Filed: 8-18-08
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IN THE
APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS
SECOND DISTRICT
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DAVID BOWERS, BRIDGET BOWERS, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court
BETSY EASTON, JAMES EASTON, ) of Winnebago County.
GORDON EGGERS, GEORGANNE )
EGGERS, KATHLEEN ROBISON, and )
SHIN KATSUMATA, ))
Plaintiffs-Appellants, ))
v. ) No. 07--MR--457
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THE CITY OF ROCKFORD, SUSAN )
GORAL, in Her Official Capacity as )
Treasurer of Winnebago County, BEVERLY )
J. CAMPION, in Her Official Capacity as )
Supervisor of Assessments of Winnebago )
County, MARGIE M. MULLINS, in Her )
Official Capacity as Clerk of Winnebago )
County, and KENNETH M. STAFF, in His )
Official Capacity as Recorder of Winnebago )
County, ) Honorable
) Edward J. Prochaska,
Defendants-Appellees. ) Judge, Presiding.
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JUSTICE BOWMAN delivered the opinion of the court:
In this case, plaintiffs, David Bowers, Bridget Bowers, Betsy Easton, James Easton,
Gordon Eggers, Georganne Eggers, Kathleen Robison, and Shin Katsumata, challenge the
validity of an ordinance adopted by defendants, the City of Rockford, Susan Goral, Beverly J.
Campion, Margie M. Mullins, and Kenneth M. Staff (collectively the City of Rockford), which