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· 11/19/1992

Geja's Cafe v. Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority

Citations

  • 606 N.E.2d 1212
  • 153 Ill. 2d 239
  • 180 Ill. Dec. 135
  • 1992 Ill. LEXIS 177

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that “ignoring the three- readings requirement has become a procedural regularity”
  • explaining that, upon a good-faith uniformity challenge, the taxing authority must justify its classifications, whereupon the burden shifts to the plaintiff to demonstrate that the explanation is insufficient or unsupported by the facts
  • noting that “ignoring the three-readings requirement has become a procedural regularity”
  • “If a tax is constitutional under the uniformity clause, it inherently fulfills the requirements of the equal protection clause.”
  • “We reaffirm the principle that these cases expound, namely that it is unconstitutional to impose unnecessary taxes”
  • all provisions of challenged act pertained to the McCormick Place Expansion Project

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Judges: Heiple

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