· 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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