· 3/22/2007
Town & Country Utilities, Inc. v. Illinois Pollution Control Board
Citations
- 866 N.E.2d 227
- 225 Ill. 2d 103
- 310 Ill. Dec. 416
- 2007 Ill. LEXIS 444
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- noting that “[t]he jurisdiction of the court in this administrative review action *** is limited by the statutes conferring special statutory jurisdiction”
- statements by members of siting authority that the landfill would provide economic benefit to community do not indicate prejudgment of adjudicative facts
- the words and phrases of a statute should not be interpreted in isolation but, rather, must be interpreted in light of the other relevant provisions of the statute
- a court may not depart from the plain language of the statute and read into it exceptions, limitations, or conditions that are not consistent with the express legislative intent
- “[A court] must not depart from the plain language of the Act by reading into it exceptions, limitations, or conditions that conflict with the express legislative intent.”
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Judges: Fitzgerald
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