City of Morris exposed to civil liability?

Morris is not the first city to make creative use of sales tax rebate agreements.

The village of Lisle entered into a questionable sales tax rebate agreement and soon found itself named as a defendant in a lawsuit brought by the other municipality.

After years of litigation, a cash settlement was reached, as reported in this recent Chicago Tribune article.

Read the complete appellate court ruling in Village of Itasca vs. Village of Lisle.