3 Quotes by Robert Slattery

It's the correct decision. I've had tremendous confidence since I filed the lawsuit. It was such a clear-cut abuse of the tort fund. Because of this decision, the taxing bodies may have to pay 15 to 20 percent of the more than $1 million that was illegally used to the estimated 2,000 taxpayers who joined the lawsuit.

In Illinois, it is illegal to levy a tax for one purpose and to then divert the funds and spend them for another purpose.

However, these suits likely won't move forward until the appeals process is finished in this initial case.