Appellate Court of Illinois August 29, 2000, 5-99-0111 (People Ex Rel. Ryan v. Bishop)

JUSTICE MAAG

delivered the opinion of the court:

This action was brought by the State of Illinois (State), plaintiffappellee, against defendants, Robert and Dean Bishop. The State filed its complaint on November 29, 1993, alleging that certain environmental violations had occurred pursuant to the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 11 DA, par. 1001 et seq.