The City of Chicago v. Comcast

              1Comcast comprises the following defendants: Comcast Cable Holdings, L.L.C., f/k/a
AT&T Broadband, L.L.C., Comcast of Chicago, Inc., f/k/a Communications & Cable of Chicago,
Inc., Comcast of Illinois III, Inc., f/k/a LaSalle Telecommunications, Inc., Comcast of South
Chicago, Inc., f/k/a South Chicago Cable, Inc., and Comcast of Florida/Illinois/Delaware, Inc.,
FOURTH DIVISION
MAY 17, 2007
No. 1-05-3566
THE CITY OF CHICAGO, ) Appeal from the
) Circuit Court of
Plaintiff-Appellant, ) Cook County.
)
v. )
)
COMCAST CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C., f/k/a AT&T )
Broadband, L.L.C.; COMCAST OF CHICAGO, INC., )
f/k/a Communications & Cable of Chicago, Inc.; )
COMCAST OF ILLINOIS III, INC., f/k/a LaSalle )
TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.; COMCAST OF )
SOUTH CHICAGO, INC., f/k/a South Chicago Cable Inc.; )
COMCAST OF FLORIDA/ILLINOIS/MICHIGAN, INC., )
f/k/a Prime Communications-Chicago, L.L.C.; )
RCN CABLE TV OF CHICAGO, INC., and )
WIDEOPENWEST ILLINOIS, INC., ) Honorable
) Peter Flynn,
Defendant-Appellees. ) Judge Presiding.
JUSTICE CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff, the City of Chicago (City), appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook
County dismissing its action to recover certain cable franchise fees from defendants, multiple
companies that provide Internet and cable service in Chicago, including Comcast, 1 RCN Cable