Evanston Best Co., Inc. v. Goodman

Evanston Best & Co., Inc., filed an application before the Evanston zoning commission for permission to erect a commercial building on Orrington avenue in that city, which application was denied because the city zoning ordinance prohibited commercial buildings on the property in question. Later, the same application was made to the Evans-ton city council and unanimously denied. Petitioner thereupon filed a petition in the superior court of Cook county seeking a writ of mandamus to compel the issuance of a permit. This petition was likewise denied. Petitioner has appealed directly to this…