Arquilla-DeHaan v. Village of Park Forest

The plaintiffs, Arquilla-DeHaan Realtors and A1 Odegard, filed suit in the circuit court of Cook County seeking injunctive and declaratory relief against the defendants, the Village of Park Forest and the members of Park Forest’s fair housing review board. The complaints alleged that Park Forest’s fair housing ordinances, contained in chapter 24M of its Code of Ordinances, were void as against real estate brokers and salesmen. The complaints alleged further that the fair housing review board was without territorial jurisdiction to hear certain complaints then pending against the plaintiffs.

The…