Dvorson v. City of Chicago

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE DEMPSEY

delivered the opinion of the court.

In March 1968 the City of Chicago issued a building permit authorizing the plaintiff to construct a 56-apart-ment building. In September 1968 the permit was revoked. The plaintiff filed a complaint for declaratory judgment and a petition for an injunction to restrain the City from interfering with the construction. The defendant’s answer admitted that the permit had issued but asserted that it became void because construction was not begun within six months from the date of its issuance as required by the Municipal Code of…