Zadworny v. City of Chicago

Appellants, owners of certain apartment buildings on the north side of Melrose street, between North Central avenue on the east and Major avenue on the west, in the city of Chicago, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook county attacking the validity of an ordinance of August 2, 1935, amending the comprehensive zoning ordinance of 1923, by changing the property use within the bounds described in the complaint from apartment use to commercial use. They seek also to enjoin the building of stores and the like, alleged to be in prospect, because not permitted by the original zoning…