American National Bank & Trust Co. v. City of Chicago

This is an appeal from a declaratory judgment order declaring the existing zoning ordinance of the City of Chicago invalid as applied to the subject property and permitting the plaintiff to construct on that property an apartment building of greater density than permitted by the existing ordinance.

We reverse and remand with directions to dismiss the complaint.

The relevant facts are as follows: Plaintiff, in its capacity as trustee of a land trust, sought from the Chicago City Council an amendment to the existing zoning ordinance of the City of Chicago changing the classification of the…