La Salle National Bank v. County of Cook

This appeal arises out of an action for declaratory judgment against the County of Cook in which plaintiffs sought to have the single-family zoning restriction of the subject property declared invalid. The trial court found that the zoning restriction was invalid as applied to plaintiffs’ property and that plaintiffs were entitled to use the property for multiple-family purposes. Cook County appeals from that judgment.

The subject property is owned by plaintiffs, La Salle National Bank and American National Bank and Trust Company, as trustees, and is situated in unincorporated Cook County near…