T & S SIGNS, INC. v. Village of Wadsworth

The plaintiff, T&S Signs, Inc., filed an action for declaratory, injunctive, and mandamus relief, and damages on the theory of inverse condemnation (see 225 ILCS 440/9 (West 1992)), when the defendant, the Village of Wadsworth (Village), interfered with the plaintiff’s efforts to erect an advertising sign for which the plaintiff obtained a permit issued by the State of Illinois (see 225 ILCS 440/8 (West 1992)). The trial court granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss, and the plaintiff appealed. The issue on appeal is whether the Village, a non-home-rule municipality, may enact more…