Anderson v. City of Wheaton

delivered the option of the court:

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Du Page County denying defendant’s petition for a change of venue because of prejudice of the trial judge and from a judgment against defendant on the merits.

On November 10, 1971, plaintiffs filed a complaint for declaratory judgment requesting zoning relief. After issue was joined, the plaintiffs had the cause set down for trial on November 20, 1972, at 11 A.M, before Judge Philip F. Locke. The defendant herein defended its zoning ordinance in another case before the same judge which ran 3 days,…