Oak Grove Jubilee Center, Inc. v. City of Genoa

Plaintiff, Oak Grove Jubilee Center, Inc., appealed from an order of the circuit court of De Kalb County dismissing its action against defendant, the City of Genoa. In December 1999, plaintiff filed a complaint seeking administrative review of defendant’s denial of its request for a special-use permit. Defendant moved to dismiss the case, asserting that “in Illinois, a legislative bodies’ [sic] decision regarding the zoning application is not subject to administrative review by the courts.” Plaintiff then amended its complaint, replacing its claim for administrative review with a direct…