Lombard Historical Commission v. Village of Lombard

PRESIDING JUSTICE GEOMETER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, the Lombard Historical Commission (which has since withdrawn as a party), Pete Kramer, and The Friends of the Du Page Theatre, Ltd., filed in the circuit court of Du Page County two petitions for mandamus, which were subsequently consolidated. The National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States and the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois intervened in the action shortly thereafter. The trial court dismissed plaintiffs’ and intervenors’ (collectively, plaintiffs’) cause. It found that the Lombard…