Lubavitch Chabad House of Illinois, Inc. v. City of Evanston

This is a declaratory judgment action brought by plaintiff, Lubavitch Chabad House of Illinois, Inc., an Illinois general not-for-profit corporation, against defendant, city of Evanston. Plaintiff sought a judgment declaring that Evanston should have allowed its application for a special use permit relating to certain property located in Evanston. Fourteen neighborhood property owners were permitted to intervene as defendants. The trial court found that plaintiff met all of the requirements for the issuance of a special use permit as set forth in Evanston’s zoning ordinance, and that the…