Patrick Media Group, Inc. v. City of Chicago

Defendants, the City of Chicago, Harry Manley, acting commissioner of the Department of Inspectional Services, and Patrick Gamboney, director of licensing, registration, and permits (collectively defendants), challenge the circuit court’s denial of their motion to vacate a preliminary injunction. We conclude the circuit court erred and remand the cause.

The history of this case spans some 10 years. In that this appeal marks the third time the same underlying facts have come before this court, there is little need to repeat them. We provide here only those facts from this court’s Rule 23 order,…