State Bank of Countryside v. City of Chicago

PRESIDING JUSTICE DiVITO

delivered the opinion of the court;

Plaintiffs State Bank of Countryside and Blackwater Construction Company (Blackwater) were the legal title holder and sole beneficiary, respectively, of a piece of property in Chicago. Plaintiffs filed a petition with the Chicago city council to obtain a change in the subject property’s zoning classification from Ml-1, restricted manufacturing district, to R-4, general residence district. After the city council denied the petition, plaintiffs filed a complaint for declaratory judgment against the City of Chicago (the City). They asked…