First National Bank v. Village of Skokie

Defendant appeals from a declaratory judgment holding that its zoning ordinance is unconstitutional insofar as it prevents plaintiff, as trustee, from constructing an eight court indoor tennis club on the subject property. On appeal defendant contends that the court's judgment was not supported by the evidence.

The .property is vacant and unimproved, and zoned R — 2, Single Family Residence. It is located 300 feet north of Touhy Avenue, to the west of Laramie Avenue which comes to a dead end at the southern boundary of the property. It is rectangular, having a frontage of 507 feet along its…