La Salle National Bank v. County of Cook

Cook County, defendant in the trial court, has appealed directly to this court from a declaratory judgment of the circuit court of Cook County holding that the Cook County zoning ordinance, insofar as it applies to plaintiff’s property, is unconstitutional and invalid.

Plaintiff’s motion to transfer the appeal to the Appellate Court, First District, because the trial judge has not certified that in his opinion the public interest requires a direct appeal, was taken with the case and must be disposed of first.

An examination of the record reveals that plaintiff’s complaint challenged the…