Legal Opinion
Builders Ass'n of Greater Chicago v. City of Chicago
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 29, 2003No. 96 C 1122PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MORAN, Senior District Judge.
In 1996, plaintiff sued defendant to challenge the City’s construction contract set-aside programs. The suit languished while a companion action against Cook County pressed forward. On November 2, 2000, Judge Grady struck down the County ordinance, Builders Association of Greater Chicago (BAGC) v. County of Cook, 123 F.Supp.2d 1087 (N.D.Ill.2000). That decision was affirmed in BAGC v. County of Cook, 256 F.3d 642 (7th Cir.2001). Faced with those opinions, the City began an intensive preparation for trial, with a litigation strategy…
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