Outcom, Inc. v. Department of Transportation

On July 26, 2004, Outcom, Inc., doing business as Porlier Outdoor Advertising (Outcom), submitted two applications to the Illinois Department of Transportation (the Department) for outdoor-advertising permits to erect two business-area signs along Interstate 64 in the Village of Caseyville (the Village). The proposed site had been annexed into the Village on February 5, 2003, and was zoned industrial. Prior to that time, the property had been in an unincorporated area and had been unzoned. A commercial radio tower and attendant structure had been continuously located upon the site since prior…