Legal Opinion
Rent-A-Sign v. City of Rockford
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 25, 1980No. 79-153PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiffs, five mobile-sign rental companies, brought an action for declaratory and injunctive relief against the city of Rockford alleging that an amendatory ordinance regulating the use of mobile signs in outdoor advertising was unconstitutional. The trial court found that the ordinance unfairly discriminates against mobile signs and entered an order permanently enjoining enforcement of two subsections of the ordinance, but upheld other challenged provisions. The city appeals, contending that the ordinance does not…
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