Legal Opinion
Christian Assembly Rios de Agua Viva v. City of Burbank
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 21, 2017No. 13 C 622PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SARA L. ELLIS, United States District Judge
Looking for a new home for its growing congregation, Plaintiff Christian Assembly *783Rios de Agua Viva (the “Church”) entered into a contract to purchase property in the City of Burbank, Illinois (the “City”). In order to use that property for religious purposes, the Church had to obtain a special use permit (“SUP”). After the City denied the SUP,, the Church terminated the contract and filed this lawsuit, seeking to recover damages from the City for alleged violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act…
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