Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Village of Downers Grove
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 27, 2015No. 14 C 09851PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Honorable Edmond E. Chang, United States District Judge
This case tests the extent to which a local government may restrict the display of commercial advertisements on privately-owned buildings. In 2005, the Village of Downers Grove, which sits about 25 miles west of Chicago, changed its rules on the display of commercial signs. Robert Peterson is the owner of Leibundguth Storage & Van Service, Inc., which has displayed several large signs identifying and advertising its business on the outside of its Downers Grove location for decades. Leibundguth says that these…
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