Eleopoulos v. City of Chicago

Upon the certification of the circuit court of Cook County that the validity of a municipal ordinance is involved and that the public interest requires a direct appeal, (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1953, chap, no, par. 199,) we review here a judgment of the trial court which holds, first, that the Chicago zoning ordinance, as amended, is valid and constitutional as applied to appellants’ property, and, second, that appellants failed to prove they enjoyed a nonconforming use established prior to zoning regulations.

Quite briefly, the facts show that during the spring and summer months, appellant George…