Steel City Bank v. Village of Orland Hills

Defendants-counterplaintiffs Village of Orland Hills, village president Lorin Schab and village building commissioner Ronald Zaylik appeal the judgment of the circuit court of Cook County ordering them to issue building and occupancy permits to plaintiffs Hartz Construction Company (Hartz) and Steel City National Bank.

Plaintiff Steel City National Bank, as the trustee of trust number 2955, is the fee simple owner of a tract of land in Orland Hills, Illinois. The sole beneficiary of the trust is Hartz, a construction and real estate development company, which has subdivided the tract into…