Zenith Vending Corp. v. Village of Schaumburg

Plaintiff, the Zenith Vending Corporation, applied to the Village of Schaumburg, Illinois (the Village), for a 1985 business license and for a business license for 1986. The village manager denied the application for each year. On administrative review, a committee of the village board of trustees upheld each of the village manager’s decisions.

Zenith brought an action in the circuit court of Cook County against defendants: the Village, two village managers, and the village clerk. The trial court upheld the 1985 license denial, but remanded the cause to the trustees for a second hearing on…