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Pioneer Trust & Savings Bank v. County of Cook

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided May 26, 1978No. 49819PublishedCited by 97 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark

The question is whether or not the circuit court of Cook County should have ordered a writ of mandamus directing the defendants, Cook County and its Department of Building, Zoning and Environmental Control (hereafter building department), to issue a zoning certificate and building permit to Alexander Magnus (hereafter plaintiff), the beneficial owner of 42 acres, located in Elk Grove Township, which is an unincorporated area in Cook County, contiguous to Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect, and held in trust by Pioneer Trust and Savings Bank. Beginning in 1974 plaintiff proposed the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. La Salle National Bank v. County of CookIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
  2. Cities Service Oil Co. v. City of Des PlainesIllinois Supreme Court · 1961
  3. People Ex Rel. Skokie Town House Builders, Inc. v. Village of Morton GroveIllinois Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Fifteen Fifty North State Building Corp. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
  5. Tonchen v. All-Steel Equipment, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1973

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3Cited by97 opinions

  1. Patricia Hennessy v. Penril Datacomm Networks, Incorporated and Richard BurnsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  2. Cosmopolitan National Bank v. County of CookIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Tim Thompson, Inc. v. Village of HinsdaleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  4. La Grange State Bank v. County of CookIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Harris Trust & Savings Bank v. DugganIllinois Supreme Court · 1983

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