Village of Schaumburg v. Jeep Eagle Sales Corp.

Defendant Jeep Eagle Sales Corporation, d/b/a Jeep Eagle of Schaumburg, displayed 13 American flags on two buildings on its lot in Schaumburg, Illinois. Plaintiff Village of Schaumburg (Schaumburg) brought this action, a quasi-criminal complaint, against defendant, alleging violations of its sign ordinance (Village of Schaumburg, Ill., Municipal Code title XV, § 155 (1993)) (the sign ordinance). At issue in this appeal is whether the circuit court erred in determining that certain provisions of the sign ordinance violated the first amendment to the United States Constitution. For the reasons…