Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Evanston, Inc. v. City of Evanston

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

PALLMEYER, District Judge.

Few principles are more venerable or more passionately held in American society than those of local control over land use and the right to assemble and worship where one chooses. On occasion, these principles conflict, and the right to assemble in a location of choice must be balanced against the need of a city to continue to grow economically, to provide adequate municipal services to its residents, and to continue to attract businesses and consumers.

Plaintiff Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Evanston, Illinois (“Vineyard”), an…