Lasalle National Bank v. County of Kendall

The plaintiffs, LaSalle National Bank, the title holder of record under a land trust, and Donald J. Hamman, the sole beneficiary of that land trust, petitioned for a special use permit to allow Hamman to mine sand and gravel from a 198.3-acre portion of the plaintiffs’ 247-acre farm in Kendall County, Illinois. As a result of this petition hearings were held before the appropriate zoning bodies. The initial hearing of any consequence in this matter was held before the Kendall County Zoning Board of Appeals which voted to recommend denial of the special use petition. Subsequent to the action…