La Salle National Bank v. City of Evanston

The city of Evanston appeals from a decree of the circuit court of Cook County declaring void the city’s zoning ordinance insofar as it restricts the use of plaintiff’s land to single-family residence purposes. The trial judge certified that the validity of a municipal ordinance is involved and that the public interest requires the appeal to be taken directly to this court.

The property involved here is vacant. It was part of a larger tract, purchased in 1956, which had a frontage of •io(5 feet on the east side of Dodge Avenue and extended eastward a distance of 1278 feet. Along the north…