Highland Park Convalescent Center, Inc. v. Health Facilities Planning Board

The plaintiff, Highland Park Convalescent Center (HPCC), appeals from an order entered in the circuit court which affirmed the decision of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board (Board) to deny the plaintiffs application for a permit to construct a nursing home facility. The plaintiff contends that the Board’s decision was against the manifest weight of the evidence; the plaintiff also argues that the Board relied on an unpublished rule in denying its application and thereby deprived the plaintiff of due process.

On May 23, 1984, the plaintiff applied to the Board for a permit to…