American National Bank & Trust Co. v. City of Chicago

This is an appeal from a decree of the circuit court of Cook County holding the zoning ordinance of the city of Chicago invalid insofar as it prevents the construction' of a two-story twenty-four unit apartment building on plaintiff’s land and restraining the city from interference with such construction. The trial court certified that the validity of a municipal ordinance is involved.

The property consists of three lots with a total frontage of 67.72 feet on Touhy Avenue to the north but widening at the base to 137 feet on a 20-foot alley, and a larger fourth lot extending south, making the…