Legal Opinion
City of Chicago v. Unit One Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 1, 1991No. 1-90-1383PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI
delivered the opinion of the court:
The City of Chicago (City) filed a complaint against Unit One Corporation, owner of commercial space in a building on Lake Shore Drive, alleging that certain commercial signs on the exterior wall of the building violated the Chicago Zoning Ordinance. (Chicago Municipal Code ch. 194A, art. 7, §§7.3-7, 7.10-1, 7.10-7 (1989).) Unit One responded with a counterclaim and affirmative defense in which it argued that the City was estopped from enforcing the zoning ordinance against Unit One because Unit One had detrimentally relied on the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Bank of Pawnee v. JoslinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- O'LAUGHLIN v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
- Lake Shore Riding Academy, Inc. v. DaleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- City of Collinsville v. SeiberAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
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