First Nat. Bk. of Skokie v. Vil. of Morton Grove

Plaintiff, First National Bank of Skokie, as trustee of certain realty, brought a declaratory judgment action in the circuit court of Cook County against the defendant, Village of Morton Grove, seeking a declaration that defendant’s zoning ordinance was unconstitutional and void as applied to plaintiff’s property. After hearing evidence, the trial court entered judgment declaring defendant’s zoning ordinance to be invalid as it prevented the development of the property as proposed by plaintiff. On appeal, defendant contends that plaintiff failed to sustain its burden of proving the invalidity…