Lazarus v. Village of Northbrook

The circuit court of Cook County held that the zoning ordinance of the Village of Northbrook, as applied to the plaintiffs’ property, violated the constitutions of Illinois and of the United States, and the Village has appealed directly to this court. Although the case involves the validity of a municipal zoning ordinance as applied to a particular parcel of property, we have retained jurisdiction because a unique constitutional issue has been presented. Cf. First National Bank & Trust Co. v. City of Evanston, 30 Ill.2d 479.

The plaintiffs’ complaint was captioned “Complaint at Law for…