Metromedia, Inc. v. City of Des Plaines

Plaintiff, Metromedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation, filed an action .in the circuit court of Cook County seeking a declaratory judgment that section 4 — 5—14 of the Des Plaines City Code is unconstitutional as applied to it. That ordinance prohibited all off-premises outdoor advertising signs within the city limits. After the defendant City of Des Plaines filed its answer, the parties entered into a stipulation of facts and then separately moved for summary judgment. After hearing argument on the motions, the trial court found the challenged provision arbitrary,' prohibitory, and…