Immanuel Baptist Church v. City of Chicago

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH, Plaintiff, Case No. 17-cv-0932 v. Judge Mary M. Rowland CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Immanuel Baptist Church sues the City of Chicago alleging that the City’s parking regulations violate the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”), 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc (2000) and deny the Church equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment. The City moves pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) to dismiss Count III of the Church’s…