Mahoney v. City of Chicago

This is an appeal by the city of Chicago from a declaratory judgment of the circuit court of Cook County holding the city zoning ordinance, as amended, unconstitutional and void insofar as it affected certain property belonging to appellees. The trial court has certified that the validity of a municipal ordinance is involved and that the public interest requires a direct appeal to this court.

Appellees are the owners of three adjoining lots located at the southeast corner of Laramie Avenue and Jackson Boulevard and have an opportunity to dispose of them to a purchaser who desires to utilize…