Hawthorne v. Village of Olympia Fields

JUSTICE QUINN,

specially concurring in part and dissenting in

part:

I concur in part and dissent in part. The majority correctly notes that, as a non-home-rule municipality, Olympia Fields possesses only those powers which are specifically conferred by the Illinois Constitution or by statute. People ex rel. Ryan v. Village of Hanover Park, 311 Ill. App. 3d 515, 724 N.E.2d 132 (1999). The Village argues that under section 11—13—1 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/11—13—1 (West 1998)), the Village has the zoning power to (a) regulate and limit the intensity of the use of lot areas; (b)…