Nancy Harl, D/B/A Public House v. The City of La Salle and Mayor Aloysius A. Gunia, Liquor Commissioner

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Nancy Harl (“Harl”) brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976) alleging that the defendants violated her rights to due process and equal protection by revoking her liquor license without providing notice or a hearing. The district court, 506 F.Supp. 1067, granted defendants’ motion to dismiss, holding that Harl’s action here was barred under principles of res judicata because an Illinois state court had dismissed Harl’s claims on the merits in an earlier proceeding. We believe the district court misapplied Illinois law governing dismissals and their res…