Christian Assembly Rios de Agua Viva v. City of Burbank, Illinois

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY RIOS DE AGUA ) VIVA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 13 C 622 v. ) ) Judge Sara L. Ellis CITY OF BURBANK, ILLINOIS, ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION AND ORDER After years of litigation over Plaintiff Christian Assembly Rios de Agua Viva’s (the “Church”) failed attempt to purchase property in the City of Burbank, Illinois (the “City”) with the intent to use that property for religious purposes, the parties reached a settlement on January 8, 2018 on the eve of a damages trial. The Court had previously found that the…