Legal Opinion
River of Life Kingdom Ministries v. Village of Hazel Crest
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 27, 2009No. 08-2819PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
River of Life Kingdom Ministries (“the Church”) attempted to relocate its congregation from a crowded warehouse in Chicago Heights to its very own property — a dated fixer-upper in a blighted community in the Village of Hazel Crest. The problem was the Village had a zoning ordinance in place that designated the area a “Service Business District.” The ordinance permitted a number of commercial uses for the property, but not religious services. The Church was aware of this ordinance, but it bought the property anyway hoping it would receive a special use permit, a form…
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