La Salle National Bank v. City of Chicago

Plaintiffs, LaSalle National Bank, as Trustee and Richard E. Carlson, as beneficial owner, brought a declaratory judgment action against the City of Chicago to declare the Chicago Zoning Ordinance invalid as applied to the property in question. The trial court entered a judgment order which declared the R-l single-family residence classification void as applied to the subject property but specifically rejected the plaintiffs’ proposed plan of development. Instead, the court entered an order which would permit the construction of a “multiple-family apartment project subject to all applicable…