Legal Opinion
City of Belleville v. Kesler
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 2, 1981No. 80-417, 80-418 consPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE KASSERMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff, city of Belleville, appeals from the order of the circuit court of St. Clair County finding its ordinance regulating signs to be unconstitutional.
On March 5, 1980, defendant, M.W. Kesler, was charged with two violations of the city of Belleville’s sign code. He was charged with having a free-standing sign in a B-l (multifamily) district, in violation of section 53.34, chapter 53 of the ordinances of the city of Belleville (Belleville, Ill., Sign Code, ch. 53, art. IV, §53.34 (1977)). Defendant was also charged with…
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- City of Champaign v. Kroger Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1980
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