Lake Forest Chateau, Inc. v. City of Lake Forest

Plaintiff, Lake Forest Chateau, Inc., brought this action against defendant, City of Lake Forest, in the circuit court of Lake County, seeking a declaratory judgment that certain increased fees connected with building permits and other costs, which plaintiff paid under protest, did not apply to plaintiff’s townhouse development, and seeking to recover the difference between the original and increased fees. The circuit court denied plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and granted defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. The appellate court reversed (178 Ill. App. 3d 917, 919), and…