Kambich v. Village of Riverwoods

The defendant, the Village of Riverwoods (the Village), appeals the trial court’s judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, Carolyn Kambich and the Deerfield Montessori School, Inc. (collectively, the School), finding the Village’s special use ordinance invalid and amending the ordinance to allow a maximum of 170 students at the School. We reverse.

The following facts are taken from the record. The plaintiffs, Carolyn Kambich and the Deerfield Montessori School, Inc., filed a two-count complaint against the defendant, the Village of Riverwoods. In count I, based on the theory of equitable estoppel,…