Legal Opinion
General Auto Service Station v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 16, 2008No. 05-2515, 06-2672PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs-appellants are the owners and the agent of a building in Chicago that for more than four decades has displayed an advertising sign without a permit. Current zoning provisions prohibit the sign given its size and proximity to a residential district, but the plaintiffs contend that because the sign was lawful when first erected, they have a right to continue displaying the sign. After the City of Chicago declared the sign unlawful and ordered it removed, the plaintiffs-appellants filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 challenging the City’s action on a variety of…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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