Legal Opinion
Ad-Ex, Inc. v. City of Chicago
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 9, 1991No. 1-89-1657, 1-89-2737, 1-89-3036, 1-89-3290, 1-90-0348 consPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
Defendant, City of Chicago (City), brought this action to reverse certain orders of the circuit court and to declare a settlement agreement void and unenforceable.
In 1986, plaintiff, Ad-Ex, Inc., filed 34 lawsuits, one for each of its proposed advertising signs, against the City. The lawsuits challenged the constitutionality of the City’s sign ordinance. The ordinance requires a 500-foot setback from expressways. (Chicago Municipal Code ch. 194A, §8.9(5) (1988).) In February 1989 the City and Ad-Ex entered into a settlement agreement which purported to vary the setback requirement. The…
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