La Salle National Bank v. Village of Palatine

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE DEMPSEY

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a zoning case involving the validity of the Village of Palatine’s zoning ordinance as it affects certain property held in trust by the plaintiff. The trial court declared the ordinance unconstitutional and void in its application to the property and the Village appeals.

The plaintiff’s land consists of three adjoining lots located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Palatine and Quinten Roads. Palatine runs east to west and Quinten north to south. The land is vacant, is slightly depressed, and has approximately…