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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY v. CITY OF EVANSTON

No. 50383.

74 Ill.2d 80 (1978)

383 N.E.2d 964

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Appellee, v. THE CITY OF EVANSTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed December 4, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack M. Siegel, corporation counsel, of Chicago, for appellant.

Michael C. Weston and James M. Perry, of Evanston, and James W. Kissel, Frederic F. Brace, Jr., and Shalom L. Kohn, of Sidley & Austin, of Chicago, for appellee.

Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Northwestern University, brought suit against the city of Evanston in the circuit court of Cook County seeking a declaration that a city zoning ordinance forbidding commercial activity, including professional sports, in the university district was unconstitutional. The circuit court dismissed the complaint for failure to exhaust local and...

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