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CLAYTON v. VILLAGE OF OAK PARK

No. 82-2168.

117 Ill. App.3d 560 (1983)

453 N.E.2d 937

JAMES CLAYTON et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed August 30, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. McNamara and Eugene R. Wedoff, both of Chicago (Jenner & Block, of counsel), for appellants.

Arthur C. Thorpe, of Chicago (Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE HARTMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The intended purpose of the ordinance challenged here is "to insure the single-family residences in the village of Oak Park against the possibility of economic loss, and thereby help to eliminate irrational fears of racial change," and to assure owners that their properties will not deteriorate in value as a result of projected racial changes...

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