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CITY OF CHICAGO v. GORDON

No. 85-0568.

146 Ill. App.3d 898 (1986)

497 N.E.2d 442

THE CITY OF CHICAGO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DONNA GORDON et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed August 19, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Montgomery, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago (Mary K. Rochford, Jean M. Templeton, and Daniel G. Welter, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for appellant.

Clifford L. Weaver, Steven M. Elrod, and Nancy L. VanSwol, all of Burke, Bosselman & Weaver, of Chicago, for appellees.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants were issued citations for violation of section 27-371.1 of the Municipal Code of Chicago (1984), banning outdoor advertising signs or displays in certain residential districts of the city. On a motion to dismiss, defendants alleged that the ordinance was unconstitutional because it restricted their first amendment right to commercial free speech and that it was impermissibly vague...

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