SARNOW v. CLASSIC ADVERTISING, INC.

No. 1-91-2967.

629 N.E.2d 576 (1994)

256 Ill. App.3d 307

196 Ill.Dec. 31

Raymond S. SARNOW and Joe Vasquez, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CLASSIC ADVERTISING, INC., an Illinois corporation; First National Bank of Des Plaines as Trustee under Trust Agreement dated December 4, 1981, and known as Trust Number 1193304; City of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation; Raleigh Mathis, Commissioner of Inspectional Services; Timothy M. Cullerton, Chief Electrical Inspector of the Department of Inspectional Services; Maurice Parrish, Acting Zoning Administrator of the City of Chicago; and Patrick Media Group, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

January 18, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel L. Houlihan & Associates, Ltd., Chicago (William J. Hennessy of counsel), for plaintiffs-appellants.

Corporation Counsel of the City of Chicago, Chicago (Lawrence Rosenthal, Benna Ruth Solomon and Jean Dobrer of counsel), for defendants-appellees City of Chicago.

Robert J. Weber, Chicago (Robert J. Weber, of counsel), Anne T. Bottini, argued and on brief, for defendant-appellee Patrick Media Group, Inc.


Justice O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs filed an action pursuant to section 11-13-15 of the Illinois Municipal Code, (Ill.Rev.Stat. (1985) ch. 24, par. 11-13-15), seeking mandamus and injunctive relief against defendants, the City of Chicago (the City) and Classic Advertising, Inc. (Classic), regarding Classic's construction of an allegedly unlawful billboard at 1212 North Noble in Chicago. Section 11-13-15 permits municipalities and...

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