RIVER PARK, INC. v. CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK

No. 85246.

703 N.E.2d 883 (1998)

184 Ill.2d 290

234 Ill.Dec. 783

RIVER PARK, INC., et al., Appellees, v. The CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

November 19, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Quinlan, Michael I. Rothstein, David M. Jenkins, Jean M. Prendergast and Gino L. DiVito, Quinlan & Crisham, Ltd., Chicago, John J. Zimmermann, Corporation Counsel, Highland Park, for the City of Highland Park.

Donald T. Morrison, Morrison & Morrison, Waukegan, for River Park, Inc.

Roger Huebner, Illinois Municipal League, Springfield, for Illinois Municipal League.

Benna Ruth Solomon, Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel, Chicago, for Corporation Counsel, City of Chicago.

Kathleen Elliott, City Attorney, City of Rockford, Rockford, for City of Rockford.

Peter D. Fischer, Deputy Chief Civil Actions Bureau, Chicago, for County of Cook.


Justice McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court:

This case arises from the efforts of plaintiffs River Park, Inc., Spatz & Company, and Country Club Estates, Ltd., to develop a parcel of real estate located within defendant City of Highland Park. After defendant failed to approve their plan to develop the property and their request for rezoning, plaintiffs sought relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) by filing a complaint against defendant in federal court...

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