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PETERSEN v. CHICAGO PLAN COM'N

No. 1-97-4085.

707 N.E.2d 150 (1998)

302 Ill. App.3d 461

236 Ill.Dec. 305

Eleanor P. PETERSEN, Friends of the Parks, Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference, Hyde Park Historical Society, Kay Clement, Robert E. Mann, and Leon M. Despres, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CHICAGO PLAN COMMISSION OF the CITY OF CHICAGO, the Museum of Science and Industry, a Corporation, Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, Alderman William J.P. Banks, Alderman Edward M. Burke, J.F. Boyle, Jr., George W. Migala, Alderman Burton F. Natarus, Paul Woznicki, Reuben L. Hedlund, Demetrius E. Carney, Allison S. Davis, Rodrigo d'Escoto, Leon D. Finney Jr., Doris B. Holleb, Amrish K. Majahan, Nancy A. Pacher, Lake Michigan Federation, a Corporation, Donald Eason, Bryant Gumbel, and Barbara Holt, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

December 28, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Despres, Schwartz & Geoghegan, Chicago (Leon M. Despres, of counsel), for Appellants.

Shefsky & Froelich Ltd., Chicago (Jack Guthman, Howard A. Davis, Eric A. Freeland, of counsel) and Corporation Counsel of the City of Chicago, Chicago (Brian L. Crowe, Lawrence Rosenthal, Benna Ruth Solomon, Meera Werth, of counsel), for Appellees.

Justice GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an action for administrative review of a decision by the Plan Commission of the City of Chicago (Plan Commission or Commission) approving an application of the Museum of Science and Industry (the Museum). In its application, the Museum sought the Plan Commission's approval for its plans to expand and renovate its facilities. Such approval is required by the Lake Michigan and Chicago Lakefront Protection...

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