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WEST BELMONT, L.L.C. v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 1-03-1199.

811 N.E.2d 220 (2004)

349 Ill.App.3d 46

284 Ill.Dec. 925

WEST BELMONT, L.L.C., an Illinois Limited Liability Company, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Department of Administrative Hearings and City of Chicago Department of Revenue, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

June 1, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Sreenan, Chicago, for Appellant.

Mara S. Georges, Corporation Counsel, Chicago (Lawrence Rosenthal, Deputy Corporation Counsel; Benna Ruth Solomon, Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel; Michael D. Bess, Special Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel), for Appellees.

Presiding Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

In an attempt to stimulate economic growth and neighborhood revitalization, the Chicago City Council enacted a transfer tax exemption for real property "used primarily for commercial or industrial purposes."

The plaintiff West Belmont, L.L.C. ("West Belmont") purchased property at 1711-17 West Belmont Avenue in order to develop and build residential townhomes. West Belmont was denied a real property...

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