BARRINGTON HILLS v. LIFE CH. INTERN. CHURCH

No. 1-03-0140.

820 N.E.2d 1068 (2004)

354 Ill. App.3d 415

290 Ill.Dec. 1

The VILLAGE OF BARRINGTON HILLS, a Municipal Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LIFE CHANGERS INTERNATIONAL CHURCH, f/k/a Midwest Christian Center, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

December 3, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Schiff Hardin & Waite, Chicago (Donald J. Kreger and Ruth E. Krugly, of counsel), and Massucci, Blomquist, Brown & Sherwell, Chicago (Ernest R. Blomquist III, of counsel), for Appellant.

Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C., Chicago (George J. Lynch, Mark H. Horwich, and Bradley I. Schecter, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice FROSSARD delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Life Changers International Church (Church), was found in violation of two provisions of the Village of Barrington Hills Municipal Code (the Code). Based on those violations, the trial court fined the Church $100,000. The trial court denied the Church's motion to reconsider and this appeal followed. The only issue presented by the instant appeal is whether the imposition of a $100,000 fine was an abuse...

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