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Articles From Michael Smoron

City Immune for Downzoning Property By Michael Smoron Local Government Law, March 2023 In Strauss v. City of Chicago, the Illinois Supreme Court determined that an alderman maliciously threatening to downzone a property and the city’s actions to downzone the property fell under the umbrella of immunity under sections 2-109 and 2-201 of the Tort Immunity Act.
Do Annexation Agreements Apply to Broken Subdivisions? Guidance from the Second District Appellate Court By Michael Smoron Local Government Law, July 2022 In Village of Kirkland v. Kirkland Properties Holdings Company, LLC I, the appellate court set forth its analytical framework to determine whether there exists a cause of action premised on an annexation agreement applying to a “broken subdivision.”

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