The new definition of zoning: Chaos (at least until tomorrow)By Robin L. PerryLocal Government Law, July 2003On April 17, 2003, the Illinois Supreme Court issued an opinion which at first seems harmless, but after a more thorough read further complicates the law of zoning. Hawthorne v. Village of Olympia Fields et al., No. 93462, 2003 WL 1889613 (Ill. Apr. 17, 2003)
Beyond Klaeren—The even newer world of zoningLocal Government Law, June 2003Our March 2003 edition of the newsletter included two articles on the recent decisions by the Supreme Court in Klaeren and the Second District Appellate Court in Gallik.
Post-Klaeren judicial review of site-specific zoning decisions by legislative bodiesBy Daniel P. BlondinLocal Government Law, March 2003The purpose of this article is to analyze the impact of recent decisions by the Illinois Supreme Court in City of Chicago Heights v. Living Word Outreach Full Gospel Church & Ministries, Inc., and Klaeren v. Village of Lisle.
Zoning and land use: A case study in urban sprawlBy Paul J. EvansAgricultural Law, March 2003The following is an excerpt from materials presented by the author at the ISBA's Agricultural Law Section's "Law of the Prairie" seminar that was held in April, 2002.