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LaSalle National Bank v. City Suites, Inc.

Case Date: 09/28/2001
Court: 1st District Appellate
Docket No: 1-99-0692 Rel

FIRST DIVISION
SEPTEMBER 28, 2001


1-99-0692

LA SALLE NATIONAL BANK as)Appeal from the
TRUSTEE U/T No. 104471 and)Circuit Court of
H. REED HARRIS,) Cook County.
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Plaintiffs-Appellants,)
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v.) No. 97 CH 7120
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CITY SUITES, INC., WILMONT HOTEL)Honorable
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, CORUS BANK) Ellis E. Reid
f/k/a AETNA BANK N.A.., TRUSTEE) Judge Presiding
U/T No. 10-4222, REPUBLIC BANK OF)
CHICAGO, THE CITY OF CHICAGO,)
and THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS)
OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO,)
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Defendants- Appellees.)
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JUSTICE TULLY delivered the opinion of the Court:

Plaintiffs, H. Reed Harris (Mr. Harris) and LaSalle National Bank as Trustee, appeal from the circuit court's orders: (1) affirming the decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals granting defendants, City Suites. Inc., Wilmont Hotel Partnership, Corus Bank, Aetna Bank and RepublicBank of Chicago (the "Corus group") a special use to operate their property at 3260 N. WiltonAvenue in the City of Chicago as an accessory parking lot; (2) dismissing plaintiffs' four countamended complaint with prejudice, which sought to enjoin and abate operation of the property inviolation of certain zoning ordinances. This court has jurisdiction pursuant to Illinois SupremeCourt Rule 301 (155 Ill.2d R. 301). For the following reasons, we affirm.


Background

In 1997, plaintiffs brought an action seeking to enjoin the Corus group from operating aparking lot on their property at 3260 N. Wilton Ave in violation of the Chicago ZoningOrdinance (Ordinance)(Chicago Municipal Code