Supreme Court of Illinois

In accordance with the Child Care Act of 1969, a non-home-rule unit of local government may not use its statutory zoning authority to prevent operation of a home day-care facility licensed by the State of Illinois.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/17/2003
• Published 06/02/2003

Judges

• Justice RARICK delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John B. Murphey and Judith N. Kolman, of Rosenthal, Murphey & Coblentz, Chicago, for appellants., Victor P. Filippini, Jr., Barbara A. Adams and Elliot M. Regenstein, of Holland & Knight, L.L.P., Chicago, for amici curiae Villages of Grayslake, Hinsdale, La Grange and Lake Zurich., Ronald N. Schultz, Rockford Legal Director (Kathleen Elliott, of counsel), for amicus curiae City of Rockford., Carolyn Shapiro, of Miner, Barnhill & Galland, Chicago, for amici curiae Voices for Illinois Children et al.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jonathan K. Baum and Sarah E. Smith, of Katten, Muchin, Zavis & Rosenman, and Amy L. Zimmerman, Chicago, for appellee.