Strauss v. City of Chicago

Summary

The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed dismissal of the plaintiffs' complaint, holding that the corporation had standing despite a misnomer in the complaint, while declaratory constitutional claims were moot after the property was sold. The court declined to decide the constitutional merits because claims for damages were barred by governmental immunity: the alderman's zoning-related conduct involved policy determination and discretion, and the City was consequently immune. The court also held that the City could not be liable for the alderman's conduct under derivative immunity.