T & S Signs v. Village Wadsworth

Justice McLAREN delivered the opinion of the court: The plaintiff, T & S Signs, Inc., filed an action for declaratory, injunctive, and mandamus relief, and damages on the
theory of inverse condemnation (see 225 ILCS 440/9 (West 1992)), when the defendant, the Village of Wadsworth (Village), interfered
with the plaintiff's efforts to erect an advertising sign for which the plaintiff obtained a permit issued by the State of
Illinois (see 225 ILCS 440/8 (West 1992)). The trial court granted the defendant's motion to dismiss, and the plaintiff appealed.
The issue on appeal is whether the Village, a non-home-rule municipality, may enact more stringent regulations in the area
of outdoor advertising than those provided by the Illinois Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971 (Act) (225 ILCS 440/1 et
seq. (West 1992)). For the following reasons, we affirm.