If you listen to some people, you'd think that using the law toprotect the investment people have made in their property is somekind of radical idea. These people would have you believe that thecity has no business trying to protect an important enclave ofmanufacturing on the Near North Side called the "Clybourn Corridor."They argue that Chicago would be better off letting yuppiegentrification sweep through the area, driving out the plants andtheir jobs.
The argument, which conveniently ignores the well-establishedlegitimacy of zoning laws, should not stand in the way of the CityCouncil approving a proposed designation of the Clybourn Corridor asa manufacturing area. …
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