Village of Norridge

Norridge resident Riccardo Mora sued the Village of Norridge today, seeking to overturn a village ordinance that prohibits residents from displaying any signs that support a political candidate or advocate a position on a political issue anywhere on the public right of way. Violators are subject to fines of up to $750.00 and/or community service. According to the complaint, Mora was ticketed for violating the ordinance on March 16, 2011, because his car, which was parked near 7900 West Montrose, had a bunch of political bumper stickers on it. The ticket was later dismissed when Mora appeared at a court hearing. The complaint asks for an injunction preventing Norridge from enforcing the ordinance and a finding that the ordinance is an unconstitutional ban on political speech that violates residents’ First Amendment rights. The case is Mora v. Norridge, 11 C 4308. The case is pending before Judge Aspen in the Northern District of Illinois.