The Chicago area has experienced a great deal of residential growth and development in the last several years. With this growth and development, many areas have been rezoned to accomodate residences over businesses. This has meant that businesses have had to deal with relocation or showing that they should be allowed to stay where they are.

If you have ever visited or lived in a city without zoning regulations, you know how crucial they are to an acceptable standard of living. In some places around the world, a chemical manufacturing facility can be right next to residents or farm land. An effective zoning policy not only protects the nature of a residential, business, commercial or manufacturing area, but is able to deal with the development, growth or decrease of any of these areas.

The City of Chicago Zoning Ordinance consists of a map of the zoning districts as well as a description of allowable uses and use requirements.

Mr. Cooke works with his clients to resolve zoning issues and coordinates his work with attorneys that specialize in Zoning issues when the need arises.

If you have any questions or want to talk with Mr. Cooke in more detail, you can reach him at (312) 497-9002 or at "gc@Cookeslaw.com". Mr. Cooke's fee is $300 per hour.