Lawsuit against Aurora, Planned Parenthood alleges zoning violations

Several residents and a community group are suing Planned Parenthood and the City of Aurora for what they say are zoning violations at the site of a clinic opened in October.

The residents and Fox Valley Families Against Planned Parenthood say the clinic misrepresented itself to the city and to the public. The plaintiffs say they were denied a chance to express opposition to the clinic, which offers abortions among other health-care services.

The lawsuit, filed in DuPage County Circuit Court, seeks to revoke the clinic's occupancy permit.

The 22,000-square-foot, $7.5 million Planned Parenthood clinic because the focus of protests last year after its purpose was revealed. Planned Parenthood applied for various local permits under a different name.

Officials say it was done to protect the clinic's staff and construction workers from protesters.