Sep 19, 2007 10:47 am US/Central
Aurora Allows Staff To Stay At Planned Parenthood
Injunction Has Been Filed To Allow Clinic To Open
AURORA, Ill. (Aurora Beacon-News) ―
City officials said Tuesday they will not ask Planned Parenthood's staff to vacate their East New York Street building, despite the expiration of their temporary occupancy permit Monday.
"At this point, the city has opted to maintain the status quo," said city spokesman Carie Anne Ergo.
Ergo said ordinarily, a building owner in violation of the occupancy permit ordinance would be asked to vacate, and most comply willingly. If they do not, the city usually seeks a court order to remove them.
However, since this case is already before a judge, Ergo said the city has decided to leave things as they are for now. Planned Parenthood/Chicago Area filed last week for an emergency preliminary injunction that would have allowed their new facility to open Monday.
U.S. District Judge Charles Norgle delayed the opening and will hear the case Thursday.
Aurora-based lawyer Vincent Tessitore wrote a letter to city staffers Tuesday, demanding the city enforce its ordinances. Tessitore said he got no response.
(CBS 2, the Naperville Sun and the Aurora Beacon-News are news partners covering stories in the western suburbs of Chicago.)
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