Chicago Suburb Sued Over Design Of Vehicle Stickers

In the Chicago suburb of Burbank, Illinois, Nichole Schultz filed suit this week because the city is requiring her to display a sticker on her automobile that she says endorses Christianity. The sticker depicts a soldier with a rifle, kneeling before a grave marked a cross. City officials say the cross is a generic symbol, while Shultz argues that the city is forcing her to Christianize her car. Today's Chicago Tribune reports that Schultz-- who apparently is an atheist-- is not asking the city to change the sticker, but instead is seeking an exemption from the requirement to display it. Earlier attempts to reach an out-of-court solution with the city failed. Now however the city says that Schultz could cover or cut out the cross on the sticker.