Bipartisan bill designed to update eminent domain law
“A bill that would strengthen outdated eminent domain laws in the face of a proposed freight train line with a route through Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties has made its way out of the Indiana…
Chicago land feud over Obama presidential library plan reflects familiar history
“With President Obama expected to choose the site for his library in coming months, Chicagoans have been engaged in a bitter fight over a proposal to place it in a public park. But this is…
IDOT seeks to keep acquiring land for airport
“Though Gov. Bruce Rauner is taking time to review major projects, the South Suburban Airport, the Illinois Department of Transportation should be allowed to continue with land acquisition for the airport, an attorney for IDOT…
Roosevelt University to Host Forum on Uses and Abuses of Tax Increment Financing to be Held on Feb. 18
“Roosevelt University will host a forum on the uses and abuses of Tax Increment Financing in Chicago from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18 in room 418 of the University’s Wabash Building,…
Media Owner Battles Blommer Chocolate Expansion on His Land
“Eychaner has been battling the city’s attempt to seize his property via eminent domain for a decade. The situation began in 2000, when the city created a Planned Manufacturing District near the chocolate plant, in…
Wind Line Dealt Severe Blow
“The Illinois Commerce Commission recently approved the hotly contested Rock Island Clean Line high voltage transmission line, a similar, sister project to Grain Belt Express but imposed conditions that likely will be showstoppers for the…
Council to weigh downtown redevelopment tonight
“It looks like downtown will become the latest swath of local real estate to be declared a redevelopment zone, a legal definition that puts some teeth into the city’s efforts to pump new vitality into…
RICL receives Illinois certification
“The Rock Island Clean Line direct current transmission line project came one step closer to fruition when the Illinois Commerce Commission granted RICL a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity on Nov. 25. The certificate…
City Gets OK To Take Over Shuttered South Shore Dominick’s
“The city can now use eminent domain to take over the shuttered Dominick’s in South Shore after getting City Council’s OK on Wednesday. The Dominick’s at 2101 E. 71st St. has been vacant since December…
Rock Island Clean Line project approved
“A controversial high-voltage power line project was granted approval for construction in La Salle County and throughout Illinois, but local property owners still have the right to deny easement offers made by Clean Line Energy….