Transit- Oriented Development in The States
“Developing property or gaining access to land within close proximity to transit stations is essential for TOD, but put- ting together a tract of land that is large enough to both facilitate transit and warrant…
Judge schedules hearing on Peotone airport eminent domain challenge
At stake is a lawsuit by the Illinois Department of Transportation against the Barbour family. The state wants to acquire the family’s land as part of the 5,800 acres needed to develop a new Chicago-area…
Clean Line files proposed routes in Morris, Illinois
Hans Detweiler, Clean Line Energy Partners director of development, says it is required to get public utility status to move forward with its project, not because it wants to forcefully take people’s property. Chapman, Christina….
County Board Authorizes Eminent Domain for Olympian Drive
Champaign County will now be able to use eminent domain to negotiate with landowners for buying property along Olympian Drive. Illinois Public Media News 24 August 2012.
Champaign County Board approves use of eminent domain
Champaign County Board members voted Thursday night to authorize the use of eminent domain in the event that negotiations break down on the purchase of property for the long-debated Olympian Drive project north of Urbana….
Land Owner Contests Bloomfield’s Eminent Domain Claim on His Property
Essex County Superior Court stating the township deliberately misled Haberman and his firm — Bloomfield Daval Corporation — into thinking BDC would be permitted to redevelop the train station tract in a 2009 agreement. But,…
John Cusack Brings Star Power to Sexy Eminent-Domain-for-Mortgages Hearing in Chicago
Mortgage Resolution Partners has been on a tour of foreclosure-racked cities, pitching them on a plan: seize underwater properties through eminent domain at fair market value—i.e. less than the value of the mortgage—refinance it through…
Using eminent domain to seize mortgages is a terrible idea
Bouncing off the bottom. Chicago Tribune 13 August 2012.
Northern Will County Water Agency may pursue eminent domain
Water agency may pursue eminent domain after $34M bid rejected Reilly, Ginger. Chicago Tribune 7 August 2012. The Northern Will County Water Agency is considering pursuing eminent domain after Illinois American Water Co. did not…