93 seek pipeline project info
“With 230 landowners in Hancock County, Ill., potentially affected by the Dakota Access pipeline project, 93 showed up to a Illinois Farm Bureau information meeting sponsored by the Hancock County Farm Bureau. The meeting was…
Utility line opponents gear up for Iowa Utilities Board battle
“Opponents to an electric utility transmission line running from far western Iowa to Illinois are now gearing up for a battle in front of the Iowa Utilities Board. The Rock Island Clean Line would transmit…
U-C Sanitary District talking eminent domain on Cronus project
“Officials at the Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District on Thursday will talk about using eminent domain to get land for a pipe that’ll run to a plant near Tuscola. But, they’re hoping it doesn’t come…
City Plans to Use Eminent Domain to Take Over Former South Shore Dominick’s
“The city on Tuesday said it will seek to take over Jeffery Plaza by eminent domain, but the owners of the property that houses the former South Shore Dominick’s vowed to fight the move. The…
NEIU is attracting a lot of eyes with the flashy new El Centro
“If you’ve driven the Kennedy Expressway this year, chances are good that you’ve spotted Northeastern Illinois University’s flashy new $27 million campus outpost, El Centro, perched above the east side of the highway at Kimball,…
City could attempt to take over vacant South Shore Dominick’s via eminent domain
“A South Shore storefront that has been vacant since December could be seized via eminent domain because the shopping center owner could not find a new tenant, even after unusual efforts from city officials to…
Road improvements would overlap private properties in Rockford
“A strategy, allowed by the State of Illinois, gives cities like Rockford power to take private land for public use. Local leaders could use this authority for an upcoming road project. “We hope to start…
Judge orders water agency to refund American Lake Water Co. $100k for dismissed suit
“A judge has ordered the Northern Will County Water Agency to pay more than $100,000 to the company that owns a water pipeline the agency is trying to take over. The money will refund American…
Towns ordered to pay legal expenses in water supply dispute
“TThe Northern Will County Water Agency has been ordered to pay more than $100,000 for legal expenses to the owners of a water supply line it is trying to acquire after the agency voluntarily dismissed…
Future slot machine parlors must wait for new Rockford rules
“Aldermen gave preliminary approval to pursue eminent domain, if necessary, to obtain an auto shop that’s part of the city’s plans to redevelop the historic Amerock building into a hotel and conference center. Aldermen voted…