Eminent Domain One Step Nearer for Downtown Business
” A business that has called downtown Rockford home for 70 years may be uprooted to make way for the planned Amerock hotel and conference center. On Monday night, Rockford city council approved a measure…
University’s Expansion Plan Concerns Neighbors
“The business district along Bryn Mawr Avenue in the North Park neighborhood may not be bustling, but the small businesses that dot the area are thriving. Some—like the Caren Real Estate Company—have been in the…
No progress on Collins Park in Collinsville, eminent domain may be an option
“The Collinsville City Council will consider approving Harry Sterling as the attorney for possible litigation against Stone Wheel Inc., the last hurdle in the City’s plan to build a new Uptown park. Sterling, if approved,…
NEIU USING EMINENT DOMAIN TO FORCE NEIGHBORS OUT, BUILD NEW DORMS
“Northeastern Illinois University has taken legal action to force neighboring residents and businesses to move as part of a plan to expand the campus. The university is using eminent domain to make room in the…
NEIU Expansion Plans Draw Protesters to University President’s House
” In their ongoing battle against Northeastern Illinois University’s plan to exercise eminent domain on property on Bryn Mawr Avenue to erect student housing, protesters took their fight Wednesday to the home of NEIU President…
St. Clair County tangles with landowners over widening Frank Scott Parkway
“St. Clair County is continuing its two-year fight to use eminent domain to take land needed to improve a busy intersection at Frank Scott Parkway East and Old Collinsville Road in Swansea. The fight pits…
City of Morris will pursue condemnation for West Ave. easement
“According to Morris Mayor Richard Kopczick, the West Avenue landowner and the city disagree on how much compensation should be paid for the easement. After attempted negotiations, the city will likely have to use eminent…
NEIU expansion invokes eminent domain
“Northeastern Illinois University is taking a big gamble: that if it finally builds on-campus housing, it can reverse declining student enrollment. But the way the university’s going about this has upset some neighbors. The university…
Chicago’s TIF program moves deeper into the shadows
“s you probably know by now, a TIF freezes the amount that the schools, city, parks, and county get to tax for 24 years in a designated district. As the property rises in value, the…
Read Bill to See Where Taxes Go, Including for TIFs
“Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said today that property owners would be receiving bills that show where their tax dollars are going, including for the first time how much of a payment is for a…