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…
City Seizes McKinley Park Library Building For “Public’s Good”
“City officials officially seized the McKinley Park public library branch (6802 Fort Hamilton Parkway) Monday – using the power of eminent domain – after failing to strike a deal with the library’s owner to purchase…
Appleton won’t forcibly take land for new library
“Q: Could you please explain eminent domain and how it affects Trinity Lutheran Church and the proposed new Appleton library site? A: Eminent domain is the right of government to acquire private land for a…
COD offers to buy the mall but is prepared to use eminent domain, president says.
“College of the Desert plans to transform the defunct Palm Springs Mall, a 48-year-old structure that has sat mostly vacant for years, into a West Valley campus with room for 3,000 students. The college offered…
Brooklyn Public Library wants to seize Dyker branch building
“The Brooklyn Public Library wants to close the book on its $20,000-a-month lease on its McKinley Park branch — by having the city seize the building through eminent domain. “It’s costing us almost $250,000 a…