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More About that Chicago Vacant Buildings Ordinance

In August I wrote about an amendment to a Chicago vacant buildings ordinance that I thought (and I was one of many) was crazy, despite being sympathetic to the plight resulting from the city’s blight. The City of Chicago...more

Town was named as defendant in foreclosure action based on holding drawn down LOC funds for unfinished subdivision improvements.

Memo of Law on motion to dismiss mortgage foreclosure action as against Town.

The estate of a deceased principal of a land developer company held a mortgage on lands on which a residential subdivision had been approved, but the public improvements of which had not been completed. The Town drew down the...more