April 6, 2020 Michael W. Ryan Ryan and Ryan In the past month, the State of Illinois and local governments, like the City of Chicago, have issued executive orders in an attempt to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 9, 2020, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued a statewide disaster proclamation, which activated […]
After the announcement of IDOT’s plan to rebuild Illinois Roads and Bridges, new details are emerging about specific projects within the $45 billion multi-year plan. According to the plan announced by Governor Jay “J.B.” Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation, $23.5 billion will go towards projects for Illinois roads and bridges and $2.11 billion […]
On October 21, 2019, Governor Jay “J.B.” Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation (“IDOT”) released IDOT’s Fiscal Year 2020-2025 Multi-Year Plan of road and bridge projects across the state, which is the first to capture the historic impact of the Rebuild Illinois capital plan. The $45 billion Rebuild Illinois capital plan was approved by […]
Change in the date of valuation in an eminent domain case allowed where there was a 25% increase in the market value of the condemned property between the date the complaint was filed and the date of taking By Michael W. Ryan on September 12, 2019 In Illinois eminent domain cases, the […]
IDOT’s $848 million I-80 bridge replacement project has been described as a signature project in Gov. JB Pritzker’s statewide capital bill. This IDOT project is expected to include the acquisition of between 40-50 homes. According to IDOT, land acquisition will begin in the latter part of 2020. http://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/08/04/living-under-the-i-80-bridge/ajqn4uq/
IDOT plans to widen Route 47 from Route 14 to Route 120 in Woodstock, Illinois to allow for two lanes of traffic in each direction separated by a raised curb median. The plans for the project also include a sidewalk and bicycle path improvements. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office and the Illinois Department of Transportation have […]
The village of Hinsdale submitted its own design to widen Interstate 294, developing an alternate plan for the stretch of tollway between Ogden Avenue and 55th Street. However, Illinois Tollway officials say their plan would impact residential property in Western Springs, does not meet certain safety guidelines, and would potentially shift the center line of […]
Under current federal statute (the Tucker Act), Americans who have property worth more than $10,000 taken by the federal government cannot get a jury trial on the value of the taking. Thus, in an important class of cases, Americans are denied their Seventh Amendment right. A case on appeal to the Supreme Court, brought on […]
On October 30, 2017, the United States Supreme Court denied a property owner’s petition for a writ of certiorari in Jarreau v. S. Lafourche Levee District, No. 17-163, which involved the issue of whether the government must pay compensation under the just compensation clause of the Fifth Amendment when the condemnation of real property inevitably destroys […]
Great Lakes Basin Transportation, Inc. (GLBT) filed an application pursuant to 49 U.S. C. § 10901 on May 1, 2017 seeking authority from the Surface Transportation Board (Board) to construct and operate an approximately 261-mile rail line that would extend around Chicago, Illinois generally from Pinola, Indiana through Winnebago, Ogle, Lee, LaSalle, Grundy, and Kankakee […]
