Oak Park can use a faster court process to acquire listed properties
The law lets Oak Park use a faster court process to acquire the listed Madison Street properties for a public building or facility for two years.
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What it does
Oak Park may use a faster court process to acquire the listed Madison Street properties for a public building or facility.
Argument forOak Park could move sooner to acquire the listed properties for a public building or facility.
Argument againstOwners could face a faster forced acquisition process for these properties, even though the law limits the process to a public building or facility.
More detail
The law allows the Village of Oak Park to use quick-take proceedings to acquire the listed properties. The authority covers only the properties listed in the law at 3-31 Madison Street and 509 S. Humphrey Avenue, sometimes known as 11 Madison Street. The acquisition must be for a public building or facility. The authority lasts for two years after the law takes effect. The section is repealed three years after the law takes effect.
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