Prime Group, Inc. v. Northern Trust Co.

Defendants appeal from a judgment entered by the circuit court of Cook County granting to plaintiffs specific performance of a real estate agreement. On appeal, defendants contend that the trial court erroneously found plaintiffs’ September 1988 payment timely and erroneously granted specific performance in favor of plaintiffs.

On December 12, 1986, the parties entered into a real estate purchase agreement (Agreement) for plaintiffs’ purchase from defendants of 63.8 acres of land in unincorporated Lake County. The Agreement gave plaintiffs 60 days from the date of execution (feasibility…