Dept. of Transp. v. First Bank of Schaumburg

To facilitate the widening of Golf Road in the Village of Schaumburg, the Illinois Department of Transportation brought a condemnation action under the State’s authority of eminent domain. In order to complete the roadway improvements, the State sought to acquire title to 4,225 square feet of the defendant’s property and also requested the imposition of two temporary easements, one along Golf Road and the other along Plum Grove Road. The defendant property owner filed a cross-petition which asserted damage to the remainder of the land not taken in the condemnation action. Both parties…