Legal Opinion
City of Bloomington v. Bible Truth Crusade
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 24, 1990No. 4—89—0791PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lund
On August 30, 1989, the circuit court of McLean County entered an order authorizing the City of Bloomington (City) to demolish a building belonging to the Bible Truth Crusade (Crusade). The Crusade now appeals. We affirm.
On August 14, 1987, the City filed a complaint pursuant to section 11 — 31—1 of the Illinois Municipal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 24, par. 11 — 31—1), alleging that a building owned by the Crusade was dangerous and unsafe, and seeking authority to have the building demolished and to create a lien against the property for the cost of demolition. The Crusade answered with…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- People Ex Rel. Keith v. KeithIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- City of Aurora v. MeyerIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- City of Chicago v. NielsenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- City of Chicago v. General Realty Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Tim Pierce and Sheryl Pierce v. Village of Divernon, Illinois, a Village Duly Constituted Under the Laws of the State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Village of Franklin Park v. Aragon Management, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1998
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- Village of Franklin Park v. Aragon Management, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1998
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