Illinois State Toll Highway Authority v. American National Bank & Trust Co.

Before us are three consolidated appeals involving quick-take condemnation actions brought by agencies of the State of Illinois under the Eminent Domain Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 110, par. 7 — 101 et seq.). The common issue these cases present is whether the interest due on the difference between the jury’s final compensation award and the amount of compensation preliminarily found by the court should be determined by the jury or the trial judge. Also presented for our review are (1) whether the circuit court erred in one of the actions when it excluded evidence of special benefits that…