Forest Preserve District v. First National Bank

In December 1999, the plaintiff filed this condemnation action against the defendants, seeking to take 204 acres of land in Naperville (the Property). Approximately eight years later, a jury found that just compensation for the taking was $10,725,000, based on the fair market value of the Property in 1999. The defendants appeal, arguing that the trial court erred in: (1) granting summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff on the issue of whether the plaintiff met its obligation to negotiate in good faith before filing suit; (2) granting the plaintiffs motion in limine to bar certain evidence;…