Forest Preserve District v. West Suburban Bank

The defendants appeal from a preliminary injunction prohibiting the development of their farmland into a parking lot. The injunction was granted on behalf of the plaintiff, the Forest Preserve District of Du Page County, which previously had filed a condemnation action to obtain the property. The defendants argue on appeal that (1) the injunction constitutes an unconstitutional judicial taking; (2) the injunction constitutes an equitable prejudgment attachment of property; (3) the plaintiff failed to prove the requisite elements necessary for injunctive action; (4) the trial judge abused his…