Forest Preserve District v. Dearlove

The Forest Preserve District of Cook county filed its petition to acquire by eminent domain proceedings a tract of 32.06 acres of land. The jury found compensation due for this tract in the sum of $25,648. The jury also found that there were no damages to the remainder of the larger tract of which it was a part. From a judgment based on the verdict the parties who asserted interests under a cross-petition have appealed.

The property sought to be acquired lies some two miles from DesPlaines, about a mile west of Milwaukee avenue and 550 feet north of Central road. The nearest rail…