Legal Opinion
Village of Long Grove v. First National Bank
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 31, 1987No. 2—87—0400PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reinhard
Plaintiff, the Village of Long Grove (Long Grove), appeals from an order of the circuit court of Lake County dismissing its petition for condemnation proceedings. The sole issue on appeal is whether Long Grove has statutory authority to condemn property outside of but adjacent to its corporate border for the purpose of creating parks and open spaces.
The facts are not in dispute. On December 16, 1985, Long Grove filed a condemnation petition seeking to condemn three contiguous parcels of land all lying adjacent to property within Long Grove and along thq easterly edge of Illinois Route 83. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Village of Deerfield v. RapkaIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Indian Valley Golf Club, Inc. v. Village of Long GroveAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- County of De Kalb v. SmithAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
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