City of Chicago v. Walker

Respondent, Frederika Blankner, appeals from the entry of an order granting petitioner, City of Chicago, a writ of assistance, evicting respondent and various other persons from a building owned by the City of Chicago. We affirm.

Prior litigation concerning this property and this respondent has been extensive. In 1964, the Department of Urban Renewal of the City of Chicago determined that a certain area adjacent to the campus of the University of Chicago was a slum and blighted area, and should be acquired for redevelopment. After the City Council approved this determination, the petitioners,…