Department of Public Works & Buildings v. Association of Franciscan Fathers

The defendant property owner appeals from an order which denied a traverse and motion to dismiss in a “quick take” proceeding. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 47, pars. 2.1 to 2.10.

The property described in the petition is a 9.828 acre tract in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Route 83 and 31st Street in Du Page County. The parcel, bounded by Route 83 to the east and 31st Street to the north, is part of defendant’s property which is bounded by 31st Street on the north, 35th Street on the south, Route 83 on the east, and Midwest Road on the west.

The Department filed a petition to…