City of Chicago v. Zappani

Defendant, Giuseppe Zappani, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County that denied his traverse and motion to dismiss and entered judgment orders setting $625,439 as just compensation for three parcels of land sought by plaintiff, City of Chicago (the City), in this consolidated condemnation cause of action.

The following facts are undisputed: Defendant was the owner of record of three parcels of land that were located on the west side of Chicago and part of the Central West Redevelopment Area (the CWRA). The City created the CWRA in 1969, under the Urban Renewal Consolidation…