Eckhoff v. Forest Preserve District

Appellants filed suit in the circuit court of Cook county alleging that they are damaged by what they characterize as appellee the Forest Preserve District’s continuous, wrongful, needless and vexatious delay in the exercise of the power of eminent domain concerning their property. The second amended complaint alleged the ownership of about 80 acres of land, declared the best use was for residential subdivision purposes, and set out the acts of the Forest Preserve District, which they claim are the basis of their suit.

Appellee, hereinafter also referred to as the district, filed a motion to…