City of Batavia v. Sandberg

PRESIDING JUSTICE GEIGER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Robert O. Sandberg appeals from the orders of the circuit court of Kane County denying his traverse and motion to dismiss and granting judgment on the condemnation complaint filed by the plaintiff, the City of Batavia (the City). On appeal, Sandberg argues that the trial court erred in denying his traverse and motion to dismiss for the following reasons: (1) the City did not strictly follow the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act (the Act) (65 ILCS 5/11—74.4—1 et seq. (West 1992)) and its own ordinances in condemning…