General Insurance Co. of America v. Clark Mall, Corp.

AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JEFFREY COLE, United States Magistrate Judge.

This case represents another chapter in the troubled history of the Discount Mega Mall in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood. About a half dozen buildings comprise the mall, which over the years has housed dozens of small vendors, whose wares run an eclectic gamut from food to clothing to electronics and more. The Mall has been a political football and a source of neighborhood controversy; for some it is an example of urban blight; for others it has provided an opportunity to earn a living. In August 2002, the…