City of Chicago v. Walker

Defendant, Frederika Blankner, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Cook County entered upon a jury verdict in an action in eminent domain in which petitioner, City of Chicago, condemned a parcel of real estate owned by defendant.

The City of Chicago, under authority of the Urban Renewal Consolidation Act of 1961 (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1969, ch. 671/2, pars. 91.101 et seq.) created the Department of Urban Renewal which on October 8, 1964, determined that a certain area adjacent to the campus of the University of Chicago was a slum and blighted area and should be acquired for…