Walker v. Rosewell

On December 18, 1984, a tax deed was issued to Midwest Real Estate Investment Company (Midwest) for the property located at 12 East 91st Street in Chicago (the subject property). Petitioner-appellant Ella Walker (Walker), owner of the subject property, filed a petition to vacate the order directing the issuance of the tax deed. Walker’s petition was initially granted.

Upon Midwest’s motion to reconsider, however, Walker’s petition was then denied on March 4, 1986. Pursuant to section 247a of the Revenue Act of 1939 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 120, par. 728a, Walker petitioned the court for…