Judge says IDOT can still take land for South Suburban Airport

Circuit Court Judge Susan O’Leary denied a request by the owners of three sites who are fighting the Illinois Department of Transportation, which seeks to acquire the land through its power of eminent domain. That authority allows a government to forcibly obtain property for the public good, paying the owner the market value…Please click here to read Alicia Farbre’s story in the Tribune/Daily Southtown.