Legislators hear worries about eminent domain
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Flooded with calls from residents worried about the effects of a recent Supreme Court decision on private-property rights, state legislators heard testimony Wednesday on Illinois’ eminent domain laws and if they should be strengthened. Opinions were divided over whether Illinois law offers enough protections and compensates property owners justly for land. “The definition should say that eminent domain should not be used by government to take private property and give it to private investors who will make a profit,” said Kenneth Swanson, a Galesburg resident who testified at the Thompson Center in Chicago. The Supreme Court decision last month stunned some property owners, who believed eminent domain could only be used for public uses such as for roads or Source : accessmylibrary.com |