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Bensenville Bulldozing on Hold

Dan Rozek 12 August 2008 No Comment

Chicago can’t bulldoze any of the 554 homes and businesses it owns in Bensenville for 30 days, a DuPage County judge ruled Monday.

The city can’t even begin preparing those properties for demolition during that time, Judge Kenneth Popejoy said, handing Chicago a setback as he granted the emergency request for a delay filed by Bensenville officials.

Chicago won a major victory last week when Popejoy agreed to lift a yearlong injunction that had blocked it from demolishing homes and businesses in the western suburb to make room for a massive, $15 billion expansion of O’Hare Airport.

Read the Full Story: http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1102974,CST-NWS-hare12.article

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