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February 25, 2008
New area threatened by eminent domain in Chicago
CastleWatch Daily
Here's another reminder that the government doesn't use eminent domain on upper-income white neighborhoods:
On Tuesday, the Chicago Community Development Commission approved the Ogden-Pulaski tax increment financing district. The TIF comes with a $100 million budget and the power to use eminent domain for economic development. There are currently 41 properties that would be qualify to be condemned by the city.
The TIF streches across 876 acres of the Lawndale neighborhood on the city’s west side. It’s a tight-knit community in a poor, predominantly elderly African-American community.
Posted by lumi at February 25, 2008 7:02 PM