104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1920 Introduced , by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 735 ILCS 30/25-5-130 new Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Provides that quick-take proceedings may be used for a period of no more than 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act by Cook County and the City of Calumet City for the acquisition of certain described property for the purpose of economic development. Repeals the Section 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately. LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1920 Introduced , by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 735 ILCS 30/25-5-130 new 735 ILCS 30/25-5-130 new Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Provides that quick-take proceedings may be used for a period of no more than 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act by Cook County and the City of Calumet City for the acquisition of certain described property for the purpose of economic development. Repeals the Section 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately. LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1920 Introduced , by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 735 ILCS 30/25-5-130 new 735 ILCS 30/25-5-130 new 735 ILCS 30/25-5-130 new Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Provides that quick-take proceedings may be used for a period of no more than 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act by Cook County and the City of Calumet City for the acquisition of certain described property for the purpose of economic development. Repeals the Section 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately. LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b A BILL FOR HB1920LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920 LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920 LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b 1 AN ACT concerning civil law. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Eminent Domain Act is amended by adding 5 Section 25-5-130 as follows: 6 (735 ILCS 30/25-5-130 new) 7 Sec. 25-5-130. Quick-take; Cook County; Calumet City. 8 (a) Quick-take proceedings under Article 20 may be used 9 for a period of no more than 2 years after the effective date 10 of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly by Cook 11 County and the City of Calumet City for the acquisition of the 12 following described property for the purpose of economic 13 development: 14 REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF CALUMET CITY, COUNTY OF COOK, 15 STATE OF ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 16 PARCEL 1: 17 THAT PART OF THE NORTH WEST QUARTER OF SECTION 19, 18 TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 15 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL 19 MERIDIAN, WHICH LIES NORTH AND EAST OF THE MARGIN OF THE 20 LITTLE CALUMET RIVER, EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE FOLLOWING: 21 (A) THE EAST 660 FEET OF SAID NORTH WEST QUARTER; 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1920 Introduced , by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 735 ILCS 30/25-5-130 new 735 ILCS 30/25-5-130 new 735 ILCS 30/25-5-130 new Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Provides that quick-take proceedings may be used for a period of no more than 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act by Cook County and the City of Calumet City for the acquisition of certain described property for the purpose of economic development. Repeals the Section 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately. LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b A BILL FOR 735 ILCS 30/25-5-130 new LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920 LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920- 2 -LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920 - 2 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920 - 2 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b 1 (B) THAT PART OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER WHICH IS BOTH 2 SOUTH OF A LINE PARALLEL TO AND 2,056.78 FEET SOUTH OF 3 THE NORTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER AND WEST OF A LINE 300 4 FEET EAST OF AND PARALLEL TO THE EAST LINE OF TORRENCE 5 AVENUE; 6 (C) THAT PART TAKEN, USED OR DEDICATED FOR TORRENCE 7 AVENUE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THAT PART TAKEN 8 IN ORDER VESTING TITLE RECORDED OCTOBER 4, 2016 AS 9 DOCUMENT NO. 1627816040; 10 (D) THAT PART THEREOF CONVEYED TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE 11 COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS BY DEEDS DULY RECORDED 12 JULY 24, 1926 AS DOCUMENTS 9349854 AND 9350297; 13 (E) THAT PART OF SAID NORTH WEST QUARTER DESCRIBED AS 14 FOLLOWS: 15 COMMENCING AT THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF SAID QUARTER; 16 THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID QUARTER, A 17 DISTANCE OF 230 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY ON A LINE PARALLEL 18 TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF 250 FEET; 19 THENCE NORTH A DISTANCE OF 230 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH 20 LINE OF SAID QUARTER; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID NORTH 21 LINE A DISTANCE OF 250 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. 22 (F) THAT PART OF SAID NORTH WEST QUARTER OF SECTION 23 19, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 15 EAST OF THE THIRD 24 PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 25 BEGINNING AT THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF THE EAST 660 FEET OF 26 SAID NORTH WEST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 09 MINUTES HB1920 - 2 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920- 3 -LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920 - 3 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920 - 3 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b 1 50 SECONDS WEST ON THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST 660 FEET OF 2 SAID NORTH WEST QUARTER A DISTANCE OF 1635.56 FEET; THENCE 3 NORTH 44 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 4 260.28 FEET; THENCE NORTH 28 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 00 SECONDS 5 EAST A DISTANCE OF 59.87 FEET; THENCE NORTH 44 DEGREES 42 6 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 519.21 FEET; THENCE 7 SOUTH 45 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 8 24.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 44 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 30 SECONDS 9 WEST A DISTANCE OF 110.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 45 DEGREES 17 10 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET; THENCE 11 NORTH 44 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 12 615.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 30 SECONDS 13 EAST ON A LINE PERPENDICULAR TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID 14 NORTH WEST QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF 543.00 FEET TO THE NORTH 15 LINE OF SAID NORTH WEST QUARTER, THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 16 42 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTH 17 WEST QUARTER A DISTANCE OF 10 55.93 FEET TO THE PLACE OF 18 BEGINNING. 19 (G) THAT PART OF THE NORTH WEST QUARTER OF SECTION 19, 20 TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 15 EAST OF THE THIRD 21 PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS BOUNDED 22 AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 23 COMMENCING AT THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION; 24 THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTH WEST 25 QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF 1284 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE EAST 26 71.05 FEET (MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLE) TO A POINT ON THE EAST HB1920 - 3 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920- 4 -LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920 - 4 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920 - 4 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b 1 LINE OF TORRENCE AVENUE, SAID POINT BEING THE POINT OF 2 BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING EAST ALONG THE LAST DESCRIBED 3 COURSE A DISTANCE OF 5 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH ALONG 4 A LINE PARALLEL TO AND DISTANT 5 FEET FROM SAID EAST LINE 5 OF TORRENCE AVENUE A DISTANCE OF 316.00 FEET TO A POINT; 6 THENCE WEST, FORMING A RIGHT ANGLE WITH THE LAST DESCRIBED 7 COURSE A DISTANCE OF 5 FEET TO A POINT ON SAID EAST LINE OF 8 TORRENCE AVENUE; THENCE NORTH A DISTANCE OF 316.00 FEET TO 9 THE POINT OF BEGINNING; 10 (H) THAT PART OF THE NORTH WEST QUARTER OF SECTION 19, 11 TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 15 EAST OF THE THIRD 12 PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BOUNDED 13 AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 14 COMMENCING AT THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF SAID NORTH WEST 15 QUARTER; THENCE EAST A DISTANCE OF 250 FEET TO A POINT; 16 THENCE SOUTH A DISTANCE OF 30 FEET (MEASURED AT RIGHT 17 ANGLE) TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF 159TH STREET, SAID 18 POINT BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE CONTINUING 19 SOUTH ALONG THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE A DISTANCE OF 30 20 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE EAST ALONG A LINE PARALLEL TO AND 21 DISTANCE 60 FEET FROM THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTH WEST 22 QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF 722.77 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE 23 NORTH ALONG A LINE FORMING A RIGHT ANGLE WITH THE LAST 24 DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 30 FEET TO A POINT ON SAID 25 EAST LINE OF 159TH STREET; THENCE WEST A DISTANCE OF 26 722.77 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; HB1920 - 4 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920- 5 -LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920 - 5 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920 - 5 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b 1 (I) THAT PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 19, 2 TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 15 EAST OF THE THIRD 3 PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BEING THE NORTH 150 FEET OF THE 4 SOUTH 600 FEET OF THE WEST 150 FEET OF THE EAST 810 5 FEET OF SAID QUARTER SECTION, ALL IN COOK COUNTY, 6 ILLINOIS. 7 (J) LOT 1 OF CALUMET SONIC SUBDIVISION, BEING A 8 SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF 9 SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 15 EAST OF THE 10 THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT 11 THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 5, 2010 AS DOCUMENT NO. 12 1030934049, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 13 PARCEL 2: 14 EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AND COMMON USE OF PARKING 15 OVER, UNDER, AND ACROSS THOSE PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING 16 DESCRIBED LAND: 17 THAT PART OF SAID NORTH WEST 1/4 OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 36 18 NORTH, RANGE 15 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, 19 BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 20 BEGINNING AT THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF THE EAST 660 FEET OF 21 SAID NORTH WEST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 09 MINUTES 22 50 SECONDS WEST ON THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST 660 FEET OF 23 SAID NORTH WEST QUARTER A DISTANCE OF 1635.56 FEET; THENCE 24 NORTH 44 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 25 260.28 FEET; THENCE NORTH 28 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 00 SECONDS HB1920 - 5 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920- 6 -LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920 - 6 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920 - 6 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b 1 EAST A DISTANCE OF 59.87 FEET; THENCE NORTH 44 DEGREES 42 2 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 519.21 FEET; THENCE 3 NORTH 45 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 4 24.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 44 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 30 SECONDS 5 WEST A DISTANCE OF 110.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 45 DEGREES 17 6 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET; THENCE 7 NORTH 44 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 8 615.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 30 SECONDS 9 EAST ON A LINE PERPENDICULAR TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID 10 NORTH WEST QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF 543.00 FEET TO THE NORTH 11 LINE OF SAID NORTH WEST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 12 42 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTH 13 WEST QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF 1055.93 FEET TO THE PLACE OF 14 BEGINNING; EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE NORTH 30 FEET THEREOF 15 AND ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PART THEREOF CONVEYED IN 16 DEED FROM SEARS ROEBUCK AND COMPANY, TO THE STATE OF 17 ILLINOIS, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND BUILDING DATED 18 AUGUST 29, 1966, AND RECORDED SEPTEMBER 28, 1966 AS 19 DOCUMENTED NUMBER 19955757 AND FILED SEPTEMBER 28, 1966 AS 20 DOCUMENTED NUMBER LR2294057, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 21 AS CREATED BY OPERATING AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 23, 1965, A 22 MEMORANDUM OF WHICH WAS RECORDED JULY 22, 1965 AS DOCUMENT 23 NUMBER 19534723, AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENT DATED JUNE 15, 24 1984, A MEMORANDUM OF WHICH WAS RECORDED AUGUST 27, 1984 25 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 27229390, AND SECONDS AMENDMENT DATED 26 FEBRUARY 3, 1933, A MEMORANDUM OF WHICH WAS RECORDED MARCH HB1920 - 6 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920- 7 -LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920 - 7 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920 - 7 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b 1 2, 1933 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 93154148. 2 PARCEL 3: 3 THAT PART OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER WHICH IS BOTH SOUTH OF 4 A LINE PARALLEL TO AND 2,056.78 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTH 5 LINE OF SAID QUARTER AND WEST OF A LINE 300 FEET EAST OF 6 AND PARALLEL TO THE EAST LINE OF TORRENCE AVENUE; 7 EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PART OF THE LAND CONVEYED TO THE 8 STATE OF ILLINOIS, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND 9 BUILDINGS RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. 19940215. 10 AND EXCEPTING THAT PART OF THE LAND TAKEN IN CONDEMNATION 11 CAST NO. 14 L 050215. 12 PARCEL 7: 13 THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 14 36 NORTH, RANGE 15 EAST ON THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN 15 LYING EAST OF THE LITTLE CALUMET RIVER AND WEST OF THE 16 NORTH LINE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF ILLINOIS AS 17 ESTABLISHED IN DEED 8393986 FALLING IN THE FOLLOWING 18 DESCRIBED LANDS: 19 COMMENCING AT A POINT WHICH IS 10 CHAINS WEST OF THE 20 NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST FRACTIONAL QUARTER OF 21 SECTION 19, IN TOWNSHIP 36, RANGE 15 EAST OF THE THIRD 22 PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; THENCE WEST 11 CHAINS AND 34 LINKS; 23 THENCE SOUTH 33 CHAINS AND 75 LINKS TO THE MARGIN OF THE 24 CALUMET RIVER; THENCE ALONG THE MARGIN OF SAID RIVER IN AN HB1920 - 7 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920- 8 -LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920 - 8 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920 - 8 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b 1 EASTERLY DIRECTION UNTIL IT INTERSECTS A LINE RUNNING 2 NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 40 3 CHAINS TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 2 OF A 4 SUBDIVISION OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER FRACTIONAL SECTION, 5 SITUATED IN THE TOWN OF THORNTON IN THE COUNTY OF COOK, IN 6 THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 7 PARCEL 8: 8 RIGHTS AND EASEMENTS AS GRANTED IN THE OPERATING AGREEMENT 9 BETWEEN SEARS, ROEBUCK AND COMPANY AND LASALLE NATIONAL 10 BANK UNDER TRUST NUMBER 30703, GOVERNING FUTURE 11 DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF THE PROPERTY AFFECTED THEREBY, AND 12 PROVIDING FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS BETWEEN THE AFFECTED 13 PARCELS AND FOR UTILITY EASEMENTS, A MEMORANDUM OF WHICH 14 AGREEMENT WAS RECORDED JULY 22, 1965 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 15 19534723 AND REGISTERED JULY 22, 1965 AS DOCUMENT 16 LR2220909. 17 AMENDMENT TO SAID OPERATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES 18 ABOVE MENTIONED, A MEMORANDUM OF WHICH WAS RECORDED AUGUST 19 27, 1984 AS DOCUMENT 27229390 AND REGISTERED AUGUST 27, 20 1984 AS DOCUMENT LR3390805. 21 MEMORANDUM OF SECOND AMENDMENT TO OPERATING AGREEMENT 22 DATED FEBRUARY 03, 1993 AND RECORDED MARCH 02, 1993 AS 23 DOCUMENT NUMBER 93154148. 24 (b) This Section is repealed 3 years after the effective 25 date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly. HB1920 - 8 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920- 9 -LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920 - 9 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920 - 9 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b HB1920 - 9 - LRB104 09399 JRC 19458 b