104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2735
 
Introduced 10/28/2025, by Sen. Adriane Johnson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
735 ILCS 30/25-5 new
    Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Provides that quick-take proceedings may be used for the acquisition of permanent and temporary easements for a period of one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act by the City of North Chicago to support the installation of hazard mitigation and stormwater conveyance measures aimed at reducing the effects of flooding in Lake County. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Eminent Domain Act is amended by adding 
5Section 25-5 as follows:
 
6    (735 ILCS 30/25-5 new)
7    Sec. 25-5. Quick-take; City of North Chicago.     
8    Quick-take proceedings under Article 20 may be used for a 
9period of one year after the effective date of this amendatory 
10Act of the 104th General Assembly by the City of North Chicago 
11for the acquisition of permanent and temporary easements for 
12the purpose of construction of a storm water utility main, 
13described as follows:
 
14Part of 12-07-400-001, 30417 N. Skokie Highway
15Part of 12-07-400-002, 30347 N. Skokie Highway
16Part of 12-07-400-008, 30375 N. Skokie Highway
 
17Permanent Easement:
18    THAT PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 
19    44 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN 
20    LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
21    COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHEAST 
 
 
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1    QUARTER OF SECTION 7; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTH LINE 
2    OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 7 HAVING AN ILLINOIS 
3    COORDINATE SYSTEM (EAST ZONE) GRID BEARING OF SOUTH 89 
4    DEGREES 38 MINUTES 33 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 44.77 
5    FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF U.S. ROUTE 
6    41 (A.K.A. SKOKIE HIGHWAY)AS DEDICATED BY DOCUMENT 
7    NO.402908 RECORDED AUGUST 13, 1934, SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY 
8    LINE BEING A 4487.46 FOOT RADIUS CURVE, CONCAVE WESTERLY; 
9    THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID CURVE AND EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY 
10    LINE 676.18 FEET (THE CHORD BEARS SOUTH 04 DEGREES 00 
11    MINUTES 38 SECONDS EAST, 675.54 FEET) TO THE POINT OF 
12    BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 43 MINUTES 08 SECONDS 
13    EAST, 102.91 FEET; THENCE NORTH 76 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 23 
14    SECONDS EAST, 39.78 FEET TO A POINT ON A LINE 34.25 FEET 
15    SOUTHWESTERLY OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE CENTER LINE OF THE 
16    TWO MAIN TRACKS OF THE CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD 
17    (THE EAST MAIN TRACK HAS SINCE BEEN REMOVED); THENCE SOUTH 
18    13 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 37 SECONDS EAST, 10.00 FEET ALONG 
19    SAID PARALLEL LINE TO A POINT ON A LINE BEING 
20    PERPENDICULAR TO SAID PARALLEL LINE AT A POINT BEING 
21    698.00 FEET SOUTHEASTERLY FROM SAID NORTH LINE OF THE 
22    SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 7 AS MEASURED ALONG A LINE 
23    BEING 54.25 FEET SOUTHWESTERLY OF AND PARALLEL WITH SAID 
24    CENTER LINE OF THE TWO MAIN TRACKS OF THE CHICAGO AND 
25    NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD; THENCE SOUTH 76 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 
26    23 SECONDS WEST, 20.00 FEET ALONG SAID PERPENDICULAR LINE 
 
 
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1    TO A POINT ON SAID LINE BEING 54.25 FEET SOUTHWESTERLY OF 
2    AND PARALLEL WITH THE CENTER LINE OF THE TWO MAIN TRACKS OF 
3    THE CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD; THENCE SOUTH 13 
4    DEGREES 12 MINUTES 37 SECONDS EAST, 20.46 FEET ALONG SAID 
5    PARALLEL LINE; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 43 MINUTES 08 
6    SECONDS WEST, 129.28 FEET TO A POINT ON SAID EAST 
7    RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF U.S. ROUTE 41; THENCE NORTH 00 
8    DEGREES 21 MINUTES 37 SECONDS EAST, 22.84 FEET ALONG SAID 
9    EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO A POINT ON SAID 4487.46 FOOT 
10    RADIUS CURVE, CONCAVE WESTERLY; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG 
11    SAID CURVE AND EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE 2.16 FEET (THE CHORD 
12    BEARS NORTH 00 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 11 SECONDS EAST, 2.16 
13    FEET)TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
 
14Temporary Easement:
15    THAT PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 
16    44 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN 
17    LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
18    COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHEAST 
19    QUARTER OF SECTION 7; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTH LINE 
20    OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 7 HAVING AN ILLINOIS 
21    COORDINATE SYSTEM (EAST ZONE) GRID BEARING OF SOUTH 89 
22    DEGREES 38 MINUTES 33 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 44.77 
23    FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF U.S. ROUTE 
24    41 (A.K.A. SKOKIE HIGHWAY)AS DEDICATED BY DOCUMENT 
25    NO.402908 RECORDED AUGUST 13, 1934, SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY 
 
 
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1    LINE BEING A 4487.46 FOOT RADIUS CURVE, CONCAVE WESTERLY; 
2    THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID CURVE AND EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY 
3    LINE 631.18 FEET (THE CHORD BEARS SOUTH 04 DEGREES 17 
4    MINUTES 52 SECONDS EAST, 630.66 FEET) TO THE POINT OF 
5    BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 43 MINUTES 08 SECONDS 
6    EAST, 85.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 52 
7    SECONDS EAST, 55.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 43 
8    MINUTES 08 SECONDS EAST, 35.03 FEET TO A POINT ON A LINE 
9    34.25 FEET SOUTHWESTERLY OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE CENTER 
10    LINE OF THE TWO MAIN TRACKS OF THE CHICAGO AND 
11    NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD (THE EAST MAIN TRACK HAS SINCE BEEN 
12    REMOVED); THENCE SOUTH 13 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 37 SECONDS 
13    EAST, 93.29 FEET ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE; THENCE SOUTH 76 
14    DEGREES 47 MINUTES 23 SECONDS WEST, 39.78 FEET; THENCE 
15    NORTH 89 DEGREES 43 MINUTES 08 SECONDS WEST, 102.91 FEET 
16    TO A POINT ON SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF U.S. ROUTE 41; 
17    THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID 4487.46 FOOT RADIUS CURVE AND 
18    EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE 45.00 FEET (THE CHORD BEARS NORTH 
19    00 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 08 SECONDS EAST, 45.00 FEET)TO THE 
20    POINT OF BEGINNING.
 
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
22becoming law.