I never said I was applauding it.
Where did I ever say, the City of Chicago should take his land.
A couple of years ago, I had to fight some hick county in central Alabama because they wanted to run a road thru my hunting camp, and claim eminent domain.
I'm just expressing my wonder why the developer is not offering to make the guy a reasonable settlement. It's not as if Chicago is a soft real estate market right now, and any money he'd lose, he'd more than make back on his project.
A lot of FReepers live in "hick counties."