Monday, August 8, 2011
Judge will hear objections, if they are filed, at a hearing in October.
While Orland Park and the Orland Plaza landowners have agreed on a settlement, actions in court are far from over. Plaza tenants’ attorneys have until Aug. 30 to file objections to the final judgment order in nearly three years of eminent domain litigation between Orland Park and plaza owners George Gee and Joseph Mikan. As of Friday, no objections had been filed, though tenant attorneys Mike and Bill Ryan said in July that language in the settlement between Gee, Mikan and the village leaves too much uncertainty for tenants to start planning to move out of the plaza. With the settlement agreement as it stood when approved by Orland Park trustees on July 11, the village could walk away from purchasing the plaza land all the way up until Feb…
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
The owners of a 25-year Orland Park business take stock as Orland Plaza development plans inch forward.
Five years ago they were advised not to make any improvements to their grocery store. No long-term planning. No investments. Change light bulbs and toilet paper only. Something was going on, and the owners of Randy’s Market knew it. To hear them tell it, trouble wasn’t so much brewing as it was boiling over at village hall. Why else would a former landlord have made the odd suggestion? As it turns out, the village was preparing to make an offer for the purchase of Orland Plaza—bound loosely between LaGrange Road, 143rd Street and Southwest Highway—of which Randy’s is the anchor. The idea is to build a modern, walkable city center around the 143rd Street Metra Station. But first, about a dozen businesses, some of which are a half-century …
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Friday, April 15, 2011
Possibility of an out-of-court settlement is growing, though attorneys for the Orland Plaza tenants say they aren't part of those discussions.
Main Street Triangle court proceedings were stalled again this week as attorneys waited for the appointment of a new judge. Judge Sanjay Tailor was reassigned in January to the commercial division of the Cook County Circuit Court, interrupting efforts to set a fair price for the Orland Plaza property, which the village was awarded through eminent domain. Orland Park officials plan to turn the area bound by LaGrange Road, 143rd Street and Southwest Highway into a pedestrian-friendly city center with shops, offices, restaurants and condominiums. Attorneys for both sides met in court Thursday and received a new status date for June 16 with the expectation that a judge will be assigned by then. That's if a settlement hasn't been reached. Some…
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Orland Plaza Barber Shop
9644 W 143rd St, Orland Park, IL
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Monday, September 27, 2010
Orland Plaza businesses owners want to argue in court how much they should be paid to leave their stores during the same proceedings that will decide how much the village must pay the property owner.
Orland Plaza tenants are fighting for a place at the negotiating table when a jury decides how much Orland Park will pay the shopping center's property owner for the land the village covets for the Main Street Triangle project. Attorneys for the business owners who lease space in Orland Plaza are scheduled to argue in court Thursday afternoon that they should present their desired damages for moving out of the plaza during the eminent domain case between the village and landowner. "The business owners have the most at stake here, and being forced to move during one of the most unprecedented downturns in the economy is a risky thing," said Stephen Viz, an attorney representing eight of the 27 businesses now in the Plaza. The Main Street …
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Bob
11:43 am on Sunday, August 14, 2011
Orland has some good politacians, people like Rich Nogel, Bernie Murphy, Ed Schusler, and Kathleen Fenton who I may not agree with but I always knew in their heart they put the Village first and their own interest second and I will always respect and be proud of the fact they represented me. Their were great people, like the late Fred Owens and Bill Vogel, who put the village first and their … more ›