Millenium Park Southern Boundary
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Under Illinois Law, there is no such thing as, "posession is nine - tenths of the law".
According to current public records, the southern boundary of Milennium Park, is the boundary between the villages of Homewood and Flossmoor. This can easily be found by viewing the zoning maps of both towns, or by visiting the Cook County "Cook Viewer" web site. My only interest beyond a tree memorial, and park access, is to have some assurance that repeated and deliberate encroachments across the village boundary onto park district land do not consist of any permanent structures or attempts to create an adverse possession situation. Some adjacent property owners have stated in public records that because they are from Flossmoor, they have an inherent right to adversely possess this land and that everyone needs to just "understand" what they are doing.
This situation was originally created when it was decided in the 1950's not to extend 187th street from Dixie Highway west to Harwood Avenue. Most of the Homewood portion was vacated to property owners in Homewood in 1956, The Flossmoor side was vacated to Flossmoor property owners in 1974. The portion in Homewood that was adjacent to the Hines Lumberyard was not officially vacated until 2006 several years after the property was sold to the Homewood - Flossmoor Park District, and Millennium Park was constructed and opened in 2001. A small portion for a connector street from Downey Road in Homewood, was vacated in 2011.
Tony Dauginas
10:00 am on Saturday, September 29, 2012
The following text is from the Park Commissioners Land Sale Act:
(70 ILCS 1235/1) (from Ch. 105, par. 113)
Sec. 1. Any board of park commissioners having the control or supervision of any public park, boulevard, driveway or highway, and having any piece or parcel of land not exceeding 3 acres in area, which shall no longer be needed or deemed necessary or useful for the purpose of said park, boulevard, driveway or highway may apply to the Circuit Court of the county in which such piece or parcel of land is situated, by petition in writing for leave to sell the same. Notice of such application shall be given by said board of park commissioners in some newspaper published in said county at least ten days before the day named therein, when said application will be made. All persons interested may appear before said Circuit Court either in person or by attorney when said application shall be made, and object to the granting thereof. After hearing all persons interested, if said court shall deem the granting of said application to be for the public interest, it shall direct that the property mentioned in said application, or any part thereof, be sold and conveyed by the said board of park commissioners for the use of said park, boulevard, driveway or highway, upon such terms and conditions as the said court may think proper.
(Source: P.A. 81-1333.)
Tony Dauginas
9:38 pm on Tuesday, October 2, 2012
I want to clarify that I am not trying to invade anyones property or privacy.
Tony Dauginas
1:40 pm on Saturday, November 3, 2012
I'm waiting for the park district's meeting minutes to get approved from October 2, 2012 before commenting further.
Tony Dauginas
11:39 am on Saturday, November 24, 2012
Thank you for your common sense Mr. Johnson. This issue will unfortunately keep coming back again again, but we'll give it a rest for now.
Tony Dauginas
8:04 pm on Sunday, April 28, 2013
Apparently the boy wonder needs a fire hose to put his fire out.