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Appellate court upholds $8 million fines and demolition order in South Beloit case against New Chapter Group

3310091 · May 15, 2025
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The Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court unanimously affirmed a lower-court judgment awarding $8,000,000 in fines to the City of South Beloit and upholding a demolition order for the property at 200 Dearborn; the city said the opinion can be appealed to the Illinois Supreme Court.

The Fourth District Appellate Court on Thursday unanimously upheld a lower-court judgment in City of South Beloit v. New Chapter Group, affirming $8,000,000 in fines awarded to the city and the lower court’s demolition order for the property at 200 Dearborn.

City Attorney staff announced the opinion to the City Council at its…

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