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Village outlines fast‑track process for demolishing blighted homes
Summary
Attorney Tom Green described a stepwise process for demolishing blighted homes — owner contact letter, 30-day response window, demolition estimates, lien placement — and noted condemned occupied properties and abandoned-property suits follow different procedures.
Village Attorney Tom Green explained the legal steps the Village would take to address blighted properties: send an owner-contact letter, allow 30 days for a response, then obtain demolition estimates and place a lien on the lot if the Village proceeds. Green cautioned that occupied but unsafe homes may require condemnation proceedings rather than the fast-track process, and that formally abandoned properties require a separate suit to declare abandonment before the Village may take ownership.
Green said SafeBuilt has been retained to enforce Illinois building codes and could provide testimony in enforcement proceedings if necessary. Trustees noted estimates for demolition and potential executive-session consideration for individual properties depending on privacy and legal issues.
