Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2023-830

• Record #: O2023-830
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 1/18/2023
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Housing and Real Estate
• Final action: 3/15/2023
• Title: Quit-claim deed transfer of City-owned property at 1733 N Francisco Ave to Taurino and Sophia Miranda, and Sara Mills
• Sponsors: Lightfoot, Lori E.
• Topic: PROPERTY - Transfer

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
3/15/2023	61137	City Council	Passed	Pass
3/8/2023		Committee on Housing and Real Estate
1/18/2023	58895	City Council	Referred

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
MAYOR

January 18, 2023










TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

At the request ofthe Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith an ordinance authorizing quit claim deeds transfer ofa City-owned property located at 1733 North Francisco Avenue to adjacent neighbors.

Your favorable consideration ofthis ordinance will be appreciated.


Very truly yours.

ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago (the "Citv") is a home rule unit of government by virtue of the provisions of the Constitution of the State of lllinois-of 1970 and, as such, may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, on December 5,1985, the City commenced a demolition case against the owner ofthe property located at 1733-35 N. Francisco, as legally described on Exhibit A attached hereto (the "Demolition Parcel"); and

WHEREAS, the court case proceeded as follows:
on July 16, 1986, the Circuit Court of Cook County issued a decree in favor of the City to demolish the building on the Demolition Parcel;
on October 16,1986, the City demolished the building;
on December 9, 1986, the City filed a lien in the amount of $7,330.00 against the Demolition Parcel for the cost of demolishing the building;
on December 30,1986, the Circuit Court entered judgment in favor of the City in the amount of $7,330;
on December 5,1989, the City recorded a Lis Pendens Notice of Foreclosure of the demolition lien in the county's property records;
on August 22, 1991, the Circuit Court entered judgment in favor of the City to foreclose the lien;
on December 3, 1991, the Sheriff of Cook County held a public sale of the Demolition Parcel and, without receiving other bids, issued a Certificate of Sale to the City;
on July 31, 1992, the City acquired title to the Demolition Parcel through a Sheriffs Deed, recorded on October 1, 1992, as document number 92731061;...