OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
June 27,2018
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request of the Commissioner of Planning and Development, I transmit herewith ordinances authorizing the sale of city-owned property.
Your favorable consideration of these ordinances will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago (the "City") is a home rule unit of government by virtue of the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970 and, as such, may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, on July 28, 2015, the City filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division, captioned City of Chicago v. Idzik, 2015-CH-l 1410 (the "Lawsuit"), seeking declaratory judgment of the court to resolve a dispute about the ownership of the real property legally described on Exhibit A attached hereto (the "Property"); and
WHEREAS, in the Lawsuit, the City requests, inter alia, that the court declare that the City holds all rights, title, and interest in the Property; that Stanley Idzik holds no rights, title or interest in the Property; and that the "Notice of Ownership in Fee Simple Title by Adverse Possession" executed by Stanley Idzik on February 5, 2014, and recorded in the Office of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds on June 27, 2014, as document number 1417854208, constitutes a cloud on title of the Property and, as such, is illegal, void, and canceled of record; and
WHEREAS, Irene B. Idzik, Mark Idzik and Ewa Idzik (collectively, the "Idzik Defendants") subsequently filed an action (the "Counterclaim Lawsuit") against the City in which they seek, inter alia, a declaration that they hold all rights, title, and interest to the real property legally described on Exhibit B attached hereto (the "Counterclaim Property"); and
WHEREAS, in the Counterclaim Lawsuit, the Idzik Defen...
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